Oven Roasted Chickpeas
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Healthy Roasted Chickpeas are the perfect healthy snack to satisfy your crunchy, salty snack cravings! Vegan, gluten free, portable and delicious!
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If you’ve never made oven roasted chickpeas- you are in for a treat!
These crunchy, crispy, salty little bites of deliciousness are SO yummy and great for snacking on! We love them on their own, but they’re also great in salads or as a topper to this Paleo Butternut Squash Soup!
No matter how you enjoy them, there are a few things you need to do to ensure that your chickpeas have the perfect texture and actually come out crispy and not soggy!
liz’s tips for roasted chickpeas
- Dry off the chickpeas – Make sure you dry your chickpeas off thoroughly! If you’re using canned chickpeas, I like to run them through a strainer, drain them completely, rinse off any of the liquid from the can, and drain again. Then, I lay the chickpeas on a clean dish towel (you could use paper towels) and pat them completely dry.
- Don’t skimp on the oil – Using oil helps get the chickpeas super crispy. You can use olive oil or avocado oil, but make sure you don’t skimp on it!
Ingredients
Substitutions
Oils– You can use olive oil, coconut oil or avocado oil.
Spices – You can use any kind of spices on these chickpeas! We love these. Get creative with your favorite spices and make your own blend! You will need a total of 1 1/2 teaspoons of spice/seasonings in total – so have fun with it! You could even get adventurous with curry powder or smoked paprika.
How to Make Roasted Chickpeas
- Drain + rinse chickpeas with water. Pat dry with a paper towel or dish towel.
- In a bowl, toss the chickpeas, olive oil, and spices in a bowl until thoroughly coated in the mixture.
- Spread the chickpeas evenly on a lined cookie sheet.
- Roast at 450° for 25 minutes, giving the cookie sheet a little shake every 10 minutes or so.
Roasted Chickpea Seasoning Ideas:
One of the reasons I love this recipe so much is that you can easily customize it! We love these spice blends. Our taco seasoning is also delicious. You could even use adventurous with curry powder or smoked paprika.
storage
Eat them quickly! Truthfully, these are best when eaten hot or shortly after they have come out of the oven. Since they’re not deep fried, they don’t remain as crispy for as long as many of the store bought brands!
Store in an airtight container: Allow chickpeas to cool slightly, and store roasted chickpeas in an airtight container for up to 2-3 days at room temperature, but they will start to lose their crunch after that.
Other healthy snack recipes:
Oven Roasted Chickpeas
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz can canned chickpeas drained, rinsed + patted dry
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees + prepare a lined baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat liner or cooking spray.
- Drain + rinse chickpeas with water. Pat dry with a paper towel or dish towel.
- In a bowl, toss chickpeas, olive oil and spices in a bowl until thoroughly coated in mixture.
- Spread the chickpeas evenly on the lined cookie sheet.
- Roast in the oven for 25 minutes, giving the cookie sheet a little shake every 10 minutes or so.
- Allow chickpeas to cool slightly, and store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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Notes
- Dry off the chickpeas – Make sure you dry your chickpeas off thoroughly! If you’re using canned chickpeas, I like to run them through a strainer, drain them completely, rinse off any of the liquid from the can, and drain again. Then, I lie the chickpeas on a clean dish towel and pat completely dry.
- Don’t skimp on the oil – Using oil helps get the chickpeas super crispy. You can use olive oil or avocado oil, but make sure you don’t skimp on it!
They taste good, but, over 30 at 425* and I can’t make them krispy!!!’
They should be crispy at that point. I’m not sure what went wrong here, possibly your oven?
I made these and we loved them! They are a reat healthy high protein snack if you don’t use too much oil.
Such a great snack , esp if your looking for some crunch!! Will make again!
Thanks for sharing your great recipe! Please check your grammar: You don’t “lie” the chick peas — to put or place something you “lay them.”
Best wishes from an English teacher.
People like you are the reason people like me hated English in school! There’s a way to nicely call out what is obviously a typo.. or just move along if it bothers you that much
You don’t call out someone on a recipe site like this!! How rude!!
This from an etiquette expert.
Super quick & easy to make!
So glad you liked it, Sara! Thank you!
Love these so much! Definitely recommend! Such a good snack!
Thank you!! So glad you like them!
Really tasty! I broiled them for a few minutes which helped them get crunchier. Great on top of salads!
Glad you liked them, Emma! They’re totally the perfect salad topper!
Super simple, healthy & yummy! I really enjoyed this recipe for a an afternoon snack!
Yay! I love hearing that Casie! Enjoy 🙂
These are so good. Can’t wait to try them with other seasoning combos. Made them this morning and they are already half gone. My kids, 1 and 3, even love them.
So glad you + your kids love them!! They definitely are addicting!! 🙂
made these for a snack this morning and they were so yummy! easy too! i used chili powder instead of paprika
So glad you liked them Laurie!! I’m going to try them with the chili powder 🙂
These roasted chickpeas look amazing! Perfect Snack 🙂
LOVE roasted chickpeas! I make them all the time to snack on and to throw into salads for some texture!
I love, love, love, LOVE chickpeas! This recipe looks amazing, I will have to try it out!
They look delicious! I’d love to try this out!
I love chickpeas like this. So tasty and nutritious!
I totally agree 🙂
I LOVE roasted chickpeas! I need to make them more often.
I love them too!! They’re so yummy!
i made these with tandoori masala..sooo good! perfect for snacking 🙂
OOooh that sounds delish!
Roasted chickpeas are a great snack to put out at parties. They seem to disappear faster than the chips and salsa!
I totally agree! They’re soooo addictive!
I love making roasted chickpeas but I find they always explode in my oven!! haha
LOL! That does happen sometimes.
These look super tasty! I love some good roasted chickpeas 🙂 My fav moments so far this summer have been 1) doing the Farm to Fork Fondo bike ride, and 2) playing at Walden Pond with my son.
That bike ride looked like it was so much fun! 🙂
If there are roasted chickpeas near me – I lose all control. Ha! I cannot bring them into the house! lol
I can’t stop eating them either! They’re addictive!
I love making roasted chickpeas! They’re great on salads too
Yes!! Love them on salads. They’re better than croutons.
I have a hard time making my roasted chickpeas crunchy!
I’ve found that you need to roast them on high and consistently turn them.
Agreed – beach and a dinner date = perfection. We do the beach, but the dinner date usually consists of Chipotle runs with our 2 year old 🙂 But hey, beggars can’t be choosers! I LOVE roasted chick peas – such a great snack when you need a good crunch. I haven’t tried a version with paprika. I need to make these!!
Chipotle is always my go to dinner date too!! We love it there 🙂 The guac = EVERYTHING! The paprika is reallly good on them – you should try it!