I developed a love of hummus when I was pregnant with Drake.  I think my body craved the protein because I’m not a huge meat eater. I also very much dislike beans of all kinds, but in hummus form, the beans became more palatable.  I’ve recently been on a kick of buying less processed foods if I can attempt to make them myself.  I found this chart on Pinterest on 13 different ways to make hummus and decided to give it a try.  I had all the ingredients for the Italian recipe except the beans, so it was an easy choice.  I love sun dried tomatoes and always buy hummus from the store with them in it, so I thought I would give this a try to see how it compared to the store-bought version.


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The recipe called for

  • 1 can of cannellini beans or chick peas
  • 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes but I just eyeballed it and added more since I like them
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon oregano

You drain the beans and then place them all in the food processor and mix until smooth.



So the results?  Mr. Chocolate felt like it needed garlic and I wanted a pinch of salt or two, but overall we were both pleased with the results.  The instructions said to add water to make it creamier and smoother, but we forgot until we were done so ours had a bit more of a paste feel and we will probably try to add water next time.  Mr Chocolate liked that we knew all the ingredients that we placed in and it cost a lot less than our normal hummus; all we bought was a can of organic chick peas, and all the other ingredients are staples in our home.  Next time we might try to add garlic and salt and maybe other seasonings to experiment with taste as well as other recipes on the list.

Have you ever made your own hummus? What do you like to add to it?