These crunchy Maple Chipotle Roasted Chickpeas are sweet and spicy. Eat them by themselves or add them to a salad, soup, Buddha bowl, trail mix, or anywhere you want some extra crunch.
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After making some Sriracha Roasted Chickpeas I thought I'd try sweet and spicy chickpeas since I love the combo so much, and roasted chickpeas are one of my favorite ways to eat them.
These Maple Chipotle Roasted Chickpeas have the perfect balance of flavors. Whether you like spicy food or not, I think you'll love these. They aren't too spicy.
For the spicy part of these healthy roasted chickpeas, I used chipotle powder. If you've never had chipotle in adobo sauce, they are smoked jalapeños in a spiced tomato sauce.
Chipotle peppers are hotter than jalapeños because they are from fully-ripened jalapeños. As chiles ripen, the capsaicin (which causes their heat) increases. Chipotle peppers have a smoky taste.
In less than an hour, you can have a sweet and spicy crunchy snack that costs way less than at the grocery store.
Another chickpea recipe to try is my Mashed Chickpea Salad Sandwich recipe.
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❤️ Why You'll Love Them
- It's an easy recipe made with simple ingredients. If you like to meal prep, this recipe is perfect for making ahead of time.
- They are sweet and spicy. Maple syrup and chipotle powder are the perfect combination. If you like spicy flavors, you'll like these.
- They're a crispy healthy snack.
- It's a great recipe to add to a salad, burrito bowl, loaded potato, lettuce wrap, or anywhere else you want a pop of flavor.
🧾 Ingredients
- Chickpeas (garbanzo beans): I used a can of chickpeas. Chickpeas get crispy when baked.
- Coconut oil: For coating the chickpeas and making them crispy. You could also use olive oil or avocado oil.
- Chipotle powder: Adds a spicy smoky flavor.
- Maple syrup: Adds a sweet maple flavor.
- Sugar: Adds sweetness. You could use erythritol or another sugar-free sweetener.
- Salt: Enhances flavors. I like to use sea salt.
To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
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🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Thoroughly dry chickpeas by rolling them in a clean kitchen towel. Remove all the skins.
Step 2: Toss the chickpeas in coconut oil. Place chickpeas in a single layer on a parchment-paper lined baking sheet. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until crispy, tossing every 10 minutes.
Step 3: Add chipotle powder, maple syrup, sugar, and salt to a large bowl. Stir to combine.
Step 4: Add the roasted chickpeas to the mixture. Toss to coat the chickpeas.
Place back on the parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until golden brown and crispy, about another 5-10 minutes.
🍽 Serving
- Snack
- Trail mix
- Salad
- Appetizer
- Buddha bowl
- Soup topping
- Wrap
- Pizza
- Anywhere you want some extra crunch!
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👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
Make sure that they are completely dry before roasting them. Remove the skins when drying them. The skins hold a lot of water.
If they are thoroughly dried (make sure to remove those skins), roasted until crunchy, and stored in an airtight container they will last longer than two weeks.
I had a batch of roasted chickpeas that lasted a little over a month. They might have lasted longer had I not finished them off.
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I originally posted this recipe on April 7, 2018. I added new photos and text and changed the recipe slightly when I republished it.
📋 Recipe
Maple Chipotle Roasted Chickpeas
Ingredients
- 15 ounce can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon chipotle powder
- 2 teaspoons sugar or erythritol
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Drain garbanzo beans and dry between two clean towels. Roll one of the towels over the garbanzo beans to remove as many of the skins as possible and dry them thoroughly.*
- Toss garbanzo beans with coconut oil in a large bowl. Spread out on a parchment-paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 400°F for 40-45 minutes, or until crispy, tossing every 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, mix chipotle powder, mix sugar, maple syrup, and salt. Add the roasted chickpeas. Toss to combine.
- Spread coated chickpeas back on the parchment-paper line baking sheet. Bake another 5-10 minutes or until the mixture has caramelized on the chickpeas and they are golden brown and crispy.
- Let cool. They will crisp up even more as they rest.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
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Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
Jenny says
These are such a great snack and I love that they're sugar free!