Caramelized Pumpkin Seeds

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Friends and family beg me to make this!

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I read the other reviews -- and I think this is much better than most of the other raters. I used peanuts because I didn't have almonds. Cool on a Silpat sheet if you have one. Also, you need to use a candy thermometer and make sure the sugar mixture doesn't get too hot. It roasted my pumpkin seeds at 350 for 20 min. stirring half way through.

With the cayenne, this is really an adult treat.

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I liked it. By the way, I just started watching the network about 2 years ago after suffering some strokes and now am pretty limited in what I can do and where I can go, but I seem to be watching fairly new programs by Sandra Lee. She wears up to date clothes and looks very nice so I'm just wondering when was her show cancelled?
I know a lot of chefs I've seen and liked don't seem to be around long and I wonder what happened to them. I hope Sandra never gets cancelled because she has some very good information on her Semi-homemade show and also her money saving one.
May she never leave. Keep 'em coming Sandra.
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I really wanted to like this recipe, but unfortunatly it was a huge disappointment. I read the other mixed reviews and decided to give it a try anyways. I've made lots of candy before, so I really don't think the bad results were because of bad technique. The carmel was much too sticky; I ended up with just blobs of hard pumpkin seed carmel. I did spray the baking pan which eliminated that problem. The taste was not all that great either- and you should be careful with your teeth when eating it! Definatly will not try this one again.

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Nice blend of sweet and spicy, if you go for that. Go easy on the pepper though. Not for children unless they go for that spicy kick. Sandra Lee certainly made it look easy, but suggesting that the pan and spoon be greased may have helped with the clean-up and the of spreading the seeds. But all in all, I'll definately use this recipe over and over, modifying it as a go for ease. It was a real hit with my husband and our friends. Because of the lack of helpful hints and the final spreading of the seeds, I couldn't give the recipe 5 stars.

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I did exactly what the recipe said to and not only did the seeds not spred but the cayenne pepper made the seeds taste terrible. No one that i made them for liked them. I think if you omit the pepper it would have been a wonderful recipe.

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Her show was cancelled. Deal with the truth.

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this recipe was a great hit with my husbands co-workers. I plan to use this for our"fall festival" family and friend get together. I didn't give it a five star because I do think less cyanne pepper is better. Its good but could be just a little too spicy for kids.

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This was disappointing. I used it on top of butter pecan ice cream later, but this was not really a 'snacky' kind of treat like she said on the show. It looked easy (as always and it sounded yummy. My 4 year old took 1 bite and threw up. I think it was the cayenne, I would not even use the cayenne pepper next time.. If there is a next time. Husband wasn't impressed either.

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I actually made this (I had the ingredients on hand and it was cold and raining out and seemed like a good time to make candy. It tastes just fine. The trouble is, it didn't set. It's still gooey, nearly 24 hours later. I think it was a mistake to used jarred caramel sauce. Making it with just melted sugar would have worked much better in terms of texture. I'll make it again, but I'll make it better once I make it all homemade. But as I do love the taste of the caramel sauce I'll probably offer a bowl of it to dip this in. My name is Gypsy and I approved this message.