5-Ingredient Chocolate Hummus

There are a lot of hummus lovers, me included! I found it works well with toast, wraps, pancakes, and as a veggie dip. However, my younger daughter is not a big fan. So I’ve created a sweet version that kids will love! When I was experimenting my recipe, I remember being stuck on what oil I should add to mimic the cocoa butter flavor. After trying a few times, it just dawned on me that I really don’t need any oil, just cacao powder and maple syrup are already good enough!

As this recipe is eaten raw, I’ve chosen to use cacao powder. Certainly you can use cocoa powder or dutch-processed cocoa powder. If you choose the latter, the final product will even be more dark rich in color. One can of chickpeas are not that much, so it is likely to be licked clean within a week. Each serving of chocolate hummus provides 3.9 grams of protein.

5-Ingredient Chocolate Hummus

Gloria Tsang, RD

A family-friendly hummus recipe for all ages. Appropriate for vegans.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Course Spread

Servings 8

Calories 122 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 can chickpeas
• 1/4 cup cacao powder
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• Rinse chickpeas under running water.
• Add all ingredients in a food processor. Blend well. If it's too thick, add 1 tbsp of water.
• Serve immediately.

Notes

Each serving provides 122 kcal, 3.9 g protein, 1.5 g fat, 25.5 g total carbohydrates, and 3.9 g of fiber.

Gloria Tsang, RD

Alumni: University of British Columbia – Gloria Tsang is the author of 6 books and the founder of HealthCastle.com, the largest online nutrition network run by registered dietitians. Her work has appeared in major national publications, and she is a regularly featured nutrition expert for media outlets across the country. The Huffington Post named her one of its Top 20 Nutrition Experts on Twitter. Gloria’s articles have appeared on various media such as Reuters, NBC & ABC affiliates, The Chicago Sun-Times, Reader’s Digest Canada, iVillage and USA Today.