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Roasted Smoked Paprika Cinnamon Chickpeas (Oil-Free)

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A healthy, homemade, protein-packed snack. Crunchy, smokey, savory, these roasted smoked paprika cinnamon chickpeas will keep your hands away from the chips and into this gluten-free vegan snack!

I’d like to take a moment of silence please, for two of the greatest spices in the world.

Smoked Paprika.

Cinnamon.

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January’s Theme: Start Smoking In The New Year – The New Year is heating up with smoke and spiciness. From boldly flavored smoked salts to actual smoking techniques, subtly smoked food is on-trend. The same can be said for spice as we savor heat from harissa, sriracha and smoked paprika. Show us the healthy dish you’re heating up with smoke and/or spiciness.

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When I read this month’s theme, I knew I had to highlight the smokey spice I so adore. I’ve had these roasted chickpeas in the files for too long, but now here is their chance to shine! I am 100% serious when I say not one day goes by where I do not use both smoked paprika and cinnamon. I am just being real here. The amounts I use of both of these spices is obscene. They say that once you start using a spice a lot (just like sugar), you need to keep increasing the amount to get the same satisfaction. Well yea, that’s my problem now!

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I mean, it’s not really a problem, I just go through bottles of the stuff and will put gallons on anything and everything. To me, everything will taste good no matter what, as long as these spices on coating it! Smoked paprika is just like no other. The smokey robust flavor is out of this world and smells like heaven! My mom always jokes that she knows it’s dinnertime when she starts smelling the smoked paprika wafting through the house!

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And since I love chickpeas and love roasted crunchy chickpeas as a snack, why not coat these bad boys in smoked paprika and cinnamon? Sounded pretty good and tasted even better 😉 So now you can enjoy the smokey cinnamony crunchy roasted goodness anytime that hunger strikes! Just a simple healthy protein packed snack! Ditch the chips and grab the peas!

Roasted Smoked Paprika Cinnamon Chickpeas

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Ingredients: (about 3 cups, 12 servings)

+ 1 Cup Dried Chickpeas

+ 1/8 Tsp Garlic Powder

+ 1/8 Tsp Onion Powder

+ 1/4 Tsp Cinnamon

+ 1/4 Tsp Smoked Paprika

Directions:

+ Soak your chickpeas overnight in water. Then put them through one cycle of the rice cooker or cook them on the stove until soft. Allow to cool completely.

+ Turn your oven to 400°F.

+ Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine the chickpeas and spices, give it all a mix to coat. (You can de-skin your chickpeas, but I like keeping the skins on!)

+ Spread the chickpeas on the baking pan evenly and bake for about 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Make sure they don’t burn, so keep your eyes on them.

+ Turn the oven off and keep the pan inside, but the oven door ajar. Allow them to cool completely. Then store in an air tight jar.

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So tell me:

+ Do you have a signature smell that lets people know your cooking?

+ What’s your favorite snack right now?

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Comments

  2. Joy @ Joy Love Food says

    Oh yum, I love roasted chickpeas! Haven’t made them in awhile, am now inspired to make them again soon with your recipe, the spice combo sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend? 🙂

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  4. Raia says

    I’ve only worked up enough courage to try garbanzos covered in chocolate. Haha. But these do sound good… 😉 Thanks for sharing them at Savoring Saturdays!

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  9. Shirley Wood says

    I share you love of Smoked Paprika and Cinnamon! I’m also a big fan of onion powder! Pinned your recipe to my Good Eats board.
    I used Smoked paprika on my Glazed Bacon Pretzel Crackers.
    So glad you shared with us at Merry Monday. Please be sure to come back Monday for the new party!

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  12. vegetarianmamma (Cindy) says

    Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays Party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you share next time!
    -Cindy

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  14. Ronda says

    Thank you for stopping in and linking up with us this week on #TheWeekendSocial. We love your ideas and hope to see you again this weekend on KitchenDreaming.com. We have pinned, stumbled & shared your recipe across our Social Media, FB, G+ and Twitter.

