The sweetness of cinnamon sugar, without the sugar! The perfect crunchy snack to satisfy your sweet craving in a healthy way! Gluten-free, vegan, and sugar-free, these chickpeas are roasted with cinnamon and stevia for a well balanced snack any time of day!
Chickpeas are the king of the bean and legume kingdom in my opinion. They’re just so versatile and so perfectly crafted by Mother Nature. I’ve used them for snacks, pancakes, omelets, scrambles, casseroles, and of course Indian. They’re full of fiber, protein, magnesium, iron, and they help stabilize blood sugar. There’s no reason not to include chickpeas in you diet! They may just be the perfect food! (If you don’t almost die from them like me and my bean-poisoning incident, haha! I still get nightmares…)
So while I adore this bean, I’ve had a bumpy relationship with it. But with every relationship, we must forgive and forget, learn and grow. They will always be my favorite bean since they are essential to my all-time favorite recipe, but they will also always be the bean that gives me the most “tales to tell”! Which is a good thing for you…maybe…but it gives me a funny story to tell right now!
I guess this story is a bit embarrassing for me, but I’ve been dying to tell it ever since this recipe was made way back when. Well…the first time this recipe was made. It’s also a great lesson in patience…something I have zero of. So, after falling in love with homemade roasted chickpeas, I wanted to make another flavor combo. Something sweet this time, but of course including cinnamon. To get the sweet, I’d use the only “sugar” I ever use when cooking, stevia! Perfect! Now it was time to get baking.
I followed the same protocol as my other recipe, just with different flavorings this time. Except, this time, I was super hungry and these chickpeas smelled so good in the oven. I didn’t allow them to cook all the way to “crunchy” before digging in. Then, I didn’t even wait for the rest to cool before I went and stored them in a mason jar. Not totally baked, still hot, sealed, and moisture. Then pushed to the back of the pantry and forgotten about for a few days. (Hello, recipe for disaster!) When I go to take them out for a snack those few days later, what I find is not pretty. No chickpeas could be seen through the fuzzy white coated glass jar. Mold encompassed the entire inside. It was like a jar full of cotton balls! That poor jar and those abused chickpeas went straight into the trash, leaving me sad, mad, snackless, and defeated.
Crunchy Cinnamon “Sugar” Chickpeas
Ingredients: (makes 2 cups)
+ 2 Cups Cooked and Cooled Chickpeas
+ 1 Tsp Cinnamon
+ 2 Packets (2g) of Stevia
(or 4 Tsp Sugar)
Directions:
+ Preheat oven to 400ºF.
+ In a mixing bowl, combine the chickpeas, cinnamon, and stevia. Mix them all together and then spread them on a lined baking sheet with parchment paper.
+ Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes, tossing them around every to minutes. Make sure they don’t burn, but make sure they are completely baked as well.
+ Turn the oven off, crack the door, and allow them to cool slowly with the oven. Remove, make sure they are completely cooled before storing in a air-tight jar.
So what did we learn today? Have patience and never try to cheat the King of the Beans! If you use them correctly, they will be kind and love you back, if not, they will try to kill you! Respect the bean and it will respect you…and produce some delicious yummy results! See, you can never leave my blog without learning a valuable lesson in food!
So tell me:
+ Let’s hear those embarrassing stories that came out of not having patience! (I know I’m not alone!)
+ Do you respect the bean?
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Jody @easypeasymom
Yum, these look so good! I roasted some chickpeas last week and burnt my tongue trying to pop them into my mouth before even getting them totally out of the oven. I’ve never made sweet ones, these will definitely go on my list to try soon. Thanks for sharing!
Visiting from the Clever Chicks blog hop
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha! O the virtue of patience 😉
I hope you do make these! They are awesome sweet! Thank you dear!
Honest mum
Wow I have to make these! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays x
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I hope you do!
Steph @MisplacedBrit
Love the sound of these, I’ve never roasted chickpeas savory or sweet – a whole new world 😀
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Give them a go!
