April 28, 2018

Chickpeas get deliciously hip and snacky



I'm still making my way through the last samples brought home from Vegfest 2018 — I'm a slow snacker, I know. I had a few packets of Hippeas to try, but I had avoided opening them. Maybe it was because I had had a less than pleasant experience with a different chickpea snack, and the Hippeas just didn't seem appealing. I love homemade crispy chickpeas, but haven't been impressed with commercial ones. But, I needed a little something fast to eat, and grabbed a bag of Hippeas organic chickpea snacks — not what I was expecting. I was picturing little, round, toasted chickpeas, but I got a crunchy puffed snack that grabbed my immediate attention.



These crispy little crunchies were delicious. They have a definite cheesy, nutritional-yeasty flavor that I found irresistible — kind of like their bright orange supermarket counterparts, but, you know, organic and vegan. My sample bags were tiny, and I wanted more. We looked at our local co-op and at Whole Foods, but couldn't find them. Then, we went to do our bi-monthly Costco shopping, and were wandering down the snack isle, with Hippeas the farthest thing from our minds, when what did we see sitting on a shelf but a big bag of Hippeas! You just never know what you'll find at Costco — it's always a treasure hunt. (You also don't know if the great product you found will ever be there again!) I now have two bags in the pantry.

I've only tried the cheddar version, but they come in assorted flavors — sriracha sunshine, far out fajita and a few others. Amazon has them if you can't find them locally. They are GOOD! I admit, for the past two nights I had some for dessert after dinner!

I was not asked to write a review. I received my Hippeas as a sample at a public event. All opinions are my own. The Amazon links earn me a few cents if you use them to purchase the product, but mostly I include them as a convenience to readers.

8 comments:

  1. Hippeas are great! I love the fact that they're sold at most Starbucks too, so there's always a decent snack option on the go.

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    1. I'm not a coffee drinker so I never go to Starbucks, but if they have Hippeas, I might have to. Today I found small bags at Vegan Haven, our vegan store that supports Pigs Peace Sanctuary, so now I know where to get some close to home.

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    2. Very cool! I'm bummed I didn't have time to check it out while I was in town. For what it's worth, I think the Fajita flavor are best. They're very cumin-forward and thus remind me a bit of falafel.

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    3. If I ever recover from my white cheddar addiction, I'll try them. The bags are so small compared to the ones at Costco, though. Maybe Costco will expand their selection. I can only hope.

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  2. I'm a big fan of these - the Far Out Fajita in particular. I'm a sucker for anything crunchy!

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    1. You have these in London? And I had trouble finding them here? Seattle is letting me down. Now with two votes for fajita, I'm going to have to go back to Vegan Haven and buy a bag or two. Might as well try them all.

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  3. I'm a terrible snacker, I have a tendency to plow thru a bag of snacks in no time. I haven't seen these hippeas before but I love the name and look of them. What an awesome Costco find, I'm going to have to look for them there. :-)

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    1. I hope you find them and like them. I'm about to start large bag #2 from Costco. They have them at Starbucks and according to their Web site, Whole Foods.

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