Roasted Butternut Squash Seeds

If you’re making butternut squash recipes this season, make sure you save those seeds for Roasted Butternut Squash Seeds! They’re a crunchy, healthy snack that are baked until golden brown and crispy. Eat as a snack or use as a nutty garnish for soups and salads.

Now that fall is here, I’m knee deep in butternut squash recipes including stuffed butternut squash, butternut squash alfredo, and butternut squash lasagna.

When prepping your roasted butternut squash, you may have noticed one of the steps is to scoop out the seeds.

Did you know the seeds are edible? And they make the easiest and tastiest snack when you turn them into Roasted Butternut Squash Seeds.

Bonus points for being healthy because they’re high in fiber and protein with only a few ingredients.

Roasting butternut squash seeds is one of the easiest recipes you can make because all you do is toss them with some olive oil and seasonings to bake until crispy.

For an even faster snack, you can roast butternut squash seeds in an air fryer.

You can also make them as a crunchy garnish for recipes that need some texture, such as soups and salads.

Although this guide focuses on butternut squash, you can easily use another winter squash variety such as acorn or even pumpkin.

Ingredients For Roasted Butternut Squash Seeds

You are only a few ingredients away from butternut squash seeds roasted:

• Squash seeds: Although I’m focusing on butternut, you can use seeds from any winter squash.
• Olive oil: Because you aren’t using many ingredients, quality matters so I highly recommend using olive oil. However if budget is an issue, you canuse vegetable oil. It’ll have less flavor, but you can easily make up for that with spices.
• Salt: You need salt to bring out the nuttiness of the seeds. I highly recommend using kosher or sea salt, but you can use table salt as well.
• Other seasonings: Because seeds are a blank canvas, you can add other spices such as onion powder, garlic powder, or even fajita seasoning.

How To Roast Butternut Squash Seeds

You’re only a few steps away from golden brown deliciousness!

1. Clean your seeds from any orange pulp and dry completely.
2. Toss with olive oil, salt, and any desired seasonings.
3. Bake at 400F for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown and crispy, stirring them around halfway through baking.

Store leftover roasted butternut squash seeds in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

How To Roast Butternut Squash Seeds In Air Fryer

Don’t want to turn on your oven? Air fry your seeds at 400F for 5-8 minutes.