Crispy BBQ Chickpeas Recipe
Roasted and crunchy BBQ chickpeas are smoky, savory, and slightly sweet. Eat them as a healthy snack or add to your favorite salads or grain bowls. Ready in just 35 minutes!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 40kcal
- 2 (15-ounce cans) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons molasses
- 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place a dish towel or paper towels on a baking sheet, and spread chickpeas out, patting dry with towel.
Remove chickpea skins. *This is a necessary step in order to get crunchy chickpeas.
Remove towel from baking sheet. Drizzle chickpeas with olive oil and toss to coat. Roast for 10 minutes.
While chickpeas are roasting, combine molasses, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, smoked paprika, onion powder, salt, and chili powder in a medium-sized bowl.
Add hot chickpeas to the homemade bbq sauce, and stir until chickpeas are well coated. Roast for an additional 20 minutes, tossing chickpeas halfway through baking.
- **It's very important that you take the 5-10 minutes to pat chickpeas dry and peel off their skins. Doing so ensures that they turn crispy in the oven.
- If you don't have the needed spices for this recipe, you can substitute ¼ cup of store-bought bbq sauce. Because most brands of bbq sauce have corn syrup in them, it won't be as healthy of a snack, but still better than potato chips. 😉
- Storage: To ensure optimal crispness, store cooked chickpeas in a glass jar/container or paper bag. I don't recommend a plastic bag, as they will lose their crispness. The chickpeas can be stored for up to 5 days.
- Make sure your paprika is in fact smoky paprika (also known as Spanish paprika) to guarantee a smoky BBQ flavor.
Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.2mg