In my opinion, “crispy chickpeas” never lived up to their promise, and were a constant disappointment when I made them whether they were deep-fried or roasted in the oven. They often came out too soggy and chewy, rather than truly crispy. So I set out to see if the air fryer did a better job. And I can confidently say, it does the best job I’ve ever witnessed of making actually crisp chickpeas. The high heat, circulating at a super-fast speed, dries out the chickpeas so they’re almost dehydrated. Be careful, or you’ll start eating these and wake up 5 minutes later to an empty bowl.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients
Preparation
In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients except the kosher salt and black pepper and toss until the chickpeas are evenly coated in the herbs and spices. Scrape the chickpeas and seasonings into the air fryer and cook at 350°F until browned and crisp, 6 to 12 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through. Transfer the crispy chickpeas to a bowl, sprinkle with kosher salt and black pepper, and serve warm.
During testing, I found that different brands of canned chickpeas “fry” up at wildly different rates. Some brands only took 6 minutes to get crisp, while other brands, where the chickpeas were comparatively larger in size and meatier, took almost double that. Hence, the range in cooking time for this recipe. Start out with your favorite go-to brand and cook them for 6 minutes. If they’re not crisp enough after that, continue cooking in 2-minute intervals until they are. Then you’ll know the correct amount of time for that specific brand.
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Reviews (5)
Back to TopThey are tasty but they need more oil than call for in the recipe to not end up as an astringent. They need to be cooked longer than stated to become crunchy but in that time they become very dry. The seasoning is really good and I also made several blends finding that a ranch packet is pretty tasty if you are looking to save time. I also made a honey mustard that worked very well.
Uncle Baci
3/3/2023
Pretty darned good! This was my first recipe in my air fryer.
nrlong1
Reston, VA
9/18/2018
Funny, healthy and easy to make!
chauriege7236
Fremont, CA
1/8/2019
I tried this. Are they supposed to be dry and flavorless? Mine went right into the compost bucket.
lbwalker
Little Rock, AR
1/28/2019
This were very bland.
sarouche
Virginia
2/24/2019
Gobbled it down with Tzatziki sauce! Added extra salt for flavor.
timcat
3/14/2019
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