Cydnee/Tampa Cake Girl
I love this recipe and I pinned it for me. Thank you very much for joining in the celebration of #purebloglove, we enjoy having you each week.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Deborah Davis
Hi Rebecca,
What a great way to soothe my snack cravings in a healthy manner! I am so delighted that you shared your healthy and delectable Crunchy Cinnamon “Sugar” Chickpeas with us on the Plant-based Potluck Party. I appreciate it. I’m pinning and sharing.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Totally! Thanks!
kimmythevegan
Chickpeas for dessert? AWESOME! I’m so sad you didn’t get to finish them 🙁 Chickpeas shouldn’t keep trying to kill you since you love them so much. Geez.
Thank you for sharing at Healthy Vegan Fridays! These are being featured this week and I’m sharing this on Pinterest.
Thanks Rebecca!
ps. Still learning the art of patience… I think it’s a lifetime practice
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Dessert? No, it’s a snack. And I made another batch which was much better!
Diatta @ Femme Fitale Fit Club
Chickpeas are always a favorite for me and I love the many ways it can be prepared from savory, sweet to delicious. This looks really good.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Totally!!! They rock! And thank you 🙂
Miz Helen
What a great snack, I will love this recipe. Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Chaitali
These look great! I tried roasting chickpeas for the first time last night and it was so much easier that I thought it would be, and delicious. I wouldn’t have thought to try a sweet version, so I’ll definitely have to remember this.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yea! I didn’t realize how easy it was either when I first made them!
Josette
We are HUGE fans of all beans over here- but especially chickpeas. SO creative to make a sweet snack with them!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha yes! Chickpea lovers!
Thank you dear!
akansasfarmmom
Those look great and are a more healthy snack than what my boys would normally ask for. I am pinning to try this summer! Thanks for linking up to the Country Fair Blog Party!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
O for sure! Thank you!
Laura @ Over The Apple Tree
We are bean lovers in my house! These look awesome. I can’t wait to try ’em!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you so much!
Marta @petiteraisin.ca
I have a love affair with chickpeas – love this alternative to the spicy ones you can make 🙂
#TastyTuesdays
.:Marta:.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, me too dear!
Elise @frugalfarmwife.com
These look amazing! We usually make savory roasted chickpeas, but I know my kids would love the sweet variety!
Thanks for sharing with Waste Not Want Not Wednesday!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I bet there will! I love savory ones too, but sweet it such a fun option!
Alli
These look divine. Can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Rachel
Yum! These look great. Thanks for linking up!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Julie @ Running in a Skirt
Yum! These look so good. Love the sweetness with such a healthy bean!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you! The perfect snack!
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner
I never would have thought of a sweet chick pea dish. Interesting! Thanks for joining us for meatless Monday!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Just a nice snack!
Linda@MixedKreations
I don’t like chickpeas, at least not in my soup, I will sit there and pick everyone out. But these sound good and if their crunchy maybe they will taste different. I know they suppose to be good for you, so they would be a good snack. Will have to try. Thanjs for sharing! Pinning!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Of course they are different. A completely different texture obviously!
Tina Muir
Would never have thought of this combo, but what a good idea. My sweet tooth would LOVE this! Thanks for linking up with us today 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
My sweet tooth loves them too 😉 Just right!
All that's Jas
Say what, sweet (chick) pea? That sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things. Hope you have a fabulous day!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Nikki Frank-Hamilton
Love this idea! Being gluten free I like to carry snacks, it can be hard to find something when I am out and get hungry. I love to pack something that I don’t have to worry about spoiling. These are perfect. I will make sure that I bake them long enough, I don’t want an experience like you had! LOL! Thanks for sharing. Pinning!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha for sure! And yes! It’s so important to keep safe snacks on hands! Crunchy chickpeas and nuts are always my go to!
Kay @ goaloflosing.com
These sound great! I will have to try them. Thanks so much for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Julie is HostessAtHeart
These chickpeas would be deliciously addicting!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are!
