How to Clean Pumpkin Seeds

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Set up a work area to avoid a pumpkin seed mess.. Cut a hole at the top of your pumpkin to remove the seeds.. Remove the lid from the pumpkin.

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1

Set up a work area to avoid a pumpkin seed mess.

Step 1

Set up a work area to avoid a pumpkin seed mess.

2

Cut a hole at the top of your pumpkin to remove the seeds.

Step 2

Cut a hole at the top of your pumpkin to remove the seeds.

3

Remove the lid from the pumpkin.

Step 3

Remove the lid from the pumpkin.

4

Use a scoop or metal ladle to remove the seeds from the pumpkin.

Step 4

Use a scoop or metal ladle to remove the seeds from the pumpkin.

5

Put everything from inside the pumpkin into a large bowl.

Step 5

Put everything from inside the pumpkin into a large bowl.

6

Rinse the pumpkin seeds in the bowl under running water.

Step 6

Rinse the pumpkin seeds in the bowl under running water.

7

Repeat the rinse and remove as many strings as possible.

Step 7

Repeat the rinse and remove as many strings as possible.

8

Fill the large bowl containing the pumpkin seeds with clean water.

Step 8

Fill the large bowl containing the pumpkin seeds with clean water.

9

Skim the seeds off the top of the water and place them in a colander.

Step 9

Skim the seeds off the top of the water and place them in a colander.

10

Spread the seeds out on parchment paper to dry.

Step 10

Spread the seeds out on parchment paper to dry.

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