Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dessert Hummus

I've been (morbidly) intrigued with the whole dessert hummus thing ever since it took the food blog world by storm.  If you Google "dessert hummus" you get dozens of different recipes and variations.  As near as I can tell, it originated with the very talented Evan at The Wannabe Chef.  I used his recipe as a base, and tweaked it a bit to suit my own tastes.

I was incredibly skeptical about this.  While I love hummus, I didn't really believe it could be made into a decent dessert.  It's an appetizer; it's a great snack; it's a fantastic sandwich spread, but beans for dessert just doesn't even sound that appetizing.  I couldn't imagine it being good.  I was SO WRONG.  This stuff rocks my socks.  I actually used my finger to get every last bit out of the food processor.


Usually desserts aren't the healthiest things in the world, but sometimes you can find a dessert that is at least not bad for you.  This is not only not bad for you, it's actually GOOD for you!  Chickpeas are low fat, low cholesterol, high fiber, high protein, and an excellent source of folate and zinc.  They may also assist in lowering cholesterol in the bloodstream.  Natural peanut butter is low in cholesterol and is a good source of niacin and manganese.  It's a good source of protein and is full of mono and poly-unsaturated fats, or the good fats that help lower cholesterol and have heart-protective benefits, and here's an entire article about the health benefits of pure maple syrup.  So yay!  An actual healthy dessert.  I'm so excited.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dessert Hummus

Ingredients:

• 2 cups chickpeas
• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 2 TBSP brown sugar
• 1/2 TBSP pure vanilla extract
• 1/8 tsp sea salt
• 1/8 tsp baking soda
• 3 TBSP rolled oats
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

Yes, I actually peeled the entire can of chickpeas!

1. Peel chickpeas.  This step is totally optional, and it won't make a bit of difference in the taste, but peeling them will give you a lovely smooth texture.
2. Put everything into bowl of food processor, fitted with an S blade, and process the heck out of it.  Then process it some more.  You want it to be really smooth.
3. Fold in chocolate chips and transfer to a serving bowl.
4. Serve with apple slices, banana slices, baby carrots, or graham crackers.

   

It even looks like cookie dough!  I'm so in love with this stuff.

                                                     

Enjoy!