If you’ve never had hummus before, get ready for a new snack that will rock your world. Hummus is a Middle Eastern spread made from tahini, chickpeas, lemon juice and garlic, plus tons of optional flavor varieties to make it extra delicious. It’s often used as a dip or spread for pita bread or naan, but the options are truly endless for ways to enjoy it!

Your new favorite healthy snack

Not only is hummus creamy, flavorful and super versatile, but it’s also such a great healthy snack option because it’s:

• Naturally vegan, gluten free, grain free and nut free, making it a great choice for sharing.
• Packed with plant-based protein from chickpeas and will keep you full and satisfied.
• Filled with fiber to aid in digestion and also fill you up!

Everything you’ll need to make homemade hummus

In this easy tutorial, you’ll just need 5 staple ingredients to make a basic hummus recipe that’s super creamy and full of flavor. We’ve included plenty of fun flavor options within the post as well, but here are the basics:

• Chickpeas: you’ll need one can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans. Be sure to save a little of the liquid that comes in the can.
• Garlic: a little garlic gives the hummus a lovely savory flavor.
• Tahini: the other ingredient that gives hummus its creaminess is tahini, which is a paste made from sesame seeds. We love Soom tahini — use the code ‘ambitiouskitchen’ for 10% off!
• Lemon juice: fresh lemon juice adds the perfect amount of acidity to the hummus. I highly recommend using fresh instead of bottled lemon juice.
• Salt: you’ll also need some salt to bring out all of the flavors.
• Optional: we’ll chat more about this below, but to get SUPER creamy hummus you’ll want to remove the skins from the chickpeas by using baking soda, water and your microwave.

Everything you’ll need to make homemade hummus

In this easy tutorial, you’ll just need 5 staple ingredients to make a basic hummus recipe that’s super creamy and full of flavor. We’ve included plenty of fun flavor options within the post as well, but here are the basics:

• Chickpeas: you’ll need one can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans. Be sure to save a little of the liquid that comes in the can.
• Garlic: a little garlic gives the hummus a lovely savory flavor.
• Tahini: the other ingredient that gives hummus its creaminess is tahini, which is a paste made from sesame seeds. We love Soom tahini — use the code ‘ambitiouskitchen’ for 10% off!
• Lemon juice: fresh lemon juice adds the perfect amount of acidity to the hummus. I highly recommend using fresh instead of bottled lemon juice.
• Salt: you’ll also need some salt to bring out all of the flavors.
• Optional: we’ll chat more about this below, but to get SUPER creamy hummus you’ll want to remove the skins from the chickpeas by using baking soda, water and your microwave.