Cocoa-nut Lime Hummus!

I love me some good hummus– there’s nothing like cracking open a brand new container of Sabra roasted red pepper hummus.  Creamy, flavorful, thick, just the way me likes.  I don’t know about you, but whole made is indeed tasty and so much better on your wallet.  It also benefits in the protein, fat, and fiber content!

Lately the trend around many blogs has been dessert hummus- HEAB’s cookie dough hummus (which I’ve made and was AMAZING, by the way), Evan’s dessert hummus, etc.

While I loved the dessert hummus, I wanted to put my own spin on the sweet hummus and combine my favorite ingredients and spices together.

As you may know, I absolutely love coconut– there’s hardly a day where I go without consuming coconut.  Coconut was a must in the hummus, and I decided to roll with a tropical theme, so I added cocoa, lime and a few other yummy spices.

Coconut and chickpeas- need I say more?

Coconut- Lime Hummus~

• 1 can organic garbanzo beans (15.5 oz.), drained and rinsed
• 1/4 cup coconut butter (melted)
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted (or other neutral oil- canola, safflower)
• 2.5 T cocoa powder
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1/4 t sea salt
• Juice of one lime
• 1/4 cup maple syrup (or more to taste)
• Coconut milk, to thin out
• Optional add- in: 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Directions:  Combine all ingredients, except shredded coconut and coconut milk in a food processor or blender and blend till smooth.  Drizzle in coconut milk to thin out till desired consistency- I did about 1/2 cup.

Hummus thinned out with this.

This is no drippy and buttery hummus, my friends.  It’s thick and doughy, similar to the texture of cookie dough.

I love it that way- perfect for wraps, atop oats, eating the whole batch with a spoon... You get the picture!

Don’t eat the whole batch in one sitting.

Edited to add: This hummus does contain lots of coconut- coconut butter, coconut oil, shredded coconut, and coconut milk- so it will harden a bit when put in the refrigerator. Coconut butter and oil are solid at room temperature.  To get it soft and doughy again, simply place in oven for a few minutes or warm it up.  :)

Off to make a wrap with my new cocoa- nut lime hummus!  Happy Tuesday, all.

xoxo

Tagged as: Chickpeas, coconut, Healthy Eating, Hummus, lime, vegetarian