Maple Cinnamon Roasted Chickpeas are a wonderful, crunchy, healthy snack. Nut free, gluten free and vegan. They also make fabulous salad topping!
These roasted chickpeas that are sweetened with just the right amount of maple syrup and cinnamon are so perfect to satisfy your snacking cravings. They have the perfect crunch that reminds me of a sugar cereal to be honest.
I actually soaked and cooked dried chickpeas this time instead of buying canned chickpeas. I love having frozen chickpeas in the freezer to grab, thaw and roast. The whole bag of dried chickpeas cost $1.79 and yield 4 times as much as one can.
You can also change the ingredients to create several different flavors. These Honey Mustard Chickpeas are another great way to make them. Or try sprinkling them with with a little olive oil and garlic powder. They are great with olive oil, soy sauce and lime juice.
I made one batch and completely failed. I poured the mixture over them and THEN baked them and it did not go well at all. The syrup and/or brown sugar burned.
Then I decided to try it a different way. And the best little sweet healthy snack was born! I roasted the chickpeas plain first. Then coated them with the mixture and put them back in the oven to caramelize them.
They taste like a sweetened cereal. Kid-friendly for the win!
Ingredients for Maple Cinnamon Roasted Chickpeas
Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)
Olive oil
Maple syrup
Brown sugar
Ground cinnamon
How to Make Roasted Chickpeas
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Rinse and drain the chickpeas. Pat them dry with a paper towel.
3. Spread the chickpeas on baking sheet line with parchment paper.
4. Bake for 45- 50 minutes. Give the pan a little shake every 15 minutes to move them around. You want to bake them until they are crunchy all the way through. Test one. If it’s still soft in the middle, cook a little longer. Retest until completely crunchy.
5. In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, maple syrup , brown sugar, cinnamon.
6. Put the chickpeas into the the maple syrup mixture and toss until they are coated.
7. Put them back onto the lined baking sheet and caramelize for about 10-15 mins.
8. Remove and ENJOY!
Maple Cinnamon Roasted Chickpeas
Ingredients
- 15 oz Chickpeas or Garbanzo Beans
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Rinse and drain the chickpeas. Pat them dry with a paper towel.
- Spread the chickpeas on baking sheet line with parchment paper.
- Bake for 45- 50 minutes. Give the pan a little shake every 15 minutes to move them around.
- You want to bake them until they are crunchy all the way through. Test one. If it's still soft in the middle, cook a little longer. Retest until completely crunchy.
- In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, maple syrup , brown sugar, cinnamon.
- Put the chickpeas into the the maple syrup mixture and toss until they are coated.
- Put them back onto the lined baking sheet and caramelize for about 10-15 mins.
debi
Going to try these with brown sugar Swerve for a low calorie, sugar free snack!
Ramirez@habitatrestaurant
Maple Cinnamon Roasted Chickpeas is great! They look very attractive. Thanks for your guide recipe. You make processing them easier. will try it soon. Cherish for your sharing
Susan Dubose
I absolutely love roasted chickpeas, & those look fantastic! I can’t wait to give your recipe a try – especially since the pictures alone are making me drool!
Keely
So good! Definitely recommend, they are becoming a staple snack in my house.
Sherri
I’m happy to hear this! 🙂
Cathe
How many serving is this recipe for and what are the nutritional values, please and Thank you! Also IO don’t have parchment paper can I use tin foil instead?
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anika
I love the recipe.Best part of the recipe is that it is very simple and takes very less time effort.Plus it is very good for health also.
Hairsa
Made this!
Subbed coconut sugar for brown.
Delish!
Ann Cereghino
It turned out really good.. The last 10 – 15 for me 12 min. Qasim a bit too long.. When I make it again, I’ll do 10 min.. love this recipe, super easy and flavorful..
StevenHB
Made these over the weekend and thought that they were bland and in need of a decent hit of salt, maybe 1/2 or a full teaspoon.
Nicky jollies
these sound delicious! Just one question. I’d be interested in using dried chick peas. You said you soaked them – did you cook them after that or just roasted them raw?
Sherri
Yes, I do cook the chickpeas after soaking them and then roast them. Mainly because I get so much more for the money. They are so yummy! 🙂
Jean
I want to use dry also. How long do you soak, and then, how long do you cook before roasting? Why do you need to cook them before roasting? Thanks for your help.
Sherri
They are so easy to soak and cook from dry! See this post for details – https://www.tosimplyinspire.com/soak-cook-chickpeas.html
You would need to cook them first since the dry chickpeas are really hard and roasting them “dry” not give the same results. 🙂
Arwen
I tried these today with one of my daughters. We both loved them. 🙂 32+ g of added sugar doesn’t make this a healthy one to me, but it is delicious! I’ll be making them again. Thank you for the recipe!
Christina
In step 7 you said to caramelize for 10-15 minutes. Does it go back into the oven or do they sit outside the oven on the baking sheet?
Sherri
Back in the oven 🙂 Just keep an eye on them so they don’t burn
Stephanie
Wow these look so good! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
Miz Helen
What a great flavor for this great snack. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Katherines Corner
Thank you for sharing this yumminess at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. I used to eat roasted chic peas all of the time when I was young. These look and sound delish. I love that you shared your fail too. Watch for your feature on Monday xo
Daphne
Good Afternoon Sherri, I have heard of roasted chickpeas and I have enjoyed them flavoured with cumin, but I love the idea of sweet roasted chickpeas… I have a very sweet tooth, so I will be making your roasted chickpeas this weekend…. a lovely snack to enjoy while watching a Saturday night film.
Best Wishes
Daphne
susan- ofeverymoment
I am pinning and making these today! So glad I found that at the #ThursdayFavoriteThingsBlogHop !
Susan
I’m always looking for new healthy snacks to try. Will definitely be giving these chickpeas a try this weekend. Thanks for sharing at Inspire Us Thursday on Organized 31.
Sherri
They are SO great! I am making more today because they just didn’t last long enough 🙂
Jennifer Fishkind
Cannot wait to try these!!
Jess
Such a healthy, yummy snack! I love the addition of the maple flavor – thanks for sharing! Found you via the Domestic Superhero today!
– Jess
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