Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Roasted Chickpeas

I found this recipe for sweet and salted roasted chickpeas (garbanzo beans) on a blog and was immediately drawn to it because I love using chickpeas and crunchy healthy snacks are just great. I don't know that I would qualify it as a success, however. The flavor was good, but my chickpeas were still a bit gooey inside. I would try this again though. Next time I'd try patting the beans very dry before baking.

Ingredients:
  • 1 (14 oz) can of garbanzo beans, drained
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Supplies:
  • cookie sheet
  • parchment paper
  • teaspoon
  • bowl
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  2. Cover cookie sheet with parchment. Lay out garbanzo beans on parchment and bake 30 minutes (yes, dry).
  3. Mix the other ingredients in a bowl. Add the chickpeas when they are done roasting. 
These were recommended to be eaten hot and crunchy like popcorn. Flavor-wise, eaten hot was best. Many of mine were gooey in the center though, which diminished as they cooled. Still, very few were as crunchy as popcorn. I will update this post if I have any more success when I try it again.

Thank you to Cupcake Project blog for the original recipe.

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