Easy Creamy Hummus

This is an adaptation of a recipe I found. I made adjustments to eliminate chopping and blending. It makes for an easy, tasty, creamy hummus. Garnish the top with some olive oil, ground paprika, or fresh minced basil if you like.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 70 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups water
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ cup olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ cup tahini
• 1 dash hot sauce (such as Cholula®)
• ½ teaspoon ground fennel seed
• ¾ cup chickpea flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix tahini, lemon juice, cumin, fennel, salt, pepper, and hot sauce together in a small bowl.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook garlic powder in the hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Pour in 1 1/2 cup water. Whisk in chickpea flour until smooth. Slowly whisk in remaining 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Scrape chickpea mixture into a large bowl using a rubber spatula. Add tahini mixture; whisk until well incorporated.