Roasted Chickpeas – 6 Ways

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We all need to snack right now and toasted chickpeas have the perfect snacking crunch.  I love having a little bowl of these at my desk to much on.  They taste great and feel healthy to me.  I make the sweet ones for those sugar craving moments and love the BBQ ones for when I want to jump into a bag of BBQ chips.  

Just remember, to ensure that they will be super crispy, make sure you give the chickpeas ample air time to dry out before they go in the oven.  And make sure you give them 2 hours of drying time at the end when the oven is off.  I know that they take a long time to make, but they are totally worth it!

Roasted Chickpeas – 6 Ways

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Servings 2 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups cooked /canned chickpeas, from 2 15-ounce/400 ml cans
  • 2 tsp. sunflower oil

Salt

  • 2 tsp. oil
  • ¼ tsp. table or sea salt or ½ tsp. kosher salt

Sesame

  • 2 tsp. oil
  • ¼ tsp. table or sea salt or ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp. sesame seeds

Honey Cinnamon

  • 2 tsp. oil
  • 1 tbsp. honey
  • ¼ tsp. table or sea salt or ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • ½ tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ tbsp. sugar

Honey Garlic Pepper

  • 2 tsp. oil
  • 1 tbsp. honey
  • ¼ tsp. table or sea salt or ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp. pepper

Fire

  • 2 tsp. oil
  • ¼ tsp. table or sea salt or ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. chili powder
  • ⅛ tsp. cayenne pepper

BBQ

  • 2 tsp. oil
  • ½ tbsp. brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp. sea salt or ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • ⅛ tsp. cumin
  • ½ tsp. paprika
  • ¼ tsp. chili powder
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • ⅛ tsp. garlic powder
  • ⅛ tsp. onion powder

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 300˚F.
  • Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
  • Place the chickpeas on a paper towel lined cookie sheet. Place a second layer of paper towel on top. Gently rub to dry the chickpeas. Remove both paper towels and let air dry for 30 minutes.
  • Drizzle the chickpea with 2 tsp. oil and shake the tray to distribute evenly.
  • Bake 1 hour.
  • Remove from oven but leave the oven on. Drizzle the chickpeas with any of the wet ingredients from your chosen list (oil, soy, honey). Shake the tray to distribute evenly.
  • Then sprinkle with all the dry seasoning from your chosen list, shake the tray to distribute evenly.
  • Place back in the oven, turn the oven off immediately. Let the chickpeas sit in the oven as it cools for 2 hrs to dry out.
  • Store at room temperature in an airtight container or jar.