Chocolate Covered Chickpeas
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Chocolate Covered Chickpeas
Description
This recipe starts by rinsing and thoroughly drying canned garbanzo beans before roasting them with olive oil and a dash of sea salt at 400°F. Ensuring the chickpeas are dry helps them crisp up rather than steam. Once roasted and cooled, the chickpeas are coated in melted vegan semi-sweet chocolate, spread evenly in a pan to create a bark about a quarter inch thick.
The coated chickpeas are then frozen until fully solid and broken into pieces. The combination of salty roasted chickpeas and smooth chocolate creates a distinctive texture contrast and layered flavor. The use of vegan chocolate ensures this snack suits vegan dietary preferences if desired.
Choosing good quality chocolate is important since it is the dominant flavor. Storage and adjustments to roasting temperature can help achieve the desired crispiness without burning. Using pre-roasted chickpeas can also save time.
Ingredients
- 1 garbanzo beans rinsed and drained, canned
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- sea salt dash
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips vegan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C). Lay the garbanzo beans on a flat surface and pat dry with a towel or paper towel. You want your beans to be as dry as possible before roasting.
- In a medium bowl, toss the garbanzo beans and olive oil together. Once evenly coated, lay them out on a baking sheet and sprinkle with salt.
- Once roasted, remove the garbanzo beans and set them aside to cool. While they’re cooling, melt your vegan chocolate chips. You can either double boil them, or microwave them in 45 second increments, stirring in between, until they are smooth and melted.
- Once the vegan chocolate is melted, combine with the chickpeas in a bowl and transfer to an 8x8 baking pan and spread evenly. Bark should be about a quarter inch thick, or as thick as a chickpea is tall.
- Put it in the freezer and break it up once it is completely solid.
Notes
- Use good quality vegan chocolate as it is the main flavor.
- Pat chickpeas very dry before roasting to ensure crispness.
- Watch roasting temperature and time closely; reduce temperature if chickpeas brown too quickly without crisping.
- Pre-roasted packaged chickpeas can be used to save time.
- Use cooked canned chickpeas; avoid raw or soaked ones.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8pieces
Amount Per Serving
Calories 205 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 205kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 9mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 155mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 14IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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