Crispy chickpeas are my favorite. When you cover them in a little sugar, they can become a healthy sweet treat. These Cinnamon Toast Crunch Chickpeas (vegan + gluten free) are made in your air fryer or oven and are so good.

air fryer cinnamon toast crunch chickpeas

These chickpeas are sweet and crunchy. They make a great high protein and healthy vegan snack. I am obsessed. They are also so easy to make. All in all these are a delicious and must try vegan snack recipe.

Let's get into the recipe.

These crispy cinnamon sugar chickpeas are

gluten free, dairy free, egg free and plant based
high in protein
easy to make
made with healthier for you ingredients
made in the air fryer or oven
perfect for when you are craving a sweet but healthy snack

cinnamon toast crunch chickpeas air fried

Ingredients for healthy air fried cinnamon toast crunch chickpeas

chickpeas
coconut oil
cinnamon
coconut sugar

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions for healthy high protein vegan stew

chickpeas in bowl with oil, sugar and cinnamon

Step 1: Toss your chickpeas in oil, cinnamon and cacao

Step 2: Air fry chickpeas for 12-14 minutes.

air fried cinnamon toast crunch chickpeas

Step 3: Serve!

Substitutions

Coconut sugar- can be subbed with brown sugar
Coconut oil- can be subbed with another neutral oil

Equipment

I love my ninja xl air fryer.

Storage instructions for vegan crispy air fried cinnamon sugar chickpeas

The leftover chickpeas can be stored in a sealed container in your fridge for up to 2 days.

Other vegan sweet snacks to try

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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Chickpeas (vegan + gluten free)

These Cinnamon Toast Crunch Chickpeas (vegan + gluten free) will be your new go to vegan recipe.

Author: Kristi
Prep Time: 5
Cook Time: 12
Total Time: 17 minutes
Yield: 3 1x
Category: snacks
Method: air fryer
Cuisine: american

Scale

Ingredients

1 can chickpeas - drained and patted dry
1 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tbsp coconut sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

Add chickpeas to a large bowl and toss in coconut oil, sugar and cinnamon until fully coated.
Add chickpeas to air fryer and air fry for 10-13 minutes, until crisp. If you do not have an air fryer, roast chickpeas on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Serve and enjoy

Keywords: crispy chickpeas, cinnamon toast crunch chickpeas