Field Trip Snacks: Chickpea butter
If you combine roasted chickpeas and sunflower seeds with olive oil and a dash of coconut sugar and sea salt, the net result (‘chickpea butter’) is remarkably similar to peanut butter, minus the nuts, says Field Trip Snacks: "For kids that want to bring peanut butter & jelly sandwiches to school but they can’t, they now have an alternative."
"Initial trial has come through online customers and the response has been overwhelmingly positive," says Field Trip co-founder Tom Donigan.
Speaking to FoodNavigator-USA at the Specialty Food Association’s Winter Fancy Food Show, Levey said chickpea butter was a logical adjacency for Field Trip (best known for its jerky), which is appealing to shoppers looking for portable protein via simple, nutritious foods.
“It’s not a hummus, and it’s not sticky in any way, it tastes just like a peanut butter."