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  20. Patty Gale says

    Yum! Thanks so much for sharing. I don’t have any smoked paprika, but I do have all the other ingredients, so I’m definitely going to try these this weekend. Stopping by from SITS Saturday Sharefest. I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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      • Patty Gale says

        I guess I do! We’re headed to the grocery store this weekend for next week’s menu. I’ll check it out for sure. If not, we have a Penzeys Spices close by. I can also check there, too. They have just about every spice on the planet.

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  29. Deborah Davis says

    Hi Rebecca,
    I too love spicy foods! What a healthy and delicious snack!you have created I can’t wait to make these and have them on hand to munch and to add to other dishes such as my super salads!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I don’t believe you! Haha! That is pretty much impossible! No hummus? No soups/chili? What!?

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Haha, no, black garlic is NOT like normal garlic! It tastes nothing like it and is not strong, but balsamicy and slightly sweet!

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  38. Becky at Cooking with Vinyl says

    These look phenomenal, Rebecca! I found you on a link party. I’m a new food blogger and love meeting others. I’ve followed your social sites and hope we can connect on those. I don’t always do healthy foods, but sometimes there will be stuff for you on my blog 🙂 I look forward to reading more of yours!

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  43. Gingi says

    Oh man, I am SO bookmarking this recipe for when I go back on South Beach Diet after I have the baby this March!!! Thank you for sharing!

    Anyhoo, I found your blog through a fellow blogger and thought I would stop by and say hi! It would totally make my day if you did the same… or better yet, keep in touch!! <3 – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com

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  48. Bailey K. says

    I love roasted crispy chickpeas and I’m always looking for new flavor combinations for them. This looks yummy! I don’t snack much because I like big meals, and my meals aren’t usually good for snacking. But I love snacking on crispy chickpeas. I made some paprika crispy chickpeas and added them as a garnish to a roasted carrot and ginger soup. It was amazing!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I’m not a snacker either! These are usually a complement side to my lunches! Haha!
      So many people use them as a topping for soups and salads! I must get on that!

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  50. Larissa says

    Oh man girlfriend, you had me a chickpeas. I LOVE them roasted. Popcorn, almonds and roasted chick peas. My favorite crunchy snacks. Probably I could live on only those three foods.

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  52. Farrah says

    Souped up popcorn is one of my favorite unhealthier snacks, hehehe. I need to try making something other than dessert popcorn sometime! 😛

    I love the idea of putting cinnamon + smoked paprika together! 😀 This would be awesome as a snack on its own or to throw into salads! <3

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      OMG! Yes! Smoked paprika is ALWAYS on my plantains! Haha! The best way to flavor those bad boys 😉

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      You should be using smoked paprika EVERYDAY! Haha!
      I don’t really measure! But if I soak 1 cup of beans overnight, I put them in the rise cooker with 4 cups of water the next day and it always works!

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  57. Natalie @ Feasting on Fruit says

    These look awesome! I’m not much of a spice-loving person, but if there is one spice I adore it’s paprika! It isn’t burn spicy, it’s flavor spicy. I especially love it on baked potatoes, which seems a little weird now that I’m writing that 😀

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  64. genevieve @ gratitude & greens says

    Mmmm, love that you added cinnamon too! Crispy chickpeas are such a great snack and I love putting them on my soups. I don’t know if I have a signature smell to let people know I’m cooking, it’s probably more of the sound of me taking things out, singing, or listening to a podcast. My favourite snack right now is juice or fruit with some hemp seeds and desiccated coconut sprinkled on top! Yum!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Ah yes! Everyone is using these as “chickpea croutons!” I must try!
      Haha, I only sing to myself when I’m home alone 😉
      Mmm fresh lovely snacking!

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  65. Jen says

    Oh yeah, my spice is ginger and I hadn’t heard that you build up a “tolerance” for spice but I guess it’s true. I sometimes use fresh AND powdered ginger in the same recipe nowadays!

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  67. Jen says

    I have never tried making roasted chick peas, but the spices in this recipe really appeal to me! In addition to being a healthy snack, it’s very inexpensive and that’s definitely a plus for me. Pinning to make very soon!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      They are one of my favorite snacks! I usually buy them 😛 But making them myself is much more fun, haha!

      Reply

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