Liv @ Healthy Liv
I’ve been wanting to try roasted chickpeas and this looks like the perfect recipe to start with! Yum! I actually kind of even like them plain, so I’m sure they’re amazing roasted with some seasonings.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Chickpea everything!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table
Roasted chickpeas are one of my favorite snacks! I usually do them savory for some reason. Need to do some sweet ones too!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes, yes! The sweet ones rock!
Amanda @ The Chunky Chef
Chickpeas are so delicious… I love how your version looks!! Happy FF!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you dear!
Anna International
Oh wow! Totally love roasted chickpeas but never made them myself – I’m worried I wouldn’t know when they’re done! When you say completely cooked but not burned – how do I know?! I am so going to try this though – can you use canned chickpeas if you rinse and drain them? I have some in now, I could go try this today!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
When they are hard and crunchy, but not black! Haha! Browned, yes, but don’t burn them, ick!
And yes, any cooked chickpeas are fine. Canned is fine!
Sarah
These loo so good! I have grabbed them as a snack but never made them. Just because I guess I never really got a craving for them at home and it was usually just easier to get them when out and I saw them and they sounded good. I’m going to have to make them now!
I’m sure I have crazy food gone wrong stories but can’t think of any off the top of my head.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They’re so easy to make and cheaper! They’re lovely to have on hand!
Life Diet Health
Cinnamon and chickpeas?! Wow! Why didn’t I think of that! Hmmm.. that gives me LOTS of ideas! Thanks so much for sharing at the Plant Based Potluck 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Hope you make some!
Renee @ Bendiful Blog
I’m bad I don’t respect the ben but these look like I might need to start trying!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes! Give it the love and respect it deserves 😉
Annmarie
I have never made sweet chickpeas before, they look fantastic though! Can’t wait to give em a try 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes, yes! Please do!
Natalie
I’ve only roasted chickpeas a few times, usually with rosemary and lemon. I love this as a sweet alternative.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Gotta try this sweet take then!
Kristen
these look amazing! can’t wait to try them!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Alyssa @ Simply Quinoa
I’m so obsessed with roasted chickpeas! I put them on everything, but I’m totally going to try your sweet version. They’d be the best snack!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
These would be the perfect topping to like…ice cream!
Morgan @ Managing Mommyhood
I’ve never had roasted chickpeas, And to be honest they kind of weird ne out but after seeing this I’m determined to try them! Maybe I’ll try this batch this weekend!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I challenge you to do so! I know you’ll love them 😉
Melissa @ vegan does it
I love roasted chickpeas, such a great snack. I usually go with a more savory flavor, but I love the idea of this “sweet” version.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, yes! It’s a must try!
heather @french press
I love to snack on chickpeas but have never tried them sweet – they sound delicious
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You’ll love these!
Faith (An Edible Mosaic)
Roasted chickpeas are such a great snack – filling and healthy! I love this sweet twist!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are! Thank you dear!
Kristy @ Southern In Law
Yuuuummmmooo! Cinnamon roasted chickpeas are one of my favourite crunchy snacks!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The best!!!
Tiffany Khyla
I’ve never heard of chickpeas being prepared this way. I’m so intrigued by this. I need to try! I love cinnamon sugar, so I have a feeling that I’d enjoy these.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You’re late to the yummy snack game my friend! Gotta make these!
Farrah
I love, love, love how easy this is! :D! I just so happen to have 2 cans of chickpeas hanging out in my apartment! :]
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Perfect way to clean out that pantry then! Mission accomplished 😉
Shannon
These look awesome! I am going to have to give them a try.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I hope you do dear! Thank you!
Linda @ Veganosity
I just so happen to have two cans of rinsed chickpeas in my refrigerator. I used the brine to make vegan meringue, which is awesome! Thanks for the timely recipe, I’m going to make these today. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Perfection! MAKE THESE! And I need to make the meringue!!!
