January 14, 2022

Turmeric and honey roasted chickpeas

Bowl of roasted chickpeas.

Nutty, flavorful, a little sweet, and a little salty, these roasted turmeric and honey chickpeas make a great snack, appetizer, salad topping, and more. 

Chickpeas are something we always have a can or two of in the pantry. They are such a great food to have on hand for adding to soups, salads, curry, making hummus, and so much more. 

You can also roast them in the oven with different spices and flavors for a delicious snack (or salad or soup topping). This is a great way to make them nutty and flavorful. The inside is still creamy, but the outside turns all roasted and nutty in flavor.

These chickpeas (or garbanzo beans) are flavored with turmeric, coriander, a tiny dash of cayenne pepper, and then a bit of honey for sweetness and some salt. The warm spices and honey make a delicious flavor combination

Turmeric is a deeply yellow/orange colored spice made from a tuber. The flavor is a little bitter and can be pungent, but also a bit sweet. It also is quite stainy, so always be careful when handling turmeric or things like these chickpeas that are coated in turmeric. Your fingers may turn yellow!

Turmeric and honey roasted chickpeas.

While we like to have these as a side dish to an Indian-inspired dinner, or as a snack with drinks, roasted chickpeas are also lovely on a salad for some protein and texture. You can also use them as a garnish on a soup like butternut squash or pumpkin soups.

It's easy to change-up the spices and flavors on roasted chickpeas. You can make them sweet or spicy, or simply use just olive oil and salt. Play around with spices like black pepper, garlic, smoked paprika, cinnamon, and/or other spices you enjoy. 

Honey isn't necessary, but I like the flavor combination with the turmeric and honey here. I always enjoy the sweet/spicy/salty combination. You can use maple syrup as well. 

It is important to drain, rinse, and then dry the chickpeas before roasting them. This will help them to roast nicely rather than be wet and steam.

Give these a try soon for a new kind of snack!

Finished roasted chickpeas.

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I hope you give these turmeric and honey roasted chickpeas a try! Let me know in the comments below.

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This recipe was originally published in 2014 and has been updated in 2022 with a recipe card, new text, and more to improve reader experience.

Check out these other chickpea and bean recipes:

Lemon Garlic Scape & White Bean Dip

Easy Roasted Edamame (Mukimame)

Carrot Top Hummus

Eggplant & Chickpea Fritters w/ Herb Yogurt Sauce

61 comments:

  1. I love turmeric for how healthy it is! Sounds like these chickpeas are a superfood packed snack!

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  2. I love turmeric too. Tasty way to jazz up the chickpeas. I did pin the recipe.

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  3. First of all, these sound delicious. Second of all, your photos look awesome!

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  4. Great healthy snack and tumeric is very warming really good for you as well. I would love to add these to my salad for an extra crunch.

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  5. Oh man, roasted chickpeas have been on my to-do list for a while! These look absolutely delicious, too!

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  6. I LOVE roasted chickpeas but have never tried the spice combination. I bet the turmeric is fantastic here!

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  7. Chickpeas are one of my favorite snacks.. I just can't get enough! Loving this turmeric taste on these, must have!

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  8. I made roasted chickpeas once before, but never with tumeric. Great idea!

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  9. I use a lot of turmeric, and your chickpea recipe sounds delicious. I like to add turmeric and black pepper to roasted vegetables both for the flavor and the health benefits.
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  14. i lived for this sort of thing back when i was eating gluten free! yum!

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  15. ohh... they look fantastic! I'm dying to eat them all :)

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  16. I Pinned and Facebooked, I am already a Liker for both :-). I went to the page. I have a big tub of Turmeric already, otherwise I would have bought a bag. I love Turmeric. I sneak it into Caleb's food and smoothies. I also use it for dying stuff. The yellow turns out so pretty with an earthy look, (and smell) :-)

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  17. I would make Stuffed Eggplant,Potato Cakes, Chicken & Dumplings- I love lots of turmeric in all of those!

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  20. Turmeric is so great. Wonderful health benefits and I love the color it adds. I love snacking on chickpeas and will try this! Pinning

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  22. These chickpeas sounds like a great snack for cocktails! I love adding turmeric to rice and the pretty color that results.

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  23. I love this combo of flavors. Those chickpeas must taste great and be so good for you!

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  24. Damn delicious!!!!
    ii'm affraid i can't stop digging those spicy sticky goodness....

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  25. I love the chickpeas recipe, I would use in on cashews too and of course when making dinner

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  26. Hi Amy, your this chickpea look so addictive and delicious. I love any chickpea recipes but often just boil in slow cooker with salt for snack.
    Thanks for sharing your recipe.

    Have a wonderful week ahead,regards.

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  27. I think the potato cakes sound delicious! I would use it in many meals :)

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  28. Oh yum, all your recipe links sound fantastic! Saag paneer is my favorite (along with chicken korma) when I eat at indian restaurants, so I'd probably try that first. Yum!
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  31. I'd try a Moroccan Chicken recipe that uses turmeric.
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  36. I would make golden milk. I've wanted to try it for a while now and with this, I could make it every night.
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  41. I don't think I've ever used Tumeric, but I've seen so much about it recently I'm looking forward to giving it a try. I think I'll use it in a nice dish of shrimp with curry!

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  46. I would use the tumeric in food, probably to make vegetables more interesting. I'd also like to try it as a face mask, as suggested on the Amazon page. Thanks for the giveaway! :)

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  50. I didn't know turmeric had such interesting health properties! I would probably try it first on roasted potatoes and sweet potatoes or roasted vegetables.

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  51. I would like to take it and sprinkle it over hot popcorn. I'd also like to try it with yellow beans from Peru and add some garlic and onion.

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  52. I've actually never tried turmeric before, so I think I'd start out by using it to make the chickpea recipe you have above!

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  57. I'd try a Moroccan Chicken recipe! Sounds delicious!

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  60. Oh as the mom of teen boys I'm always looking for snack options! They EAT all the time.

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  61. I love roasted chickpeas and need to try these with the honey and Tumeric! Sounds yummy! Pinned :)

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