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This 5-minute Homemade Hummus Recipe is even better than store bought!  It’s fresh, creamy and a healthy, gluten free snack idea that’s good anytime!

This 5-minute Homemade Hummus Recipe is even better than store bought! It's fresh, creamy and a healthy, gluten free snack idea that's good anytime!

How To Make Homemade Hummus 

Store bought is good, but Homemade Hummus is even better!! It’s so fresh and creamy, you’ll be hooked on this homemade version the first time you make it…I am! I love to enjoy it with fresh veggies out of the garden or a tasty cracker…but pita chips are my favorite!

Tip: Scroll down for a how-to video!

Homemade Hummus collage with ingredients and finished hummus in a bowl with a chip sticking out.

If you know me, you know I’m a snacker.  Not a slacker.  A SNACKER. Anything in small bites is right up my alley.  I also like to eat healthy, so I started making my own hummus and haven’t looked back. It so easy and keeps in the fridge for about a week, so it’s handy whenever that little snack urge strikes!

What Goes With Hummus?

  • Pita Chips
  • Sliced Cucumber
  • Corn Chips
  • Feta Cheese
  • Crackers of Choice
  • Fresh Veggies (carrots, zucchini, celery)
  • Spread On Sandwiches
  • Olives
  • Sliced Pita Bread

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Easy Homemade Hummus Dip in a bowl with a chip sticking out.
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Easy Homemade Hummus

This homemade hummus is easy and delicious! You'll love it more than store bought!
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Mediterranean
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 52 kcal
Author Erin Henry

Ingredients

  • 2 15.5 oz cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice more if you prefer
  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 1/4 tsp coarse salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  1. Reserving 1/4 cup liquid, rinse and drain chickpeas.
  2. Place chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini, olive oil and garlic in food processor. Process until smooth.
  3. Add cayenne, salt and reserved liquid, process until just combined. Use more or less of liquid to desired consistency.
  4. Drizzle with olive oil if desired. Eat and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

This recipes makes about 3 cups of hummus. 

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.

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Nutrition Facts
Easy Homemade Hummus
Amount Per Serving
Calories 52 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g 8%
Sodium 244mg 10%
Potassium 28mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 1g 0%
Vitamin A 0.2%
Vitamin C 2.8%
Calcium 0.8%
Iron 1.2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Tips For The Best Homemade Hummus

  • Remember to reserve a little of the liquid from the can of chick peas because that’s what makes this hummus so smooth and creamy.
  • Making hummus in a blender is fine as long as it’s high powered. I’ve used my Vitamix and it turned out great.  But what doesn’t turn out great in a Vitamix?
  • Removing the skins of the chickpea will make the hummus really creamy, but I often skip this extra step and it turns out great!
  • Fresh is best – fresh lemon and garlic really make this recipe zesty and delicious.
  • Homemade hummus will keep for about a week in the fridge.
  • You can change up the flavor of your hummus by added roasted red pepper, cumin or spices of your choice!

Easy Homemade Hummus Dip in a bowl with a chip sticking out.

Here’s a Quick Video How-To

With this easy recipe and the few simple tricks, you can make creamy smooth hummus at home and yes, we really do think it’s even better than store bought 🙂

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Enjoy!

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  1. I’ve never tried making hummus but you make it sound so easy and delicious. Please help though, I have no idea what tahini is? Sorry if it’s a silly question, but I’m not a very clever cook and all your recipes sound so yummy, I’d really like to try them out.

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      • Good question, Horace! It’s a sesame paste. It’s easy to purchase here in the NW, so hopefully it is where you are too 🙂 Trader Joe’s has a great one if there is one of those near you.

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    • It’s so easy and tasty! Tahini is a sesame seed paste. They sell it at Trader Joe’s and most grocery stores in the specialty section. You can make your own, but that would take too long 🙂

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  4. Excellent! Thank you! I’ve been looking for a good dip to make. I made guacamole a few weeks ago and it was so bad! I’ll give this a whirl! Thank you!

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    • Oh, no….sorry your guacamole didn’t turn out. This will defiantly work…give it a try. Chips and hummus dip and good anytime!

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    • Yay! Give it a try. It’s so much better than fatty dips and has such amazing flavor…I’m sure you’ll like it with whatever you like to dip with!

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        • I think it tastes way better than store bought. So fresh and creamy. Plus, you can customize it with whatever your family likes! I think it’s cheaper too.

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    • Ahh, thanks Melissa! It’s super easy and tastes so good with any cracker, chip or veggie. We love it on fresh cucumber from the garden.

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    • Yeah for hummus! It so healthy and delicious….and you’re right there are about a zillion different flavors to consider for it!

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  10. Pinning and printing this, we are loving all the different variations of hummus in my house. It’s been a new treat for us. Thanks for joining us at the DI & DI Link Party, we loved having you!

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  11. I have never made hummus at home. I know that sounds crazy, my daughter loves it and we always have it in the fridge but we’ve never made it ourselves. I have been seeing so many great recipes with chickpeas and they have so many healthy attributes I really need to get on the Chickpea bandwagon. An easy way to start would be with your hummus. Thanks for sharing your recipe and your techniques I am definitely going to try this.

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    • I bough hummus for years, not realizing how easy it is to make and how much better it tastes! I love that I can customize the flavor too! Roasted red pepper is one of my favs!

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