Easy Oven or Air Fryer Snack

Air fryer ranch chickpeas are a delicious treat you’ll want to serve for a variety of occasions. Enjoy them as a game day munchie or place them alongside a cheese ball with crackers, a platter of deviled eggs, and some refreshing fruit kabobs with yogurt.

Make this treat as a game-day snack or to put on the appetizer table before a special dinner. All you need are a can of chickpeas, ranch dressing mix, and olive oil. You can add more ingredients to add flavor if you like.

Crispy Air Fryer Treats

There are so many different ways to make crispy chickpeas in the air fryer. If you like a little bit of heat, you can use buffalo sauce instead of ranch dressing mix.

Just keep in mind that some sauces burn more quickly than others. So I recommend crisping them up after you drain them. Then add the seasoning for the last couple of minutes.

Ingredients You’ll Need for Crispy Ranch Chickpeas

As always, I find the quickest and easiest ways to make food, including these chickpeas.

Instead of breaking down the ingredients and adding them individually, I use ready-made ranch dressing mix.

Here are the ingredients to make this delicious, crispy treat:

• Canned chickpeas, drained. Some people rinse them, but I don’t. That’s completely up to you.
• Ranch dressing mix.
• Olive oil.

For exact measurements of each ingredient and full directions, go to the recipe card at the bottom of the page. You can even print out the card by using the “print” button.

You can even add salt and pepper if you want. I just think the ranch mix has plenty of salt, at least for me.

Easy Directions

After draining the chickpeas, pour all of them into your air fryer basket. Give the basket a good shake to spread them out into a single layer.

Air fry the chickpeas for 15 minutes on 375 degrees F. Halfway through the cycle (at about 7 or 8 minutes), pull out the basket and shake it again. This helps flip the chickpeas so all sides can get good and crispy.

After they finish this first cycle, pour them into a medium-size bowl. Drizzle them with olive oil and sprinkle the ranch dressing mix over them. Stir gently to make sure all of the chickpeas are coated with the olive oil and ranch mix.

Pour them back into the basket and air fry at 350 degrees for another 2 minutes. Make sure you turn the temperature down from 375 to 350, or you might wind up with burned chickpeas.

After 2 minutes, check on them to make sure they’re the crispness you like. You can return them to the air fryer for 1-minute increments until they’re perfect.

Oven Roasted Chickpeas

If you prefer your oven to an air fryer, you can certainly enjoy this treat. It will take just a little longer, but they come out just as good.

Over a sheet pan with parchment paper. Place the chickpeas on the pan in a single layer and roast them for about 20 minutes in a preheated 375˚ F oven.

Remove them from the oven and stir them around. Return them to the oven and roast for another 10 minutes.

Again, remove them from the oven. Drizzle them with the olive oil and ranch seasoning mix. Roast for another 5 minutes.

Note: Some ovens are hotter than others. So if you’re not sure, check on them about 5 minutes before the end of each cooking cycle to prevent burning the chickpeas.

Vary the Flavors

If you want to try a variety of air fryer chickpeas, try making some seasoning blends of your own. Next time I make them, I might use a curry mixture.

Or you can use a taco seasoning mix for south-of-the-border flavor. Sprinkle the mixture over the chickpeas before putting them in the air fryer.

For a sweet air fryer chickpea, try mixing cinnamon and sugar. Or you can even add some cocoa powder.

More Savory Snack Recipes

If you’re looking for something to feed a large crowd, make these yummy (and wonderful) pepperoni pretzel pizza bites. You can make them with regular or gluten-free pretzels.

Those who like to dip will love this super easy homemade salsa. It’s delicious with chips or spooned onto any other food that needs a little extra zing.

My friend Carlee makes these baked crab lagoon egg rolls, so take a peek at the recipe on her blog.

Something else you and your family will enjoy is this flavorful taco dip. It’s so easy to make, yet it offers a boatload of flavor.

Cheese lovers who enjoy crunchy snacks will absolutely love these delicious low-carb cheese crisps!

A Few Sweet Snack Recipes

Don’t forget to make something for those who love sweets. One of my favorite sweet snacks is this chocolate chip fluff dip that’s perfect for cookies or fruit.

These candied pecans are absolutely out of this world delicious. You’ll want to make a bunch of these because they’ll disappear quickly.

Even if you don’t make a pie (for leftover pie crust), you can still make these delicious pie crust cinnamon crisps. In fact, you can use a whole pie crust to make a batch of these delightful and tasty treats.

Another fun sweet treat is a batch of peanut butter balls. The biggest decision you’ll have to make is whether or not to coat them in chocolate. Why not do some of both?

You can also make some yummy coconut balls. They’re addictive, so watch out!

To round out the sweet side of the snack table, try this chocolate peanut butter moose munch because … well, who doesn’t like chocolate and peanut butter together?

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