Hummus With Peanut Butter

Submitted by WI Cheesehead

"I know, I know! There are 183 hummus recipes! But none have peanut butter in them. I got this from a nutritionist who's (now grown) children would only eat hummus if she used peanut butter instead of tahini. I like it this way rather than the tahini way. Try it. You'll be pleasantly surprised! I put the olive oil right in the blender instead of drizzling on afterwards. Then I eat it with Kashi TLC crackers right out of the container."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 Tablespoon
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 2 cups canned garbanzo beans or 2 cups cooked garbanzo beans, drained
• 1⁄3 cup natural creamy peanut butter
• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 garlic cloves, halved
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pinch paprika
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley

directions

1. Place the garbanzo beans, peanut butter, lemon juice and salt and garlic in a blender or food processor.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Transfer to serving bowl.
4. Drizzle olive oil over the mixture and sprinkle with paprika and parsley.

Reviews

[Shannanigans]

Wow! This was my first time making hummus and I was specifically looking for a recipe that I actually had the ingredients in my kitchen. The only thing I didn't have was fresh parsley and I didn't have quite enough olive oil but this was still fabulous. Because I love spicy food and was craving some heat... I doubled the garlic and added a few jalepenos. It was awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. Being a family on a tight budget this is definately a keeper and is a new favorite! :-)

 

[Dreamer in Ontario]

What a great, easy way to make hummus. I made it this morning for today's lunches and just finished trying some. I'll never buy hummus again. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

 

[Rabidpotatochip]

All the tahini I found tasted like dirt, so my wife and I were happy to hear it was possible to use peanut butter instead. There is a noticeable peanut butter taste for a few hours but as the hummus settles it goes away. While I thought this recipe was both good and simple I still messed around with it. I took out the olive oil and parsley and added some jalapenos near the end, just to break them up a little. I also threw in a little bit of yogurt to give it an even creamier texture. I served the hummus with some greek-style pitas I'd made the night before. Yum.

 

[Nicole Can Cook]

my mom maintains the fact that she could taste the peanut butter, but I couldn't, especially after a day. I included putting the paprika in the food processor to blend it in.

 

[Chicagopm]

I have to revise this review because after a day, the peanut butter flavor was a lot less noticable. I think that the garlic needed time to let it's flavor permeate the mixture. This was fast and easy to prepare! I made this using a 15 ounce can of garbanzo beans. It measured a bit less than 2 cups. Other than that, I followed the recipe. After mixing, I thought that it was a little too dry so I added another tablespoon of olive oil and about 2-3 tablespoons of lemon juice. Thank you for posting this recipe!