Description
A sweet, spicy, crunchy snack mix featuring roasted chickpeas, popcorn, peanuts, and plantain chips coated in a buttery glaze. Perfect for sharing, meal prep, or satisfying snack cravings.
Ingredients
1 can garbanzo beans
4 cups popcorn
1 cup plantain chips
1/2 cup peanuts
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 to 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 to 3 teaspoons brown sugar
Optional dried fruit
Optional chocolate chips
Instructions
- Drain the garbanzo beans and spread them on a paper towel. Gently rub them dry.
- Place chickpeas in an air fryer basket, lightly spray with oil, and season with salt and cayenne if desired.
- Air fry at 400°F for 15 minutes, shaking every 5 minutes and checking after 10 minutes to prevent overcooking.
- Prepare popcorn using your preferred method.
- In a large bowl, combine roasted chickpeas, popcorn, plantain chips, and peanuts.
- Melt butter and stir in brown sugar and cayenne pepper until smooth.
- Pour the butter mixture over the snack mix and stir to coat evenly.
- Spread mixture on a baking sheet and bake at 250°F for 45 minutes, stirring once halfway through.
- Let cool completely, then add dried fruit or chocolate chips if desired before serving.
Notes
Adjust cayenne pepper to control spice level.
Swap peanuts with cashews or almonds if preferred.
Add cinnamon or extra sugar for a sweeter variation.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for a few days.
Reheat briefly in a low oven to restore crispness.
Add chocolate chips only after cooling to prevent melting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 290 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
