I love chickpeas.
All vegans do. It’s our thing.
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Normally I eat them in hummus-form,
but I’ve been roasting them lately and insist you do the same.
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One of my favorites is cinnamon and sugar chickpeas. It sounds like an odd combination, but they’re sweet, crunchy and will remind you of cinnamon-flavored almonds. You can make a bunch of these at once and store them in glass jars just like peanuts.
My dad is someone who eats cashews and other nuts by the handful and thinks he’s being healthy, without realizing how many calories and grams of fat he’s consuming. Even though I constantly remind him. If you’re like my dad, or if you are my dad and happen to be reading this, try subbing roasted chickpeas for peanuts every once in a while. And do my taxes for me.
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Roasted Cinnamon Sugar Chickpeas
Recipe Adapted from Spoon
Ingredients:
- 1 can (15oz) chickpeas
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar (or an additional tablespoon of sugar)
Instructions:
- Drain the chick peas and dry them on a paper towel. Drying is super-important so don’t ignore this step, Or me. you should never ignore me.
- Mix vegetable oil, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a bowl, and coat the chickpeas evenly.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and bake for 20 minutes on 375 degrees.
- Shake the chickpeas around, and sprinkle evenly with sugar (or Splenda) and agave (optional.)
- Bake for another 15 minutes and let cool.
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You can make these any flavor you like.
I’ll share spicy cumin next time and let you take it from there.
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You crack me up… Kaitlin and I will try making these this week
Nice pictures!
~ your big sister
Its not too late, we could meet 1/2way on the pike so you can give me some!
You make them, I will eat them in place of cashews. I look forward to once again doing your taxes. Your Dad.
I’m not ashamed that all three of these comments are from direct blood relatives.
I’ve never heard of this before but it sounds really yummy! I’m going to have to give it a try!!
you’ll love them!! let me know how they turn out
These look really great! Can’t wait to try it
Hope you like them!!
I just started working myself toward becoming vegan, so I’m crazy happy I found your site! I can’t wait to try these out tomorrow! They sound delicious
Let me know how they are!! I’m posting a different version soon!
I love chickpeas~ alas, I do not have an oven.
Would this work say, in a pan?
Thanks a bunch!
Thanks!
Roasting without an oven is going to prove difficult. Without the dry heat of an oven, you can’t technically roast them, but you could try frying them.
OR – do you have a toaster oven? I’ve baked and roasted all kinds of things in there! good luck!