Roasted Chick Pea Snack Mix
This sweet and spicy roasted chick pea snack mix is packed with fiber and protein and perfect when you’re looking for a healthy, crunchy snack!
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
Ingredients
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1 can Bush’s® Garbanzo Beans
4 cups popcorn
1 cup plantain chips
1/2 cup peanuts
Optional mix ins- dried fruit, chocolate chips
2 Tbsp butter
1/2 – 1 tsp cayenne pepper
2–3 tsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Drain Bush’s® Garbanzo Beansand pour onto a paper towel. Rub gently to dry.
- Put chick peas in the basket of an air fryer and spray with oil. Roast plain or sprinkle with a little salt and 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper if desired.
- Set air fryer to 400 degrees and cook 15 min, stopping to toss every 5 min. Check every min or so after 10 min until you figure out how quickly they cook in your air fryer. (See note below if you don’t have an air fryer.)
- Put 1/4 cup popcorn kernels in a brown paper lunch sack. Fold the top down and use the popcorn button in the microwave. (See note below)
- Combine roasted chick peas and popcorn in a large bowl with plantain chips and peanuts.
- Melt 2 Tbsp butter and mix in brown sugar and cayenne. Stir to combine then pour over snack mixture. Stir well.
- Pour onto a baking sheet and bake at 250 for 45 min, stirring once. Let cool completely before eating.
Notes
- If you don’t have an air fryer you can roast the chickpeas in the oven.
- Feel free to cook the popcorn however you like or use store bought.
- You can sub banana chips or crunchy cereal for the plantain chips.
- For a savory mix, skip the brown sugar and add garlic powder or paprika. Adjust the amount of cayenne pepper to fit your taste.
- Mix in any optional additions like dried fruit or chocolate chips after it’s completely cooled.
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