Comments on: Cheese & Onion Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

By: A Virtual Vegan

A Virtual Vegan — Sun, 17 May 2020 03:29:50 +0000

In reply to LeeAnn. Yay! Glad you're enjoying them. Curry flavour is a great idea!

By: LeeAnn

LeeAnn — Sun, 17 May 2020 00:42:32 +0000

These are delicious, easy to make and a wonderful healthy alternative to chips! I made as directed which were great and then made a second batch with curry powder which also turned out delicious. Thanks again!

By: A Virtual Vegan

A Virtual Vegan — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:52:37 +0000

In reply to Michelle. Ah I had no idea they'd be a free food on WW. Perfect. Enjoy eating millions of them!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:31:11 +0000

Wow. Wonderful recipe. I made them last night and tasted this morning! Brilliant, just brilliant and a free food on weight watchers! Thanks for such an easy quick recipe to keep healthy!!!!

By: A Virtual Vegan

A Virtual Vegan — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:56:14 +0000

In reply to Ivelisse. Glad you enjoyed them!

By: Ivelisse

Ivelisse — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 06:58:27 +0000

Love these...came out pretty perfect. Thank you!

By: A Virtual Vegan

A Virtual Vegan — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 18:18:44 +0000

In reply to zarae. A few people have made the mistake of coating the chickpeas with the flavourings at the beginning of cooking. You didn't do that did you? If so that would explain why they became a little burnt. It's important to add it in the last 10 minutes. If you did add it in the last 10 minutes, then maybe your oven just runs a little hotter than mine. Perhaps reduce the temp to 375°F or reduce the first round of cooking by 5 minutes. That should help. With regards nutritional yeast, all brands are not created equal. Some aren't very good and do not taste cheesy. Braggs and Bob's Red Mill, which seem to be the most popular and easiest to find, are 2 of the worst in my experience. It's worth experimenting to find one you really like with a good cheesy flavour. I buy Hoosier Farms nutritional yeast from Amazon. It's by far my favourite and it's super cheap too. Feel free to play around with the ratios though. You can always reduce the onion powder and up the nutritional yeast, or add any other dried spices that you fancy. Stir it up in a bowl first and taste, adjusting as you go to get it just right for you before you coat the chickpeas. Hope that helps!

By: zarae

zarae — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:35:28 +0000

OK, so I pinned these cheesy & onion chickpeas because they look and sound divine. A great 'clean' savory snack, so I was all in! I must give you kudos that you were right on point with the preparation, as they are very crunchy. I prepared exactly as instructed. I kept mine in the oven overnight as you suggested. However, I am not getting too much of the nooch ('cheesy") flavor and mine are a tad burnt. I'm getting more onion flavor than cheese flavor. I will certainly give this another try because it is a perfect savory snack and while I am not gluten free, I am a clean eater so this is staying in my recipe box. I'm wondering if I should take them out of the over sooner? Thanks for the perfect crunchy snack!

By: Lourdes

Lourdes — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 20:56:39 +0000

I made these chickpeas yesterday for New Years and I went exactly by the recipe. They were extremely hard and had too much onion powder. I will try another recipe next time.

By: A Virtual Vegan

A Virtual Vegan — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 04:49:59 +0000

In reply to Alina. The starchy can water needs to be left on the chickpeas for the recipe to work which is why you don't rinse them. Then the aquafaba (liquid from the can) is used instead of oil to make the recipe oil free. So yes everything in the post is correct. Chickpea brine is a wonderful ingredient for vegan cooking. It is a fantastic egg replacer in baking, an oil substitute and you can even make meringue with it. It's a very popular ingredient and used by most vegans. All it is is water and salt along with starch that has leeched out from the beans.