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There are just those days when you crave salty and crunchy snacks like nobody’s business…#amIright? When I get in these moods, I always want something like chips or popcorn. Popcorn isn’t as far up on the “unhealthy scale” as chips…unless you drizzle a tablespoon stick of butter overtop…which of course I never, ever do…obviously. Some people crave candy and chocolate all the time – I crave salty and crunchy. (When I do crave chocolate, I make this 😍.)
Guess what get super crunchy and delicious after roasting away in the oven for about twenty minutes?? Chickpeas, chickpeas, chickkppeeaasss. Roasted chickpeas are my gift to you – salty, crunchy snack lover. This isn’t one of those “‘Oh yeah, I promise they get nice and crispy in the oven’ when they really don’t” things….I’m not lying to you or over exaggerating. They really DO get super crispy and crunchy in the oven.
And they are glorious. Especially when you make them taste like garlic bread 👍🏻.
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These tasty little morsels kick any crunchy, salty snack craving I have to the curb. And they come together super quickly, too. Maybe not as quickly as ripping open a bag of chips, but still pretty quickly. They only bake in the oven for about twenty minutes (twenty if you like them even crunchier).
And they are worth the extra wait – I promise! Whenever I do eat a bag of chips or a big bowl of buttery popcorn, I always feel kind of weighed down, greasy, and gross afterwards. These guys make you feel great! They aren’t greasy, they don’t make you feel super full and bloated, and they give you a nice little pop of energy.
They are BY FAR best straight out of the oven, but I usually don’t knock out an entire batch in one sitting (note how I said usually and not always…), so a lot of the time I’ll put some leftovers in the fridge. They won’t stay crispy this way, but they’ll still taste garlicky and delicious. I would definitely recommend eating them fresh, though – when they still crunch, crunch, crunch.
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So, this weekend should be an interesting one for me. I am going to try as hard as I can to get to Charlotte, but I am doing something called “flying standby” (or “non reving”), meaning I get to fly for free. My dad is a pilot and transferred some flying benefits to me while Seth is deployed (whaattuuupppp), which is AMAZING but also means I have to fly standby, which is not so amazing.
Basically what that means is that I show up for the flight, and if there are any empty seats left after all the paying customers get on the plane, I get to hop on that bad boy. Non reving has led to some very interesting trips and many, many, maaannnnyy hours of sitting in airports. So that is what I’ll be attempting this weekend.
The problem is that Kansas State (a big college in this area) is also on spring break next week, so all the flights are preeettttyyy full (and by pretty full I mean totally overbooked). So tonight I am driving down to Kansas City, staying in a hotel (that hopefully has free breakfast…because that’s the best part of hotels), waking up at the crack of dawn tomorrow morning and chillin’ at the airport for the day, hoping to slide onto one of their Charlotte flights. Even if I end up sitting in the airport all weekend, it is still totes worth it to be able to fly fo freeeeee.
The silver lining of sitting in the airport all day (besides the free tickets): I need to write all my posts for next week in advance so I can spend time with family and friends but not leave the blog abandoned, and this airport day will give me lots of time for that! Maybe I will present you with some airport chronicles to brighten your day. Sometimes you see some interesting things…
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Wish me luck, friends!
UPDATE: Since initially posting this recipe, I have received some feedback that the chickpeas aren’t crisping up as much as desired, so I want to include a few tips here to help with that. First of all, the chickpeas need to be dry when you put them on the baking sheet. So make sure you dry them with paper towels thoroughly before baking. Also, everyone’s ovens are going to perform differently, so if it takes longer than my recipe states (20 minutes) to get the chickpeas crispy, throw ’em back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes! I promise you, chickpeas get deliciously crispy when you roast them to crunchy perfection, but if they aren’t there after 20 minutes, don’t give up! Just give it a little extra time. Hope that helps!
For you 21 Day Fix people, here are your container amounts:
- 1 yellow container (chickpeas)
- 1 teaspoon (olive oil)
*The spices are “free”*
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PrintCrispy Garlic Bread Chickpeas [21 Day Fix]
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 can chickpeas
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 pinches cayenne pepper (omit if you don’t want any heat)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Drain chickpeas, pour into a colander or sieve and rinse for about thirty seconds
- Pat the chickpeas very dry over several layers of paper towels
- Place dried chickpeas on a baking sheet
- Drizzle the olive oil over the chickpeas, and add the garlic powder, cayenne, and salt to taste
- Toss everything together with your hands until the oil and spices are evenly distributed over the chickpeas
- Roast for 20 minutes, removing from the oven and tossing with a spatula half way through. If you want them a bit crispier still, throw them in the oven for another 5-10 minutes (sometimes different ovens perform differently!)
- **A few notes: make sure that your chickpeas are dry before placing them on your baking sheet. This will help them crisp instead of steam. Also, if your chickpeas aren’t crispy when you take them out of the oven, just throw them in for 5 minute increments until they are. My oven took about twenty minutes to get them really crisp, but some ovens will take less time and some will take more**
*This recipe is gluten free*
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For those of you who have some left over AND an air fryer, heat them back up in there! OMG amazing! I think they’re better than last night!
Ohhh, good idea!
Oh, my, goodness. I’m trying to lose a few pounds before some big events in August. I had a recipe saved on Pinterest for Chickpeas and the website is no longer there. Cue search. Yours was the first I saw and I checked it out. Sounded amazing. Cue adding Chickepeas to my grocery list. I JUST pulled these out of the oven and they are better than I could have imagined. I may have used two tablespoons (oops) of olive oil, but I cooked them at 410 for an extra 5 minutes. I also added Trader Joe’s Everything Bagel seasoning and I’m already hooked! I might have to make these again tomorrow, I don’t think I will have any left. Thanks for sharing! This recipe is delicious!
