This easy Vegan Buffalo Chickpea Dip is the perfect option for a quick dairy-free appetizer.
A plant-based replacement for traditional buffalo chicken dip, this makes a great option for a BBQ or game day dish to share. It comes together in under 30 minutes with just 4 ingredients.
The creaminess comes from this Homemade Vegan Ranch Dressing.
For more easy vegan dips try this Lemon Basil Hummus or Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip.
If you are craving more Buffalo flavors, try these Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Wings.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Classic flavor – This buffalo dip gives all the classic flavors you’d expect from traditional buffalo chickpea dip, just without the chicken or dairy.
- Easy to adjust – If you want a smoother, creamier dip, you can use a bean like cannellini. If you want some extra spice, you can easily increase the amount of buffalo sauce or add diced jalapenos to this dip.
Ingredients
- Chickpeas – Chickpeas replace chicken in this plant-based version. You could make this with any white bean, like cannellini, but it would turn out a bit smoother than with the chickpeas.
- Vegan Ranch – Make your own or try one of the many store-bought vegan ranch dressings available. This helps balance the spiciness of the buffalo sauce, while also adding tons of flavor.
- Buffalo Sauce – Frank’s is my favorite (not sponsored), but you could use any buffalo sauce that you like. Feel free to increase the amount to ½ cup if you like it a bit spicier.
- Vegan Cheddar cheese – Violife is my favorite brand for both flavor and smoothness of melt (not sponsored, I just really love it).
How to Make Buffalo Chickpea Dip
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Rinse and drain the chickpeas and place them into a small baking dish. Use a potato masher to mash the chickpeas to your desired texture. You can leave some chickpeas whole or mash them all completely – up to you.
Add the vegan ranch, buffalo sauce, and half of the vegan cheddar cheese to the dish and mix until everything is evenly combined. This part can get a bit messy. To minimize the mess, you can do all of your mixing in a large mixing bowl then transfer to the baking dish once combined.
Top the dish with the remaining vegan cheddar cheese and bake at 350F for 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven, let cool a few minutes and serve with your favorite chip or veggies for dipping. Enjoy!
How to Store Buffalo Chickpea Dip
- Fridge: Leftovers will last 3-5 days in the refrigerator when stored in an air-tight container.
More Tips
- Not Vegan? This basic recipe can be used for buffalo chicken dip as well, just sub out the chickpeas. You can keep this dish dairy free by using the vegan options of ranch and cheddar, or sub those as well to make this dip vegetarian instead of vegan.
- Gluten-Free? This dip is good to go! Just ensure that your chosen brand of vegan cheddar and vegan ranch are gluten-free.
- Want more spice? Increase the amount of buffalo sauce and/or decrease the amount of ranch for more spice. You can also add diced or canned jalapeno peppers for more of a kick.
Buffalo Chickpea Dip
Equipment
- small baking dish
- Potato masher
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz can of chickpeas
- ½ cup vegan ranch dressing
- ⅓ cup buffalo sauce
- ½ cup Plant based cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Rinse and drain the chickpeas and place them into a small baking dish. Use a potato masher to mash the chickpeas to your desired texture.
- Add the vegan ranch, buffalo sauce, and half of the vegan cheddar cheese to the dish and mix until everything is evenly combined.
- Top the dish with the remaining vegan cheddar cheese and bake at 350F for 20 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
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- Not Vegan? This basic recipe can be used for buffalo chicken dip as well, just sub out the chickpeas. You can keep this dish dairy free by using the vegan options of ranch and cheddar, or sub those as well to make this dip vegetarian instead of vegan.
- Gluten-Free? This dip is good to go! Just ensure that your chosen brand of vegan cheddar and vegan ranch are gluten-free.
- Want more spice? Increase the amount of buffalo sauce and/or decrease the amount of ranch for more spice. You can also add diced or canned jalapeno peppers for more of a kick.
Nutrition
Please note, while all ingredients used in this recipe have been verified to be vegan and free of applicable allergens at the time of recipe creation, different brands may differ in their ingredients or processing procedures and may change their ingredients at any time. For some recipes, I do include ingredients that are processed in a facility that processes other allergens. Please make sure to check the ingredients and processing procedures for your specific purchases to ensure they meet your dietary needs.
Last Updated on February 14, 2025
What do you think of adding jackfruit to your recipe?
That sounds delicious! I haven’t tested it to know how it would affect texture, bake time, etc., but I imagine it would work seamlessly and be delicious! Please do let me know if you try it!
I made it this afternoon and increased the cooking time by 5-7 minutes. It put a meat like texture to the chickpeas and it is so delicious!!
I thoroughly drained and squeezed out excess liquid from jackfruit after rinsing.
It’s so good and not as greasy as the chicken recipe which is okay with me.
Thanks for the recipe! 😊
That sounds awesome!! So glad you enjoyed this recipe and put your own spin on it!! I’ll have to give it a try myself too 🙂
This is a great dish for a crowd! And so easy to make!
I absolutely love buffalo dip! I definitely saved this recipe and will be making this. Thank you so much for this recipe.
This looks delicious. Definitely trying it soo ! Thanks for the recipe 😊