Silky, rich, savory, and completely nut-free, this delicious, vegan Chickpea Gravy is perfect for mashed potatoes, veggie meatballs, and more.

Ladling Chickpea Gravy over mashed potatoes with veggie loaf and green beans on the side.

My gluten-free, vegan Herb Gravy has received rave reviews, but every once in a while I get asked if I have a recipe for a nut-free vegan gravy.

Introducing Vegan Chickpea Gravy! A gravy that’s still rich and velvety with irresistible flavor, yet made with wholesome, whole-food ingredients and, of course, is plant-based (vegan).

Perfect for All Dietary Needs

Chickpea gravy provides a scrumptious option for those with dietary restrictions without sacrificing flavor.

This silky gravy is the perfect sauce for any holiday meal, like Thanksgiving or Christmas; but it’s so easy, you can serve it any day.

No gluten
No oil
No mushrooms
No vegan butter
No white flour
No cornstarch
No soy sauce
No Braggs liquid aminos
No nutritional yeast

Just simple, delicious gravy made with healthy, whole-food ingredients.

How to Serve Chickpea Gravy

Since we typically eat gravy over top of another food, when developing/testing this recipe, I taste-tested it over plain, boiled potatoes (a food that was mild-flavored enough that I could still get a good taste of the gravy).

But the gravy was sooo delicious, after I ate all the potatoes (smothered in Chickpea Gravy), I found myself looking for something else to eat it with.

Chickpea Gravy and chickpeas was quite good.

And it was luscious over toast.

This gravy is also good on these Vegan Mashed Potatoes (the BEST mashed potatoes EVER).

And this Vegan Chickpea Loaf.

And these yummy Veggie Balls.

And Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Chickpea Gravy = oh yum!

I liked it very much on brown rice.

And when I ran out of foods to put it on, I ate it straight out of the pan.

A Really Good Gravy That’s Really Good for You

Chickpea Gravy over mashed potatoes and veggie loaf with greens beans on the side.

Gravy is known for its ability to take an otherwise healthy meal and beset it with fat and calories. But no worries with this luscious gravy. It’s made with healthy, whole food ingredients and will only add delicious flavor to your meal.

Chickpea Gravy

This easy Chickpea Gravy (aka Garbanzo Gravy) is nut-free, gluten-free, oil-free, and vegan (And it contains no mushrooms.) It’s delicious over potatoes, veggie loaf, lentils, rice, toast, and more.

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Prep Time 6

Cook Time 3

Total Time 9

Course gravy, Sauce

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Ingredients

1 1/3 cups cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans) - drained
1 teaspoon salt - (less if using chickpeas with salt)
1/2 small (1/3 cup diced) yellow onion
2 cups water
2 teaspoons arrowroot powder - or cornstarch
1 teaspoon granulated onion
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1/2 – 1 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon dried rubbed sage

Instructions

Place chickpeas, water, salt and fresh onion in blender and blend until smooth.
Add arrowroot powder or cornstarch to blender and pulse until mixed.
Transfer to saucepan. Stir in seasonings.
Heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until gravy comes to a boil and is thickened. I use a heat-proof spatula for this.
Serve hot.

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