Yay!! So glad these turned out well for you, Elizabeth! Roasted chickpeas are so dang good, aren’t they?!
I added Lime Salt (for margarita glasses) with a dash of chili powder for a nice Chili Limon zing, and did the baking half way through in convection oven, then finished with traditional. They came out perfect. Thanks for the awesome recipe.
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Yum – that sounds delicious! So glad they worked out well for you, Stephen!
Made these today and am so in love!
I dried them with paper towels and a drying rack and placed them in the oven for a little while while it preheated to help then get really dry. Then I mixed Olive oil with red pepper flakes and ranch mix in a Ziploc and poured the dry chick peas in the bag to coat. So good! Thanks for the idea!
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I LOVE the idea of popping them in the preheating oven to dry them out! Drying the chickpeas really well is the key to their crispiness, so that was a killer idea. Love your flavor combo – YUM!
I felt they were crisp enough to leave them at room temp in an airtight container after I was done nibbling. I guess if that doesn’t turn out then I’ll throw them out. 😊
Turned out perfectly for me!
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So glad it turned out well for you!
It’s been almost two years since you posted this, but here are my two cents: are people using parchment paper instead of using the baking pan as is? I used parchment paper and they were slightly crispy but mostly mushy. However, one bad guy ran away and stayed in an area that wasn’t covered by the paper. This little guy was super crispy!! So next time, I’m making these without parchment paper. Thank you for the recipe!!!
Interesting! That could maybe why some people are having different experiences and are unable to get the chickpeas as crispy as they would like them. Mine always turn out nice and crisp, and I don’t use parchment paper. Thanks for the observation!
My thyroid has done a number on my health so I am trying to find the best meals for our family of 7.
I made this since my husband and kids love chips! He said he like them and would eat them again. My kids didn’t like them😔
I found some to be crispy on the outside and dry on the inside. Some were crispy on the outside, moist on the inside which I loved.
How were they supposed to turn out?
I did remove the shell before
adding the ingredients. I also used Reduced Sodium Chickpeas.
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Hey Amy! I’m glad your husband liked them, but I’m sorry they weren’t a hit with your kids! I would say they shouldn’t be super dry on the inside, but the main point is that crispy crunch on the outside. One big key here is to make sure they are as dry as possible before baking! That helps them get crispy instead of steaming.
I love to make these for road trips! I wrap them in foil while they cool off and once they have been out for a few hours I put them in a “freezer” ziploc and they keep super crispy for a few days without putting them in the fridge
Great idea! A great, healthy road snack :).
I made these yesterday and super excited about them. I think the flavor was a little lacking but that could be just because I didn’t have enough or my garlic powder was cheap. I’m going to roast them a little longer as well because I love extra crispy!
Next time I’m going to try them with one of the Ranch Seasoning Packets! Yum! I linked to you in my review on my blog: http://onedayonemealoneworkout.weebly.com/i-am-what-i-eat/crispy-garlic-bread-chickpeas
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So glad you liked them!! Try adding more salt, too; if there’s not enough salt, they taste bland! Thanks for the review and for trying out my recipe :).
I loved making these! They are to die for right out of the oven! Light and crispy, they are a easy treat to get lost with and find out that you have eaten half the pan. Only downside is that they get kinda soggy when I kept them in the fridge for later.
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I’m so glad they turned out well for you, May! I totally agree – you get distracted for three seconds, and BAM…the entire pan is gone. Whoops. I also agree with your downside. I wish they stayed crispy in the fridge! I still like the flavor, but they definitely lose their addicting crunch.
How do you store them ? I like to make a weeks worth
I just put them in an airtight jar or Tupperware and stick them in the fridge for a week or so! The only negative of this is that they won’t be crispy if you don’t eat them fresh. But they still taste fantastic!
Hey! I’m from chile and I really want to try this recipe but here is hard to find canned chickpeas I just bought them uncooked. So I have to cook them first or not?
Hey Barbara! Good question. I believe you would have to cook them first, yes. Because canned chickpeas are already cooked. Try to dry them out as best as you can before you bake them, though!
Do yours pop? I had them popping right off the pan when they were roasting. I had to pull them all out so they didn’t burn up on the bottom of the oven. I think they turned out crispy though.
Interesting! Nope, mine didn’t pop at all. I’m wondering if maybe that could be a difference in moisture content? Maybe different brands of canned chickpeas react differently. I’m not sure. I’m so glad yours turned out crispy, Trish!
I can’t seem to get my crispy??
Hmmm…I can think of a few possible issues. First of all, make sure they are as dry as you can possibly get them. Lay them across a few layers of paper towels and dry them very well with more paper towels. Second, make sure they aren’t overly crowded on your baking sheet. Another thing it could be is just a difference between your oven and mine. Cooking time can vary based on the oven, so I would just leave them in there until they get nice and crispy! Maybe even crank up the heat. I hope one of these tips work for you, Chris! They are so yummy when they get crispy and crunchy :).
I just made them, kept them in the oven for an additional 15 minutes because they weren’t crisping up. Gave up. They never got crispy.
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Oh no! I’m so sad they didn’t work out for you. I’m not sure why they are turning out super crispy for some people and not so crispy for others. Maybe it’s a difference in ovens? I’m not sure. An increase in oven temperature might help. It’s no fun when recipes don’t turn out – I’m sorry!
I love roasting chickpeas as a delicious snack and the more garlic the better I say!
Me too – thanks, Dannii!
These chickpeas look fantastic! I love a good healthy snack, so I’ve got to try them. I hope you made it to Charlotte and didn’t have to spend too long waiting around in the airport!
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Healthy snacks are the best. Thanks, Keri! I made it okay – I’ll tell you all about it in my next post :).