A few days ago Ashley tweeted a link to her dessert like pumpkin hummus and my jaw dropped. I like snacking on veggies while I’m working. I also happen to try and infuse pumpkin into absolutely everything I eat during the fall season. So why on earth hadn’t I heard about pumpkin hummus?! Long story short, Ashley’s recipe looked (and still looks) fantastic, but I didn’t have the cashews to make cashew butter and I really wanted to do her recipe justice by making it the way it was intended instead of doing my usual substitute-like-crazy. But my desire for hummus with my lunch was too overwhelming, and I just couldn’t wait. So I decided I’d hold off on making the sweet dessert like hummus and whip up a savory one and see how it turned out. It was delicious! Tom loves it and we’ve already eaten ourselves completely out of veggies as a result. (But I’ve been putting it on sammiches as a spread and YUM!) So thanks to Ashley for showing me how to include pumpkin into yet another avenue of my life. (And as soon as Tom and I finish off this jar of hummus, we’ll be giving her sweet-tooth alternative a try!)
What You Need
1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
3 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp tahini
1 Tbsp dried rosemary
1 1/2 tsp minced garlic (equal to 3 cloves)
3/4 tsp salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
What You Do
Throw everything into a food processor/blender and blend until smooth. =)
6 Comments
Michigan Food Blog
20 Dec 2011 at 1:06 amSounds really good and seasonal. I wonder how butternut squash would work.
Jade
27 Oct 2011 at 9:20 pmOh, I’m totally making this. I may be burning myself (and Cory) out on pumpkin, but I don’t care!
genevieve
25 Oct 2011 at 8:49 pmOh my goodness, best idea in the history of ever. This looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing!
Joy
21 Oct 2011 at 9:19 pmI devour pumpkin like an animal during the fall too. I’m usually not a fan of hummus, but I’m toying with the idea of trying out this particular recipe now. Have you tried putting pumpkin puree into fruit smoothies? It’s pretty delicious!
jaclyn
20 Oct 2011 at 7:09 pmI cannot wait to try this! I just got a new food processor too, thanks for sharing!
Kim
20 Oct 2011 at 5:31 pmI saw you guys tweeting about this and got mega curious! So glad I didn’t have to wait long to see it on the blog. I admit, I don’t really eat a whole lot of pumpkin anything, but in general I’m a huge HUGE squash fan. I’m gonna go out on a limb and give this a try.
Also, I’m lovin’ the redesign! I’ve been meaning to incorporate a footer to my page, too – ever since I knocked out the sidebar I’ve been endlessly guilty about not having any links back to all my favorite blogs.