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Simple Homemade Pumpkin Seed Butter

By Samira Kazan

updated April 11, 2025

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A delicious, vegan, one-ingredient, homemade pumpkin seed butter recipe with flavored pumpkin seed butter options, and pumpkin seed butter uses!

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Okay, so Halloween may be over now, but that doesn’t mean that pumpkins have disappeared. In fact, from all the pumpkin recipes that I’ve made over this past month, I’ve worked up quite the appetite for all things pumpkin.

Using just one ingredient—raw, de-hulled pumpkin seeds—and 20 minutes of your time, you can blend up this delicious homemade pumpkin seed butter. I’ve even included some pumpkin seed butter uses for you in this post, for some recipe inspiration!

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Originally I’d wanted to try and use all the leftover pumpkin seeds I have from my pumpkin recipes. However, these fresh seeds still have the fibrous white ‘hull’ around them, and it would take WAY to long to try and de-hull them all. Instead, I’ll keep them for other recipes and introduce you to this homemade pumpkin seed butter recipe instead. Yay!

Also, it’s worth mentioning that buying pumpkin seeds in bulk make this recipe incredibly cost-effective in comparison to buying a jar from a shop. Plus, the homemade stuff is just always better- fact! (Okay, maybe not a fact, but I stand by my opinion that homemade pumpkin seed butter is the way to go!)

Pumpkin seeds are quite well utilised anyway, in snack mixes, roasted in the oven, sprinkled over dishes etc. And this isn’t surprising considering that they are a little nutritional powerhouse!

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How to make homemade pumpkin seed butter

To begin, roast the raw pumpkin seeds in the oven at 165ºC (fan-assisted) for 10 minutes and then leave till cool-to-touch.

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Pour your seeds into a food processor or blender and blend till smooth. This is best done in intervals so the seeds (and machine) don’t overheat. As a general rule, the longer they are blended, the runnier the consistency of the nut/seed butter. Pumpkin seeds are relatively hard, and so for a super smooth homemade pumpkin seed butter, It took me around 20 minutes of blending. I let the machine rest for a while ever 2-3 minutes.

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Once the homemade pumpkin seed butter is ready, transfer it to an airtight glass container and keep this in a cupboard for a few weeks or the fridge for 2-3 months. It can also be frozen, for longer. I haven’t tested this out exactly, but I would think that it would be okay for up to six months.

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Some flavored pumpkin seed combinations you could try include

Whenever I make large batches of seed butter, I tend to avoid additional ingredients, and they will affect the shelf-life. If I want to flavor any, I will make sure only to flavor a small portion of it, so none goes to waste. If you want some flavored pumpkin seed butter inspiration:

  • A simple, sweet modification would be to add some homemade Vanilla extract or Vanilla Powder.
  • I’m always a fan of adding cinnamon to any nut/seed butter.
  • For a simple, sweet version add your favorite natural syrup of choice.
  • Pumpkin seed butter combined with a ratio of 2:1 pumpkin seed to desiccated coconut gives a lovely coconut pumpkin seed butter mix.
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How to use pumpkin seed butter

Pumpkin seed butter is a good replacement to other nut/seed butter recipes, in many cases. For example, pumpkin seed butter works well as a spread on toast, mixed into smoothies and parfaits, drizzled over oats etc.

As with all Nut & seed butters, It would also work to create some funky, green alternatives to homemade Vegan peanut butter cups. Plus, pumpkin seed butter would also work as an alternative spread on fruits for a nutritious, quick snack.

For some savory inspiration, pumpkin seed butter can also be incorporated into a homemade pesto!

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  • ▢ 3 cups raw pumpkin seeds

Instructions

  • Roast the pumpkin seeds in the over at 165ºC (fan assisted) for 10 minutes and then leave till warm-to-the-touch *
  • Blend them in a high-speed processor/blender. It’s best to do so at intervals so the seeds (and machine) don’t overheat. The longer you blend the runnier the consistency will be. For a smooth pumpkin seed butter, blend for about 20 minutes with breaks every 3 minutes, or so.
  • Once the homemade pumpkin seed butter is ready, transfer it to an airtight glass container and keep this in a cupboard for a few weeks or the fridge for 2-3 months. It can also be frozen, for longer

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Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Homemade Pumpkin Seed Butter

Ingredients

  • 3 cups raw pumpkin seeds

Instructions

  • Roast the pumpkin seeds in the over at 165ºC (fan assisted) for 10 minutes and then leave till warm-to-the-touch *
  • Blend them in a high-speed processor/blender. It’s best to do so at intervals so the seeds (and machine) don’t overheat. The longer you blend the runnier the consistency will be. For a smooth pumpkin seed butter, blend for about 20 minutes with breaks every 3 minutes, or so.
  • Once the homemade pumpkin seed butter is ready, transfer it to an airtight glass container and keep this in a cupboard for a few weeks or the fridge for 2-3 months. It can also be frozen, for longer

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Notes

Nutrition

Recipe on Alphafoodie: https://www.alphafoodie.com/simple-homemade-pumpkin-seed-butter/