Roasted honey cinnamon chickpeas - Real Recipes from Mums

When a craving for something sweet hits, it can be tempting to sabotage a healthy diet with an unhealthful sweet treat. This recipe for Roasted Honey Cinnamon Chickpeas will satisfy a sweet tooth without ruining a diet. Unlike crunchy green peas that are savoury, these crunchy chickpeas are sweet and nutritious.

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 x 440ml can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 tablespoons honey

Method

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celcius. Prepare a large baking pan by lightly spraying it with cooking spray and then set it aside.
Open the chickpeas and pour into a strainer. Run cool water over the chickpeas until the starch is removed and the water runs clear. Spread the chickpeas onto several paper towels and gently rub dry. The skins may be gently removed if desired. The chickpeas should be as dry as possible in order for them to become crunchy as they bake.
In a small bowl, mix through the brown sugar and cinnamon together until they are thoroughly combined. Stir the canola oil into the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Pour the chickpeas into the bowl and gently stir until they are completely coated in the mixture. Spread the chickpeas out evenly onto the prepared baking sheet.
Place the pan into the oven and roast the chickpeas for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and gently stir. Place the pan back into the oven and roast for an additional 20 minutes.
Immediately place the hot chickpeas into a small bowl. Drizzle with honey and stir gently until thoroughly coated. Spread evenly back onto the baking sheet and allow to dry completely.
Once completely cooled, place the chickpeas into an airtight container. They can be stored for up to a week at room temperature.

35 Comments

- - mom81879 said
  - 28 Feb 2020
    7:13 am
These look tastey. Never thought about toasting chickpeas before, a nice and healthy, sweet treat for those cravings

- - Ellen said
  - 06 Aug 2019
    7:29 am
I do this without sugar and use coconut palm syrup or yacon syrup instead of honey as heating honey destroys the nutrients.

- - maddisonmelkie@gmail.com said
  - 05 Dec 2017
    11:12 am
I tried a similar recipe unfortunately it didnt work out for me but your looks lovley

- - youngoldlady said
  - 31 Jul 2016
    5:59 pm
Well worth giving this a go. Sounds very sweet, might be able to change if needed.

- - Melissa89 said
  - 30 Jul 2016
    2:57 pm
This sounds amazing!

- - mom134803 said
  - 24 May 2016
    12:26 pm
We love roasted chickpeas but the salted version…my kids have it every day in their lunchbox as snack. Am not sure about a sweet version. Would make it at least a bit more healthy as I don’t like using canola oil, light brown sugar and heating honey.

- - Nas01 said
  - 27 Apr 2016
    9:25 am
Wow, I’ve never had anything g like. Definetly going to make this.

- - Threelos said
  - 25 Apr 2016
    1:06 pm
I can’t wait to try these!

- - meljware said
  - 18 Jan 2016
    8:33 pm
I love chickpeas but have never thought of sweet chickpeas. This sounds delicious! Can’t wait to make some.

- - mom94378 said
  - 30 Nov 2015
    9:20 am
Wonderful, tasty snack idea.

- - Kathryn313 said
  - 21 Oct 2015
    9:48 pm
I love this idea, have never had roasted chickpeas but will definitely be giving this one a go for a healthy snack!

- - mom112217 said
  - 19 Oct 2015
    8:23 pm
Sounds good to me,thanks for a healthy snack!

- - kjgarner said
  - 18 Oct 2015
    11:51 am
Sounds interesting, roasted and healthy

- - mom62624 said
  - 10 Oct 2015
    4:51 pm
Thanks for sharing this great and very interesting recipe!.

- - ashblonde said
  - 10 Oct 2015
    11:42 am
I love a healthy treat that I can enjoy almost guilt free! Thanks!

- - mom160421 said
  - 04 Oct 2015
    8:48 pm
I love roasted chickpeas, so I will definitely be trying this recipe.

- - welshmummy said
  - 04 Oct 2015
    8:43 am
Will definitely be making these. Always on the outlook for new and interesting recipes.

- - mom113055 said
  - 03 Oct 2015
    4:03 pm
honey love it roasted

- - EllenG89 said
  - 03 Oct 2015
    6:47 am
Yumm! I cannot wait to make these today!

- - mom94125 said
  - 02 Oct 2015
    12:40 am
yum these sound really good. honey chickpea is an amazing sounding snack
- mom94125 replied
  
  10 Oct 2015 , 5:00 pm
  cheers for sharing such a good snack. i hope this will be ok for my waist lol