Spicy Chickpea Snack

[stillflat9]

Man, oh man! These things are so good! I didn't realize that chickpeas got crispy and crunchy. That is really great. I think I cooked mine for longer than 20min though. I put them in the toaster oven and I kind of forgot about them for a while. I probably cooked them for more like 45min. They came out really crunchy!

[healthymomma]

YumYumYum!!    These are a tasty, spicy snack. Next time I will make more so there will be some left over.

[propinecone]

these were really good.  i only used 1 tbsp olive oil (which seemed like enough), and an italian spice blend instead of the others since im not a huge fan of hot & spicy stuff.  they definitely need to bake for at least 40 minutes to get even a little crispy it seems though.  i ate them all from the pan while they were still toasty warm.

[-shea-]

I also used less oil because I didn't see that it was necessary. It was definitely different, like heavy popcorn. But I like them.

[-shea-]

I forgot to say that I added some dried parsley for color and cooked them for longer than the recipe stated. I actually ended up broiling them because I got impatient.

[Nix]

I didn't have time to cook these to total crunchiness, but they did get to this really nice crispness on the outside while staying soft inside that reminded me of seasoned fries

[shortie_b]

my chickpeas are in the oven but they are popping and exploding quite a bit, have i done something wrong?

[-shea-]

Once mine started popping I took them out of the oven because some were quite brown. Maybe you should lower the heat next time?

[hollylykewhoa]

I loved these! Like a lot of other people i had to cook mine for about an hour though..

and i didnt add any salt.

[ODDrey]

big . . . scratch that . . . HUGE hit with the family. 
I used different seasoning (see spicy fries http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=11113).  Great snack, sure to taste fantastic with any variety of spice or herbs.  Thanks for sharing this easy snack food!

[Cerydwyn]

This is a great snack recipe.  I used just under 2 Tbl of olive oil, plus a little bit of sesame oil, then added finely chopped cilantro and a little curry powder.  Very good.

[foofie81]

I FINALLY made this tonight and I was not disappointed!  I baked the chickpeas closer to 40 minutes so they were extra crispy.  They are an absolutly wonderful snack!!

[3baekwon]

This was a nice snack! I used 1/2 tsp of garam masala with a tbs of chili powder and a sprinkling of black pepper. I took them out of the oven when they started popping (perhaps the heat was up too high) and they crisped up a bit as they cooled. They were soft on the inside and somewhat crispy on the outside. My husband and I couldn't stop eating them. They were all gone in about 10 minutes... Next time I'll have to make a double batch. I suspect the secret to this is to leave them in the oven for a long period of time at a lower temperature. My oven was at 220 Celsius.. Next time I think I'll try 150 Celsius and see what happens....

[laur b.]

I agree with everyone else, these were great. Soooo quick and easy and yet another thing I would have never thought to do myself. My dad liked them too, he said, "I could put a bowl of these out instead of chips like at a superbowl party... I could eat a whole bowl by myself," to which I replied, "that's almost exactly what the recipe author wrote!" 

I didn't have any "cajun" spice, I just used some smoked paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper. Baked them in my toaster oven and they only took about 20 minutes total. I did only use about 1/3 of a can of chickpeas, though.

Thanks!