Roasted Chickpeas

A friend mentioned these to me about two years ago, and they have become one of my favorite snacks.  You can make them sweet, salty, or spicy, and they are much more healthy, and just as fulfilling, as chips and other snacks.

Here's What You Need:

12oz bag of dried chickpeas/garbanzo beans OR 2 cans of chickpeas

4 tbs extra virgin olive oil

               

And, depending on what you're in the mood for:

                For spicy:

                salt
                pepper
                chili powder
                Tabasco sauce

                For roasted garlic:

                2 tsp minced garlic

                For sweet:

                Cinnamon

                Sugar

Here's What You Do:

If you start with the dried chickpeas, make sure to soak them overnight!  They won't be too appetizing if you forget to soak and then break your teeth. :)

Take your chickpeas and toss them around in the olive oil.  Make sure to coat them really well.  Apply the seasoning of your choosing, with as much of each as you can handle.  As long as you make sure to get some on each of the chickpeas, you should be good.

Put the chickpeas in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for an hour.  Make sure to check on them periodically to make sure they don't burn.  Burning is easy if you don't use enough oil.

Let them cool, and enjoy!