These cinnamon toast crunch roasted chickpeas taste just like the cereal. Made with maple syrup, coconut oil and cinnamon, they’re a much healthier way to snack.

These cinnamon toast crunch roasted chickpeas taste just like the cereal. Made with maple syrup, coconut oil and cinnamon, they're a much healthier way to snack.
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I feel like roasted chickpeas were super hot as a food trend back in 2012 when I originally wrote this post and recipe for cinnamon toast crunch roasted chickpeas.

Evidence –> this recipe for spicy cinnamon roasted chickpeas published two months prior.

I’m not saying they’re not as good these days but I feel like we’ve sort of forgotten about them as a snacking option as of late.

Or, maybe it’s just me.

Regardless, they’re back in my life and I figured what better time to re-do this recipe a bit.

I was majorly into roasted nuts back in 2012 too – check out these spiced rosemary maple cider nuts for another throwback.

Roasting chickpeas with maple syrup and cinnamon produces a delicious snack that tastes just like Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal!

How To Make Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

I’ve learned a thing or two in the last 6 years, one of which is that the tediousness of peeling chickpeas is worth it…sometimes.

In hummus? Not worth it to me – I don’t mind if there’s a little bit of texture in my hummus.

For a roasted chickpeas recipe?

Worth it – those peels can sometimes enable sogginess after roasting and ain’t no one got time for that in a roasted chickpea.

Roasted = crispy and if you want crispy, you need to peel.

It’s 10 minutes of your life (seriously, I set a timer to see exactly how long peeling a 15oz. can of chickpeas would take and it was 10 minutes and 24 seconds with an interruption of taking the tissue out of my dog’s mouth that she stole from the garbage).

I’m telling you, it’s worth it.

Follow this trick to get crispy roasted chickpeas every time, these cinnamon toast crunch chickpeas are the perfect healthy, sweet snack.

My brother would flip for these.

He was the cinnamon toast crunch kid, I was the lucky charms one. We were not allowed to touch each other’s cereal boxes.

It was like the one treat my mom let us have in the house from time to time and there was an unspoken understanding that we didn’t mess with the other person’s stash.

25 or so years later though thanks to Trader Joe’s knock off, I’ve developed quite the affinity for the tasty cereal treat (one of my favorite bedtime snacks to round out my macros for the day) and when I say these cinnamon toast crunch roasted chickpeas taste JUST like it, I’m not even exaggerating.

I’ve also even made my own healthier version in this homemade cinnamon crunch cereal.

Thanks to maple syrup and coconut oil though you can feel a little bit better about snacking on these chickpeas instead of pouring bowlfuls of cereal from a box.

Ps- try these chocolate chip peanut butter chickpea blondies if you want another way to enjoy a sweet and decadent chickpea based dessert!

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Roasted Chickpeas are a sweet snack you can feel good about eating.

Another Trick for Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

In addition to peeling the chickpeas, this new method in the recipe tells you to let the oven cool with the chickpeas still in there, this really helps them crisp up and STAY crispy.

Don’t skip that part either.

If you don’t attack the whole baking sheet like Ulysses and I do and happen to have leftovers, the best way to store them to retain crispiness is in a paper bag, NOT a tupperware container.

Hope you give these a try and if you’d prefer a savory roasted chickpea option, check out these BBQ chickpeas instead – happy snacking!

Try out these recipes with roasted chickpeas too:
Caesar salad shrimp stuffed sweet potatoes with roasted chickpeas
Mediterranean roasted lamb – it’s a sheet pan meal with roasted chickpeas in the mix!

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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Roasted Chickpeas

Servings: 4 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 35 minutes
These cinnamon toast crunch roasted chickpeas taste just like the cereal. Made with maple syrup, coconut oil and cinnamon, they’re a much healthier way to snack.

Ingredients 

  • 15 ounces canned chickpeas, drained, rinsed and thoroughly dried
  • 1/2 tablespoon melted coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch sea salt

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F convection roast or 425°F if you don’t have a convection roast setting.
  • Spread chickpeas out on a dry dish towel and peel skins off. This will take about 10 minutes, it’s tedious but worth it for crispy roasted chickpeas that won’t get soggy!
  • Spread peeled chickpeas out on a baking sheet and roast for 10 minutes, shaking the pan once so they don’t stick.
  • Meanwhile, whisk together coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla in a small bowl.
  • Remove chickpeas from oven pour the coconut oil mixture over top, season with the cinnamon and sea salt and toss to combine making sure all the chickpeas are evenly coated.
  • Return baking sheet to the oven and roast an additional 12 minutes, tossing once half way through baking.
  • Turn the oven off, open the door a few inches and let oven cool with the baking sheet still in the oven.
  • Once cooled, chickpeas will be crispy and ready for snacking! Store in a paper bag to retain crispiness but there likely won’t be any leftover to do so!

Nutrition

Serving: 1SERVINGCalories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 8gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 295mgFiber: 7gSugar: 7g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American
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  1. Lol, I have never seen this site but knew about a similar recipe & was googling for it & this page came up. Was surprised you posted today. Great job in Google search. And I’ve got a new jar of tahini on hand so going to make these straight away. THANKS! and.. Happy Easter

  2. Cinnamon toast crunch was my favorite too! I love the beans for dessert idea haha. I’m not sure how anyone else will react to them, but I’m sure they’ll want to eat them up as soon as they try them. The chickpeas look so crunchy!

  3. I have a recipe for these too except I use more brown sugar so it gets extra caramely. They are so good and I could eat the entire tray pretty much right out of the oven. Double batches are a necessity :)

  4. after you tweeted about these yesterday, i couldn’t wait for the recipe! definitely making these this week!

  5. I sort of live by the saying- life is too short to make dessert out of beans, but these…. I could dig haha.

  6. Fabulous recipe!! I love roasted chickapeas they remind me of corn nuts, but way healthier!

  7. WHAT! Shut up! First of all – how did you drink wine all night and eat cheese and still manage to get a post up this morning?! Please tell me you set this up the day before…it will make me feel better about myself :)

    Second of all – those look awesome and I would like to be dipping my hand into that jar and grabbing fistfuls of it right now please. Thank you!

    1. haha, this post was written and scheduled while still sober before last night’s ridiculousness. Right now I’m nursing a hangover with some coconut water hoping I can get my act together enough soon to make 3 side dishes for Easter tomorrow!

      1. Okay, well I’m not glad that you’re nursing a hangover but I AM glad that that post was done well in advance…otherwise I’d feel pretty bad about myself and what I’m able to accomplish in life. Haha.

        Good luck with the hangover and the side dishes! :)

  8. My brother was also a cinnamon toast crunch kid. I was more into cocoa puffs…anything with chocolate, really.

    I can’t wait to try this recipe! Going to go soak some chickpeas now!