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Homemade Hummus

Surely I’m not the only person out there who has a hard time paying good money for store-bought hummus, knowing that around our  house it will not last long.  Right?

Though we occasionally buy hummus when it’s on sale, for a long time now, we have made our own with our Vita-mix.   It is super-easy, much cheaper, and you can make it taste just the way you want it to taste.

Nutritionally speaking, it’s a wonderful little snack (that is, unless you eat too much of it — which is kind of easy to do!).  The chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) are not only high in fiber (6 grams per 1/2 cup serving to be exact), but also have a decent amount of protein (6 grams per 1/2 cup) and also give you a little calcium and iron.

The other nice thing about making a big batch of this stuff, is that once it’s made, it’s made.  There is not much prep for a nice healthy snack!  I love stuff like that, especially when the Little Stinker is having a meltdown when I’m ready for a snack (which happens quite often these days).

Here’s the recipe I use, but feel free to play around with it and make it to suit your tastes!

What you’ll need:

2 15-oz cans of chickpeas

1 clove of garlic OR 1 tsp minced garlic

1/4 cup lemon juice

4 Tbsp raw sesame seeds OR 4 Tbsp sesame tahini

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp cumin

Directions:

Drain one can of chickpeas and pour into Vita-mix or other food processor.  Then empty an undrained can of chickpeas into food processor.  Add all remaining ingredients and run food processor until smooth (takes about 1 min with Vita-mix).

Store in container with lid in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts: (Serving size: 1/4 cup) Calories: 99, Fat: 3 g, Fiber: 3 g, Protein: 4 g

 

The  key to keeping this homemade hummus healthy is portion control.  It’s so good that you have to pre-portion it out before you start eating.  As you can see from the picture below, I started eating it while I was taking pictures!


Pair it with some homemade pita chips or carrots!  Enjoy!

 

 

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