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.
Sharon says
I made this recipe tonight. At the 2 minute point I split the amount of chickpeas in 1/2 and finished them in 2 batches using the Ranch seasonings for 1/2 and the Cinnamon Sugar for the other 1/2. Neither batch had much of the flavor of the seasonings. Should I have sprayed them with oil before I added the seasonings to help them stick?
Brooke M. says
@Sharon, I didn't think my seasoning would stick either so right before I cooked for the last 2 minutes I sprayed them with cooking spray again right before seasoning. It worked
Rose says
Very tasty. Lots of popping going on. Reduced the temperature several times all the way down to 360F, and a couple even popped out of the basket during shaking.
I have a 5.8. Qt Cosori air fryer and used canned Bush Chickpeas.
I wish I knew what the problem was.
Stacey says
@Rose, I have a pampered chef air fryer that has a basket that turns so I don’t have to flip them and they always turn out perfectly roasted.
Liz says
@Stacey, so happy to see this comment! I have a PC air fryer too and was wondering if I should do them in the roller basket instead if the tray! Now I know😊
Diane E. says
I just stumbled upon your recipe for Air Fryer Chickpeas. I made the Ranch seasoned ones. They were so delicious and super easy to make. I can’t wait to try the other flavors. Thanks for a Great recipe!
Joyce says
please ... how would you make chocolate covered chickpeas, also...thank you and I love your site !!!!
Maria says
@Joyce, I know this is super delayed, but my first thought upon seeing this question was to use powdered hot chocolate mix! Haven’t tried it, but it could maybe work!
radwa fayez says
looks delicous! how do you keep the basket so clean! i ve philips too and the basket is giving me so hard time cleaning
Tanya says
Thanks! I try and clean it after every use, especially if I'm making greasy foods.
Marilyn says
Can you use the ones in bag? Are the csn ones only?
Tanya says
I use the ones in the can since they are already cooked.
KGill says
@Marilyn, I use dried chick peas for this recipe, but I cook them first. No problem.
Becka Siegel says
These things are addicting! So delicious! I’ve made them twice, using the chili-lime recipe both times. Looking forward to trying the other flavors! Thanks for sharing!😃
Mary P. says
I just made these in my Insta OMNI plus airfryer. I had bought store bought packaged roasted chick peas and they were awful and rock hard. These were incredible! Just the right amount of crunch. I made cinnamon sugar and I am excited about trying other flavors. I love snacks that I am in charge of the ingredients. 17 minutes was perfect and so I put them in right away at preheat stage and they are perfect! Thank you for sharing.
Cathie says
Hi, I made the cinnamon chickpeas twice and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. They are super dry and hard to swallow. I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks so much!
Tanya says
Hi Cathie, they should be hard (really crunchy) but not hard to swallow. If they are rock hard, they need less time in the air fryer.
KGill says
@Cathie, Are you starting with chickpeas from a can, which are already cooked, or dried chickpeas from a bag? If you're starting with dried chickpeas, you will need to cook them first, before air frying them.
Sarah says
Perfect!! I made the chili lime ones but with the Trader Joe's Chili Lime seasoning and I ate the whole can!
Kristine says
@Sarah, I was thinking of doing this myself. How much of the seasoning did you use?
Pat says
I used my old Turbo Broiler instead of the Air Fryer for 2 batches of fried garbanzos flavored with Ranch Dip Mix and Green Chives Dip Mix. Loved it. Thanks for the recipe.
Tanya says
Sounds delicious! Thanks so much for the feedback Pat.
jenna mitchell says
Hi! I went to make these but realized I don’t have that same tray. Do you have to put a gray in the air fryer for them or can you just put them straight in?
Tanya says
Hi Jenna, there's no tray, that's the bottom of the Philips Air fryer basket. It just looks different than most. Place the chickpeas into the bottom of the air fryer.
Shelley says
These sound fantastic. Can you use olive oil cooking spray in place of the olive oil?
Tanya says
Sure, so long as it doesn't have soy lecithin in it, as that can ruin the basket over time.
Julie S Betzel says
These turned out absolutely incredible!! Delicious, healthy snack. Will definitely be making these again
Diane says
I have 2 bags of dried chick peas that I need to use. Do you think these would work after I cook them in my crock pot? This recipe looks fantastic. Thank you!!
Tanya says
Hi Diane, I think it'll work fine.
KGill says
@Diane, I make them this way, and they work very well.