Toasted Pumpkin Seed Butter

INGREDIENTS

2 cups raw pumpkin seeds

¼ cup olive oil, plus 1 tablespoon 

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

¼ cup maple syrup

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. 
2. Scatter pumpkin seeds onto a baking pan. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and cinnamon, and mix. 
3. Bake seeds for 15 minutes, shaking the pan halfway through, until seeds are toasty and most are golden brown. Cool seeds completely.
4. Add seeds to a food processor, and mix until thoroughly chopped, about a minute.
5. Add the remaining ¼ cup olive oil, vanilla and maple syrup, and puree until the pumpkin seed butter is smooth and comes together.
6. Taste and adjust sweetness and saltiness. 

Spread this sweet & salty Toasted Pumpkin Seed Butter on Cult Crackers.