Chocolate Hummus Recipe

Mar 14, 2017 | Hummus Recipe Ideas, Hummus Variations, Recipes, Sweet Hummus Recipes, Types of Hummus

Who loves chocolate? A better question is: who doesn’t? And chocolate hummus recipe is seriously the way to celebrate that love.
We do. So it’s important that we grasp the fact that hummus and chocolate, our two great loves, can be combined.

This unique hummus recipe is perfect for snacks. It is packed with protein, fibre and has no white sugar. It’s a delicious dip which is matched well with bananas and strawberries. Or you can simply grab a spoon and gobble it for dessert.

If you love chocolate and humus, then this is the right combination you’re looking for so let’s get started.

Ingredients

½ cup garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained from can
3½ -maple syrup
½ tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp salt
4 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
2 tablespoons water (optional)

Method

Put all the ingredients in the food processor.
Pulse until the mixture smooth.
Add 1 tablespoon of water at a time to adjust to your desired consistency.

Your Chocolate Hummus is now ready to serve! This recipe is great for parties and kids will definitely love it. It’s easy to prepare, healthy and yummy. This treat can be whipped up in about 5 minutes. Another fine example of some hummus history that you can take advantage of when improving the health of your family.

Sweet Potato Hummus Recipe

Feb 20, 2017 | Hummus Ingredients, Hummus Recipe Ideas, Hummus Variations, Middle Eastern Dips, Pumpkin Humus Recipes, Recipes, Sweet Hummus Recipes, Sweet Potato Hummus Recipe, Types of Hummus, Vegetable Hummus

Sweet Potato Hummus Recipe – For the Love of Hummus

Who doesn’t love sweet foods? Most of us love to eat something sweet at times and this hummus recipe perfectly satisfies that craving. Hummus is easy to make so people love to prepare it instead of buy it in store. Today’s recipe is something sweet, literally, because we’ll be adding sweet potato to our hummus mixture. So without further ado, let’s get started.

Ingredients:

2 cans chickpeas, drained & rinsed, 1/4 cup liquid reserved
1 medium sweet potato
juice from one lemon
1/3 cup water
1 tsp paprika
1/2 – 1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 bulb roasted garlic

Method:

Place the drained chickpea in a clean blender along with the 1/4 c liquid reserved, for 1 minute.
Prick the entire sweet potato using fork and place it microwave oven at high temperature for 5 minutes.
Slice the sweet potato in half. Get a spoon and scoop the insides then add to the blender.
Pulse many times.
Add the seasonings, roasted garlic and lemon juice.
Turn the blender. Pulse while gradually adding water until the hummus meet your desired consistency.

It’s done! If you love tahini you can add ¼ cup to make it more creamier. Now serve your sweet potato hummus to your visitors with crackers. They will surely love you more for doing it.