Chocolate Hummus Recipe - A Healthy Vegan Dessert Spread

A Healthier Chocolate Spread

Three cheers for chocolate! Its rich and complex flavor has captured the hearts and souls of candy lovers for generations and has created a culture of exquisite confections throughout the world.

Our irresistible Chocolate Hummus incorporates chickpeas, tahini, and melted chocolate, and will quickly replace your favorite chocolate-hazelnut spread as a healthy filling and topping for cakes, or as a breakfast spread for toast, rice crackers, or slices of mouth-watering granny apples. It makes a delicious sweet snack!

What does chocolate hummus taste like?

Chocolate Hummus tastes like a sweet, nutty, healthy chocolate spread. When most people think of hummus they think of the savory nutty spread flavored with lemon juice and garlic. Chickpeas and tahini make up the base of classic hummus, and they also make up the base of this sweet dessert, although you can replace tahini for peanut butter if that's what you have handy.  Chickpeas have a mild nutty flavor and creamy texture. Tahini is made of toasted sesame seeds and has an earthy nutty flavor. When blended with sweet chocolate chips and vanilla extract you get a creamy, smooth dip that tastes like a sweet nutty chocolate mousse.

Ingredients you’ll need to make chocolate hummus

• Chickpeas. This is the base for traditional hummus and the base for this sweet version. We use canned chickpeas because they are already cooked and ready to use. 
• Chocolate Chips. We like using melted chocolate chips because they add sweetness and are easy to mix in. Choose a dairy-free brand to keep this dip vegan. 
• Vanilla Extract. Adds depth of flavor and helps round out the decadent dessert feeling of this recipe. 
• Sea Salt. 
• Tahini. This is another traditional ingredient for hummus. It adds a nutty flavor. 
• Unsweetened Plant-Based Milk. This helps thin out the chocolate hummus and makes it more creamy.

Want to make it extra creamy?

Make sure to remove the skins from the garbanzo beans! It's an extra step, but it yields the creamiest possible results. While you're rinsing the chickpeas, gently rub them between your hands and the paper-thin translucent skin will slip right off. After you transfer them to a paper towel to dry, you can pick out all the fallen skins and discard them. 

Be sure to blend all the ingredients well to remove all chunky texture and add plant-based milk to help it all come together, the more milk you add the creamier the hummus. The vegan chocolate hummus will thicken a bit as it chills in the fridge. Just add a little more almond milk, oat milk, or your favorite dairy-free variety to loosen it back up, you can even place it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds.

All the Ways to Enjoy this Healthier Chocolate Dip

Wondering what to serve with Chocolate Hummus? 

• Use as a dessert dip for pretzels or spread onto crackers or warm pita bread.
• Top cupcakes, brownies, or cookies to use as a lower-sugar frosting.
• Serve it on a dessert hummus platter with fresh fruits, nuts, graham crackers, and pretzels. 
• Use as a topping for crepes, waffles, or pancakes along with strawberries, bananas, peanut butter, or maple syrup. 
• Serve it in a fancy glass topped with raspberries and whipped cream for a healthier version of chocolate mousse.

A Great Replacement for Yogurt

Our family loves to make their own blends by starting with a large scoop of Chocolate Hummus, then choosing from an array of fresh fruit and berries, granola, chopped nuts, candied pecans, and shredded coconut to create their own mix-in chocolate masterpieces.

Our Chocolate Hummus recipe is certain to become a favorite with your family. Try making a large batch of hummus at the beginning of the week and see how long it lasts. Like us, you’ll soon be experimenting with various spices to enhance the chocolate flavor like hot chili (think mole), vanilla, cinnamon, instant coffee, and pumpkin pie spice. Try serving your Chocolate Hummus with a sprinkling of dry roasted hazelnuts and watch the fun begin!

How to store chocolate hummus

Chocolate Hummus can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. It will thicken a bit as it chills, so just mix in some more plant-based milk to thin it to your desired consistency.