Folks, hummus is awfully expensive ready-made in grocery stores but it is easy to make yourself, inexpensive, and good for you!
I like to take sliced cucumbers and use them as a “dipper”, you can use hummus instead of mayonnaise on a sandwich, on a baked potato, or with chips or sturdy crackers…but you have to use it up within a week or so because there are NO preservatives in it at all. Yum!
Frugal tip: Cook chickpeas in your slow cooker for even more savings: Tricia’s Savings with Homemade Hummus
I am totally addicted! Thank you Nana!
We love hummus too. (Especially with a vegetarian hubby.) My kids won’t eat store-bought hummus but love it homemade.
What a wonderful recipe – I especially like the tip about making this when you are hungry! My 4 year old loves hummus and can eat it by the spoonful. I like dipping carrots in garlic hummus.
I don’t own a food processor. Will an electric hand-mixer work? Sounds very easy and delicious! Thank you for sharing!
YUM! Thank you for sharing! Can’t wait to try this.
To Carrie:
Yes! I do believe that a hand mixer would work just fine; a food processor is not really necessary!
Nana
Can you make this without the Tahini? We have sesame allergies in the family.
Christina – Erin Chase’s recipe calls for tahini or natural peanut butter. Her recipe is here: http://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/01/healthy-super-bowl-snacks.html (We can’t have peanut butter at our house but we do use SunButter. I bet that would work too!) Hope that helps. ~Tricia