For so long, I always thought of hummus as only a garbanzo bean middle eastern dip. Very narrow in scope. This all changed when my husband and I went to a local restaurant, Nova (which is now closed). Nova had a white bean hummus that was wonderful. So I “destroyed the box” that I had put hummus in and began experimenting with new flavor combinations.
Here’s my latest, inspired by Dark Chocolate Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. I hope you like it!
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Hummus
Ingredients:
1 15oz can of either garbanzo beans or cannellini (white kidney) beans
3/4 cups peanut butter
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4-1/2 cup maple syrup or agave nectar
Directions:
1. Drain and rinse your beans
2. Place your beans, peanut butter, cocoa powder, and syrup in a food processor fitted with the large blade. Process until smooth and thoroughly blended, scraping once half way through the blending process.
3. Place in a bowl and serve with apple wedges, pretzel sticks, crackers or ‘nilla wafers
Notes:
- If you are starting with dry beans, you want to use 1-3/4 cups cooked beans. Also, the sugars in the bean water adds to a persons’ gassiness so that is why you drain and rinse your beans.
- If you are starting with unsalted, natural peanut butter, you will want to add 1 tsp of salt to your hummus.
I’m participating in Get Your Chef on and this round’s ingredient is Peanut Butter. I’ve linked up this recipe. Click on co-hosts Julie of White Lights on Wednesday Thai Pizza with Peanut Butter Sauceand Jen of Four Marrs One Venus’ Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Pumpkins‘ to see their amazing recipes along with other AWESOME peanut butter creations! You’ll be glad you did!
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Four Marrs and One Venus
get out! This looks pretty dang good Marilyn! WOW! Thank you for hooking up with us over at GYCO- we can always count on you sweet lady!!!
Emily Dicks
I’ve never tried a sweet hummus, what a creative idea!
Michelle
I’ve never heard of sweet hummus, only savory. Cool spin on hummus.
Alyssa Sorenson
That sounds delicious!!!! Will be making very soon! Thank you.
she.is.the.one
Wonderful post dear…
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Betsy @ Romance on a Dime
Wow – looks like a great recipe! I’m glad you linked up at Take it on Tuesday!
Crafty Mischief
I love hummus…but I’ve never had it with chocolate before. I’ll have to try it out! Thanks for sharing!
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