Chocolate Covered Chickpeas

Hand holding a chocolate covered chickpea cluster with salt on top, more clusters are in the background.

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Chocolate covered chickpeas balance crunchy dry roasted chickpeas with smooth dark chocolate for a tasty nut-free snack or treat. These easy 3-ingredient clusters take very little hands on time to make.

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Chill Time1

Total Time1 50

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan

Servings: clusters

Calories: 178kcal

Author: Sarah Pilley

Ingredients

15.5 ounce chickpea can about 1 ½ cups
⅔ cup dark chocolate chips about 4 ounces
1 teaspoon canola oil

Optional Additions

coarse or flaky sea salt to taste

Instructions

Drain, rinse, and dry 15.5 ounce chickpea can.

Completely pat the chickpeas dry to get that ideal crunch. Otherwise, you'll end up steaming them!

Dry roast chickpeas directly on a metal sheet pan in the oven at 425°F for 40 minutes, giving them a shake after 20 minutes.
Remove the chickpeas from the pan and let them cool for a couple minutes.
Melt ⅔ cup dark chocolate chips with 1 teaspoon canola oil in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between. This should only take 1 minute in total.
Mix roasted chickpeas with melted chocolate.

Add in any extracts or mix-ins at this point, if desired.

Dollop about ¼ cup of the chocolate chickpea mixture onto parchment paper to make 6 clusters total.
Add a sprinkle of sea salt to the chocolate clusters, if desired.
Chill the chickpea clusters in the fridge for about an hour to allow the chocolate to harden.

Notes

Variations: Make smaller bite-sized pieces, each about 1 to 2 tablespoons. Or, spread the chocolate chickpeas into an even layer to make bark.

Up The Protein: For even more protein, mix in pumpkin seeds or popped quinoa. Drizzle the top of each cluster with sunflower seed butter (or almond butter if you aren't nut-free).

Storage: Store leftover chocolate covered chickpeas in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about a week. That is, if you don't eat them all by then. Mine never last more than a couple days!

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