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Smokey Maple Roasted Chickpeas – vegan & gluten-free ActiFry recipe!

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Smokey Maple Roasted Chickpeas are a super tasty healthy snack which taste like maple cured bacon but are vegan and made with sesame oil, smoked paprika, onion granules and maple syrup.

Smokey Maple Roasted Chickpeas - ActiFry Recipe, vegan & gluten free! Fab Food 4 All

I often daydream about food and for the last few days I’ve been imagining these Smokey Maple Roasted Chickpeas cooked in the ActiFry.

I was actually thinking of a maple cured bacon flavour but settled with using smoked paprika instead which worked really well, hubby actually thought that the chickpeas were bacon flavoured!

Smokey Maple Roasted Chickpeas - ActiFry Recipe, vegan & gluten free! Fab Food 4 All

As Valentines Day isn’t far away I thought these Smokey Maple Roasted Chickpeas would be the perfect nibble to impress your loved one with a pre-dinner drink. They are both vegan and gluten free so should suit most tastes.

The outer shell is crispy and the middle slightly soft with a sweet, salty, smokey vibe. When my son came back from college he polished off the rest and said “these are really good mum”! What higher recommendation could there be;-)

Smokey Maple Roasted Chickpeas - ActiFry Recipe, vegan & gluten free! Fab Food 4 All

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Smokey Maple Roasted Chickpeas - ActiFry Recipe

Smokey Maple Roasted Chickpeas are a super tasty healthy snack which taste like maple cured bacon but are vegan and made with sesame oil, smoked paprika, onion granules and maple syrup.
Course Snack
Cuisine British
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 - 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 1 400 g tin chickpeas
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • ¼ tsp smoked paprika
  • ¼ tsp onion granules
  • ½ tsp freshly ground sea salt
  • pinch of freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tsp maple syrup

Instructions

  • Drain and rinse the chickpeas in a sieve.
  • Pour onto a plate covered with kitchen paper and rub thoroughly dry with more kitchen paper.
  • Place the chickpeas in the ActiFry and set timer for 10 minutes, removing and shaking the pan half way through.
  • Add the sesame oil, smoked paprika, onion powder, sea salt and pepper and set timer for 8 minutes, removing and shaking pan half way through.
  • Finally drizzle the maple syrup over the chickpeas and set timer for 4 minutes, removing and shaking pan half way through.
  • Chickpeas should be crispy on the outside and slightly soft on the inside, continue cooking if necessary until ready.
  • Pour onto a plate and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

Timings based on a Tefal ActiFry Express, other models will require longer cooking time. The chickpeas will clump together so shaking the pan is vital to get an even roast.

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  3. Renee

    These are sooo nice! Do you think it would work just as well with other oils, such as vegetable or olive? x

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  4. Margaret gallagher

    Oh yes please -perfecy to entice my FAMILY to eat more if the good stuff
    This flavour will make all the difference

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  10. Katie Bryson

    Wow these look super tasty Camilla… I’m such a savoury snacker, it really is an affliction… so I’m going to have to give these a try. I don’t have an actifry but might try roasting them in the oven instead.

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  14. Lucy

    These look lovely and the maple and paprika flavours sound great! I’d have to try roasting them in the oven, do you have any idea of timings?

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  15. A S,Edinburgh

    I love chickpeas, and these flavours; these look like they’d be difficult to stop eating! Great recipe, thank you.

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  21. William Gould

    This looks very interesting! We eat a lot of chickpeas but usually just added to a salad to add flavour and texture. These look like very moor-ish nibbles!

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