5 Minute Chocolate Hummus

Name: 5 Minute Chocolate Hummus
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 ½ cup cooked garbanzo beans* (how to soak and cook dry beans) OR 1 can of garbanzo beans, strained, rinsed 3 times, and remove the skin *read notes below on how to remove skin from garbanzo beans; 3 ½ – 4 Tbsp maple syrup; ½ tsp vanilla extract; ¼ tsp salt; 4 Tbsp unsweetened baking cocoa powder; 2 Tbsp water (optional)

5 steps

Prep:5min

Make healthy chocolate hummus in less than 5 minutes at home with ingredients from your pantry (no tahini!). A delicious, easy dessert that tastes like brownie batter and goes perfectly with fruit, pretzels, graham crackers, or a spoon! Plus this vegan chocolate hummus is naturally gluten-free and dairy-free!

Updated at: Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:23:59 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories635.8 kcal (32%)

Total Fat9.2 g (13%)

Carbs126.4 g (49%)

Sugars54.1 g (60%)

Protein25.7 g (51%)

Sodium611.1 mg (31%)

Fiber25.1 g (90%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

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1 ½ cupgarbanzo beans

cooked, how to soak and cook dry beans, OR 1 can of garbanzo beans, strained, rinsed 3 times, and remove the skin how to remove skin from banzo

3.5 Tbspmaple syrup

½ tspvanilla extract

¼ tspsalt

4 Tbspunsweetened baking cocoa powder

2 Tbspwater

optional

Instructions

Step 1

In a blender or in a food processor, combine all the ingredients except water, using just 3 ½ Tbsp of maple syrup.

Step 2

Puree until the mixture is smooth, about 30-60 seconds. Add water 1 Tbsp at a time to create the desired consistency. Taste the chocolate hummus and add the remaining maple syrup if desired.

Notes

Step 3

I’ve tested this recipe with great northern beans, garbanzo beans, and black beans. I prefer to use black beans since the “bean” flavor is more subtle and they produced a creamier texture, but you can really use whatever you happen to have.

Step 4

If you use canned beans and there’s salt already added, reduce the salt in this recipe to just a pinch.

Step 5

If you choose garbanzo beans, remove the skin from the bean first. You can do this by pinching the bean between your thumb and index finger, and the skin will peel off. This helps to create a creamier texture when using garbanzo beans.