You might say: chocolate hummus? Yes, indeed, a sweet hummus with chocolate! I found it here in the Netherlands at the supermarket, in the fresh products section and it was love at first sight! Moreover, it’s full of proteins and it’s sweet, perfect to use for breakfast! How could I not try to make it myself at home? I thought: okay, for sure you need chickpeas or some other type of legume, a paste of sesame, peanuts or hazelnuts certainly, and then? So I did some research…
And on many American and British websites, to my great surprise, I found many recipes, each with something different in the ingredients or quantities. Of course, I wanted to achieve a hummus that was tasty but also with few Weight Watchers Propoints and vegan. However, many recipes online were almost as “pointy” as Nutella… and that wasn’t okay! Thanks also to Giuliana Russo, one of my delightful readers who acted as a guinea pig, I managed to prepare the recipe in two ways, more or less sweet but the points vary little!
It’s a very easy recipe! Chocolate hummus, if you have pre-cooked chickpeas, is ready in 5 minutes and is immediately ready to use. And it’s really exquisite, even the Dutchman said it’s good and he doesn’t even like chocolate that much, lucky him! Let’s make it together…
Speaking of legume-based creams, also try:
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 7 servings of 50g each
- Cuisine: Healthy
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
- 7 oz cooked, boiled chickpeas
- 1.41 oz peanut butter (or sesame, hazelnut, almond paste)
- 1.41 oz unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1.76 oz agave syrup
- drops vanilla extract
- as needed water
- Total Points = 15 WW points
- Points per 50g serving = 2 WW points
- Points per 5g teaspoon = 0.21 WW points
Tools
- Immersion Blender
Preparation
The recipe is very simple! If you use canned chickpeas, you need to drain and rinse them well under running water. Blend the chickpeas and then add all the other ingredients along with a few tablespoons of water. I added about 5 tablespoons but one at a time: the consistency of the chocolate hummus should remain very thick!
You will get about 12.35 oz of final product and 1 level teaspoon, using the standard measuring spoon, equals exactly 5 grams.
And our chocolate hummus is ready! I’ve garnished it with almond flakes and chocolate chips, which obviously need to be counted separately! It’s so good…
I am very satisfied with this recipe… But I want to tell you how I came to these ingredients thanks to my friend-reader Giuliana. I had made a version with less sesame paste and less agave syrup. The Dutchman wasn’t too convinced and my son said “it’s good but not too sweet”. Translation: “I won’t eat it”. So I asked Giuliana to try it and give me her opinion…
And fortunately Giuliana was very available and tested the recipe the same day! She used less sugar, but the difference is minimal, it’s about using 10g of peanut butter or sesame paste and only 15 of agave syrup. In the end, 1 WW point equals 6 teaspoons instead of 5. But, as Giuliana suggested, it’s equally delicious, just do as she did: spread on wasa and topped with banana slices which sweeten it! And not only: it’s lactose-free so for breakfast it’s a great substitute for ricotta for those who are intolerant, lots of protein and no lactose! Thanks again to Giuliana for the collaboration!
I look forward to your comments!
Enjoy!
by Giovanna Buono
Storage
You can keep it in the fridge for 4 days in a closed container or in the freezer for 3-4 months: let it thaw completely before using, it remains delicious as if just made.
Can I use other legumes?
Some of my readers have made it with cannellini beans and were satisfied with the result!
