Chickpeas are crazy versatile and so is this baked chickpeas recipe. Eat them warm out of the oven, as a cold snack, on salad, pasta or rice!
I have a confession to make. Up until a few years ago, I HATED chickpeas. (Also known as garbanzo beans, which was the name by which I knew them during my decades long boycott.) I remember my mom used to buy a five bean salad from the grocery store deli that included chickpeas and I couldn’t even choke it down.
I’ve written before about how I’ve since conditioned myself to love legumes. And out of this super nutritious food category chickpeas are at the top of my list. Can we just talk about how versatile they are for a second?
Cold in a salad. Check! Blended into hummus? Check! Stir-fried?Check! Baked? Check! Ground up and used as flour? Check! Mashed and mixed with veggies and Vegenaise, then put on bread for a chickpea salad sandwich? Check-a-doodle-do!
And how about how good they are for you?
Are they high in fibre? Why yes they are! Filled with vitamins and minerals such as iron, potassium and vitamin B6? Indeed! Do they lower cholesterol and reduce inflammation? You betcha! Contain 24 percent of your daily required protein in 1 cup? Abso-friggin-lutely!
So, yeah. I love chickpeas. Like, a lot.
Which is why I just had to share my “world famous” baked chickpeas recipe. (Okay, so I’m the only one who refers to them as world famous. What can I say? I’m proud of these tasty little morsels.)
Baked Chickpeas Recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes / Cook Time: 15-20 minutes / Total Time: 20-25 minutes / Serves: 4
Cuisine: North American / Description: Baked Chickpeas / Dietary Info: Dairy Free, Egg Free, Meat Free, Refined Sugar Free
Ingredients
1 can cooked chickpeas
1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or whatever oil you prefer, you can even add extra yum with a flavoured oil)
1/2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
garlic powder to taste
paprika to taste
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Pre-heat the oven to 425F.
2. Strain the canned chickpeas, rinse them with cold water and then dry them really well. The more you dry them, the crunchier they’ll be. Though I admit I often don’t dry them well and they still taste great!
3. Add all ingredients to a container with a lid and shake well. Let sit while oven finishes pre-heating.
4. Transfer the chickpeas to a baking sheet. (If you don’t have a silicone baking mat I highly recommend getting one. They help your food brown better, they make cleaning your baking sheet much easier, and they’re resuable – unlike parchment paper or tinfoil.)
5. Bake for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. That’s it!
Additional Tips
Make a pot of my easy vegan gravy and then drizzle it all over these baked chickpeas – might as well through some masher taters and baked veggies in there too. Ah-yum…
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Chickpeas – love ’em or hate ’em? If you love them, what’s your favourite way to eat them? If you hate them, I can’t judge. I’ve been there. But at least try this recipe and see if I can change your mind. Then comment to help make my self-bestowed “world famous” title become reality.
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Last Updated on November 15, 2023 (Originally Posted on July 26, 2017)
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Ummm… “dessert style hummus?” Yes please a million times over!!!!!!!!!!!!
You need to share the gravy recipe too. I’ve had those bad boys drizzled in that gravy. It was a what I would consider as a memorable good moment in my life.
Oh I will don’t you worry about it 😉
These look delicious! I am so with you, I love chickpeas. Can’t wait to try out your recipe!
Thanks Marie! Let me know how it goes 🙂
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Okay!! I need a good protein snack. So imma try ‘em. 🤞
Let me know how they turn out!