Harriet Emily
These look so tasty!! What a perfect, healthy snack. I love roasted chickpeas, but I’ve never tried making them with sweet flavours, what a great idea! I will have to try these out, the cinnamon sounds so delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Everything cinnamon is awesome, right? Thanks dear!
Shashi at RunninSrilankan
I love roasted chickpeas – but, don’t think I’ve ever had roasted cinnamon chickpeas before – awesome idea Rebecca!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you love!
Olivia Schwab
This looks incredible! I’m for sure going to have to make this recipe soon! Thanks for sharing it with me!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks dear! It will make the perfect snack!
Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday
I’ve been wanting to try roasted chickpeas! This recipe looks easy and excellent (cinnamon-sugar is a pretty solid combination for anything), so maybe I’ll have to finally get around to it 😀
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Girl, they are so so so easy! Do it! I’m personally making it your weekend goal!
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl
You know how I feel about roasted chickpeas (LOVE), so I am loving the sound of this sweet version. What a perfect snack!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Mhmmm 😉 Thanks friend!
Sonali- The Foodie Physician
Baked chickpeas are the best snack! I’ve made plenty of savory versions but never sweet. These sound awesome- can’t wait to try!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I know! I see too many savory ones, so it was time to sweeten it up 😉
Jessica H.
I’ve only ever made savory chickpeas so I love this sweet take on these! Great recipe!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Give these a try for sure then! Thanks!!
Emily @My Healthyish Life
Unfortunately beans of any kind don’t sit well with my stomach. Bummer. But cinnamon is one of my favorite spices so I can imagine they are delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Since when!?
Ali Williams
I need to do this! I don’t know where the days go but this awesome gluten free recipe is on my list. Tweeted and pinned!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, thank you so much Ali! You can make them in a snap! Make a big batch too!
Amanda Paa
i love your creative chickpea recipes! what a handy snack, and something the kids would love too. seems like these would be just as good as cinnamon toast crunch but healthy!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha yes! You can feel good about giving them to little ones!
Michele @ paleorunningmomma
I always loved chickpeas as a kid, and hummus later on! I’m really curious about a sweet crunchy cinnamon version, sounds delicious 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You’ll love them 😉 I was like you! I loved plain chickpeas as a kid, hated hummus, but then loved hummus later on!
tessa@tessadomesticdiva
These are such a fun snack….but you’re right, it only works if you bake them completely! Too funny!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha! Yes! Lesson learned!
GiselleR @ Diary of an ExSloth
lol this made me actually laugh out loud! Also, I wrote an entire post on beans last year after my friend got poisoned by kidney beans. And I stayed away from beans for a while in support of here lol
That didn’t last very long tho since beans are in some of my favourite foods haha
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I know! I mean…I went on a bean hiatus for a few weeks, but then I started craving them again!
Elle Spann
YUM! These look delish. Def pinning for later 🙂
Elle
SouthernElleStyle.com
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you so much dear!
Kelly
I love roasted chickpeas. These look delicious! And smell great when roasting. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They do smell awesome!
Alanna
I love my beans…but they don’t always love me back 🙂 These really are the perfect crunchy snack. Have yet to try the sweet version – YUM.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Girl….I feel yea on that one 😉
Grace
I totally love this recipe, for the singular fact that I so love cinnamon. But I’m not much of a bean fan. Each time I eat it (cooked or baked) all I get is this frustrating bloat… swelling of the stomach, gas, and all sort of inconvenience. Usually when I think of all that, I just avoid any recipe that includes beans of any kind.
But I would share this with my sister….she is a bean lover.
Your Blog is awesome.
Thank you for partying with us at Wednesday Up Linky party, I hope you join us next week.
Grace.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You may find roasting them easier to digest! I have the worst stomach, so I know, but you may find success here!
Thank you!
Lee at Veggie Quest
These look great, but I can’t have chickpeas. Do you think I could make them with another white bean, like cannellinis or great northerns, instead?
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Sure!