Ranch Roasted Air Fryer Chickpeas

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Trader Joe’s used to sell these amazing ranch roasted chickpeas. Unfortunately, it seems not everyone loved them like I did as they no longer carry them. So, with gaping hole left in my snack drawer, I set out to make my own ranch roasted chickpeas. The result are these air fryer chickpeas ranch that you will want to eat by the handful.

I did a TON of recipe testing for how to make roasted chickpeas in air fryer. The ultimate combination to get these just perfect does include some oven time. However, that is optional and you can skip it and opt for air drying instead.

What is an air fryer?

An air fryer uses circulating hot air to cook foods instead of oil or fats. Think of it as a small convection oven. A lot of recipes still need a little bit of oil on the physical basket of the air fryer to keep the food from sticking but that is about it. 

Which air fryer should you buy?

I love my Ninja Air Fryer but here are a few other options that also get great reviews.

• OMORC 6-quart Air Fryer (this one has a cool keep warm function)
• COROSI 5.8 quart Air Fryer
• TidyLife 6.3 quart Air Fryer

One of the key things for this recipe is to make sure chickpeas are dry before tossing them with the ranch seasoning. Otherwise, they don’t crisp as well. They are still super tasty but just not quite as crispy.

Air Fryer Roasted Chickpea Seasoning

You could easily change up the flavor in these roasted chickpeas and replace the ranch with your favorite seasonings. The cooking process will not change a bit provided you are using a dry seasoning. If you want to do just plain sea salt, I recommend seasoning the roasted chickpeas after they are done cooking though.

Other Great Snack Recipes

If you love this recipe for air fryer roasted chickpeas, be sure to try these other great snack recipes:

• Chai Spiced Pecans
• Ten Minute Easy Glazed Nut Mix
• Sriracha Chex Mix
• Frozen Yogurt Bites
• Air Fryer Green Bean Fries

Air Fryer Chickpeas with Ranch

These air fryer roasted chickpeas are tossed in ranch seasoning to give them an extra kick that is perfect for all of your snacking needs.

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Author: Shannah Coe

Ingredients

• 1 can chickpeas rinsed and drained
• 2 Tablespoons ranch seasoning
• Olive oil or avocado oil spray

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Spread drained chickpeas onto prepared baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes; shaking occasionally.
  1 can chickpeas
• Remove from oven and toss chickpeas with ranch seasoning.
  2 Tablespoons ranch seasoning
• Spray basket of air fryer with olive oil or avocado oil. Add seasoned chickpeas.
  Olive oil or avocado oil spray
• Cook chickpeas, in the air fryer, at 380 degrees for 12 minutes; shaking the basket every 4 minutes.
• Remove from air fryer basket and spread in single layer to let cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

• You can skip steps and 1 and 2 and dry the chickpeas on a paper towel lined baking sheet instead. This may not get them quite as crispy because some residual moisture left on the chickpeas.
• The ranch seasoning can be replaced with any dry seasoning.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 82kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 287mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g

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