This quick and easy Crispy Air Fryer Chickpeas recipe is perfect when craving a delicious snack. You can season with salt and pepper or any of these four flavor combinations.
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I use my Air Fryer quite often. It’s not only for fries, wings, and steak…I also make delicious, quick, and easy snacks. I enjoy using the air fryer for quick snacks with frozen foods.
My favorite snack is chickpeas. I like grabbing a chickpea can and putting it in the air fryer. I roast them, and in less than 20 minutes, I have a delicious snack. They're also great as a salad topper.
I’ve been roasting chickpeas for a while. They’re healthy for you, high in fiber, and are tasty and much less expensive than other snacks you can purchase.
I used to roast them in my oven but found that roasting chickpeas in the oven gave inconsistent results. I can’t stand grabbing one chickpea that is super crispy while the next is a soft, wet mess. The Air Fryer made every single chickpea crispy.
Ingredients Needed
- A can of chickpeas
- Oil to spray on chickpeas
- Seasonings
How to make Crispy Air Fryer Chickpeas
First, open and drain a 15.5-oz can of garbanzo beans. Garbanzo beans and chickpeas are the same. I don’t bother rinsing them, but you can do it if you like; make sure to drain them in a colander.
Next, add the drained chickpeas to the air fryer basket, spreading them out across the bottom.
This is how we’ll dry the chickpeas before we add oil.
Close the air fryer basket and set the temperature to 390 degrees Fahrenheit. Set the timer for 17 minutes. After 5 minutes, open the air fryer basket. At this point, your chickpeas should be dry and ready for you to spray them with oil.
I fill my spray bottle with oil for my air fryer cooking.
After spraying the chickpeas with oil, I close the air fryer basket. Then, I continue the cooking cycle and shake the basket every 5 minutes.
When there are about 2 minutes left, I add half of my seasoning combination. This allows the chickpeas to roast without the seasonings burning or falling off.
Continue to cook for the last 2 minutes, and then remove the chickpeas. If you need a little crispier, put them in for a few more minutes. I found that the 17-minute total cooking time was perfect for the chickpeas in my Phillips Air Fryer.
After cooking the chickpeas, place them in a large bowl and pour the remaining seasoning on them. Stir to coat the seasoning on all the chickpeas. Allow them to cool and enjoy.
How to enjoy your chickpeas
These chickpeas can be enjoyed individually as a snack or used in your favorite recipes. Try them on top of a salad in place of croutons.
The Best Oil to Use
For crunchy chickpeas, it's best to use a light oil with a high smoke point, such as avocado oil, which coats well without weighing down the chickpeas or burning them at high temperatures.
Seasoning Options
I suggest you use your favorite seasoning choice. I've included a few in the recipe card below.
Tanya's Notes on Air Fryer chickpeas
- The best results were obtained by drying the chickpeas in the Air Fryer before adding the oil. They should be dry after 5 minutes.
- How long it takes to cook the chickpeas will depend on the Air Fryer brand and size. I suggest checking the doneness of your chickpeas after 15 minutes.
- Add half of the seasoning before the last 2 minutes of air frying and the remainder when the chickpeas are done. I noticed that when I added seasoning too early, it would fall off the chickpeas or taste burnt.
- If you want to make these ahead or have leftover chickpeas, you can store them in a paper bag for a couple of days. I found that storing them in a paper bag was the best way to keep them crispy.
- Have fun with the seasonings! The possibilities are endless.
- The chickpeas may pop in the air fryer. This is normal, just be careful when removing them from the air fryer.
- You do not need to remove the skin from the chickpeas.
I hope you enjoy this healthy snack of roasted chickpeas!
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Crispy Air Fryer Chickpeas
Ingredients
- 15.5 oz can Garbanzo beans drained
- Oil for spraying
Seasonings
Cinnamon Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
Ranch
- 1 Tablespoon ranch dressing packet
Chili Lime
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon true lime
BBQ
- 1 ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon celery salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Place chickpeas in Air Fryer basket. Set temperature to 390 degrees Fahrenheit and timer to 17 minutes. After 5 minutes, open basket and spray chickpeas with oil and shake basket. Close and continue air frying, shaking about every 5 minutes.
- With about 2 minutes left, open air fryer basket and sprinkle half of the seasoning on the chickpeas. Close and continue air frying for the remaining 2 minutes. Once chickpeas are done, remove and place in a bowl. Sprinkle remainder of the seasoning on the chickpeas and stir to combine. Serve and enjoy.
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Notes
Suggested Tools for Air fryer Chickpeas
I recommend spraying with an oil with a high smoke point. Avocado, olive oil, vegetable oil, or canola oil all work fine. *Calorie information provided does not include seasonings.Nutrition
This post was originally published on February 19, 2019. It has been updated with additional helpful information.
Tricia says
I tried making these, and during the second 5 min set (the one after adding oil), they were popping like popcorn. I took them out. I don’t want to fill the heating element of my AF with garbanzo guts. I’ll try another time at a much lower temp.
L. M. says
Just what I've been searching for. Great instructions. Great recipes. Thank you!
Tanya says
Thank you so much, L.M.! So glad I can help.
B Weis says
I made the cinnamon sugar ones. Don't know if my airfrier is too old, or if it's because I used freshly cooked chickpeas, or what. But even at 400 degrees it took WAY LONGER than 17 minutes. And they still ended up tasting like bland chickpeas. I ended up mixing honey with cinnamon and cooking them again. After that they were delicious. Thank God I'm a professional baker.
Tanya says
Hey B Weis, so happy it worked out in the end. Agreed, definitely depends on the air fryer. The original air fryer I used for these was my Philips. I’ve also made this in the Cosori and Ninja air fryer (I’ve had a lot over the years lol). They all cook differently but the 17 minute time worked well, although my Ninja took less time.
Suzanne says
I have tried to make these so many different ways and never liked the result. THIS IS PERFECT! You addressed all of my problems from the past. ha ha I am resisting having last night's snack leftovers as breakfast today. THANK YOU!!!!!!
Tanya says
Thanks so much, Suzanne! Chickpeas as a part of breakfast sounds like a yummy idea.
Kathy says
I found some parchment paper liners on Amazon and they are terrific.