This easy 4-ingredient Chickpea Chips are a healthier snack than potato chips and are packed with plant-based protein and fiber. Bonus, these vegan, gluten-free chickpea flour chips are perfect for dipping into guacamole or vegan nacho cheese sauce and making your party platter healthy and tasty.
I created this recipe to provide a healthier, protein-rich alternative to traditional chips. These chips are quick to make, ready in just 16 minutes, and packed with plant-based protein from chickpea flour.
Unlike store-bought options, which can contain unhealthy fats and artificial ingredients, these homemade chips use simple, wholesome ingredients. You can change the seasoning to make them even more special – you can enjoy them with a variety of flavors, from classic sea salt to spicy chili powder.
These chips offer a tasty and nutritious snacking option that you can feel good about.
Chickpea chips, also known as chickpea flour chips or chickpea flour crackers, are crunchy thin crackers made of garbanzo flour or besan flour. They are nutritious vegan snacks loaded with plant-based protein and gluten-free, and egg-free.
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Chickpea Chips
Ingredients
- 1 cup Chickpea Flour - besan, gram, garbanzo bean flour
- 2 tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
- 2-3 tablespoons Lukewarm Water
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Spices
- ¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Cumin
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Measure your flour and sieve with a fine-mesh sieve. Press the flour lumps onto the mesh to get the thin particle of flour to go through. Discard the small impurities left inside the sieve.
- Stir in spices, olive oil, and lukewarm water. Start mixing with a spoon, then knead with your hands. Depending on the type of chickpea flour you used, you may have to add more water or flour. If too dry, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until you can form a ball the size of an orange. The dough is tough but not wet or sticky. If sticky or wet, add sifted flour.
- Divide the dough in half. Place half of the dough between two pieces of parchment paper – you can sprinkle some chickpea flour on the paper to prevent the dough from sticking to your paper.
- Press dough with your hand, start to roll as thin as possible – the thinner, the crispier! I recommend rolling the dough into a 5×9-inch rectangle (12×24 cm) to make 28 thin, crunchy chips. Watch my picture above in this post to see how I fold my paper to encase the dough into a rectangle shape and make perfect triangle tortillas.
- Peel off the top piece of parchment paper, cut out triangles. I get 28 tortilla chips from half the dough and spread them apart to prevent the chips from touching each other.
- Slide the piece of parchment paper with the chickpea tortilla chips onto a baking sheet.
- Bake on the center rack for 6 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
- Meanwhile, repeat the same process to roll the leftover dough and create more chips.
- Serve on its own or with guacamole, hummus, or as a base to loaded nachos.
- Store for up to 2 weeks in a dark, dry place in a sealed container.
Notes
Nutrition
Ingredients and Substitutions
It’s very easy to make your own chickpea chips at home using three simple ingredients. All you need to make crunchy besan crackers are:
- Chickpea Flour, also known as besan flour or garbanzo flour. While besan flour and garbanzo flour are not exactly the same thing, both having different amounts of fiber and water absorption in recipes, they both work to make chickpea chips.
- Olive Oil or neutral oil like almond oil or melted coconut oil.
- Favorite Spices – optional, you can make plain chickpea chips, but we love adding garlic powder, salt, pepper, cumin, and a pinch of turmeric to boost their yellow color and make them look like chickpea flour tortilla chips.
You can use any sort of chickpea flour but keep in mind that variety impacts water absorbance.
There are two types of chickpea flour available at the grocery store:
- Besan flour or gram flour is made from brown roasted chickpea, and it’s much finer. It needs less water.
- Chickpea flour or Garbanzo bean flour is made from white roasted chickpeas. This is coarser than besan flour and needs more water to come together.
That’s why this chickpea cracker recipe provides a range of water that you will have to adjust depending on the type of chickpea flour you used.
How To Make Chickpea Chips (in Pictures)
Serving Suggestions
These chickpea chips are delicious on their own as a healthy snack food but even better dipped in:
- Guacamole
- Hummus
- Salsa
Another great idea is to make a platter of loaded nachos using your chickpea tortilla chips as a healthy nacho replacement. Spread a layer of chickpea chips on a baking sheet and top with a layer of lentil taco meat, vegan cheese, and bake 6-8 minutes until the cheese is melted. Serve the chickpea chips topped with salsa sauce, coconut cream, mashed avocado, and cilantro.
More Chickpea Flour Recipes
I love to bake with chickpea flour because it makes delicious healthy vegan, gluten-free recipes. Below I listed more chickpea flour recipes for you to try.
I rarely comment on these. But I have to say, this is one of my favorite recipes. I use the published ingredients as a base and then embellish the seasonings according to my tastes or interests (e.g., Italian, Mexican, etc.) The experimental opportunities are numerous! I may adjust the other ingredients depending on what I’m wanting to toss in (i.e., water or oil type additions).
This is the only recipe that seems to work for. It’s highly flexible! I love it!