Homemade Creamy Hummus
This homemade hummus is super creamy and smooth while also being very easy to make! Unlike store-bought versions, homemade hummus allows you to control the ingredients, skip unnecessary preservatives, and create a dip that’s both nourishing and full of flavor. With just a few pantry staples—like canned or cooked chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, and garlic—you can whip up a batch in minutes that tastes better and feels better in your body.
Benefits of Garlic and Chickpeas in Hummus
One of the key ingredients in hummus, raw garlic, adds more than just bold flavor—it also delivers powerful health benefits. Garlic has been used for centuries in kitchens around the world, not just for its taste but for its traditional value in wellness practices. Garlic is rich in a compound called allicin, which has been shown to boost the immune system. When eaten raw, as it is in hummus, garlic retains its strong, fresh qualities and depth of flavor, giving your body an extra health boost with every bite.
Chickpeas, the heart of any classic hummus, are a rich source of both plant-based protein and dietary fiber, making them a nourishing and satisfying ingredient. The fiber in chickpeas helps support steady energy levels and can keep you feeling full longer, which makes hummus a great addition to balanced snacks or meals. Fiber also plays an important role in supporting digestion and overall gut health. A well-fed gut is often linked to feeling more balanced and grounded—so that creamy spoonful of hummus might just bring a little extra comfort to your day.
How to Make Extra Creamy Hummus at Home
The secret to making your hummus super smooth is boiling the chickpeas before blending them. So, the first step in this recipe is to add the chickpeas to a pot with boiling water with a little bit of baking soda.
While that's going, add your lemon juice, raw garlic, and salt to a food processor and blend. Allow this to sit for about ten minutes to let the lemon juice and salt to mellow out the raw garlic.
Once the chickpeas have boiled for about fifteen minutes, they should be super soft and bloated. Strain the chickpeas away from the water and set aside.
Come back to the lemon garlic mixture. Add tahini, boiled chickpeas, and blend. Because the chickpeas are boiled it allows this to get super smooth.
While blending, add a drizzle of ice water, olive oil and a pinch of cumin. Blend this until super smooth with no lumps.
Once it’s as smooth as you like it, remove the hummus from the food processor and transfer to a bowl or a container. Finish this with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of paprika!
Recipe
Ingredients:
1 15oz can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
½ Cup tahini
2 Cloves raw garlic
¼ Cup lemon juice
1 Tsp salt
1-2 Tbsp ice water
1 Tbsp olive oil
Instructions:
Start by boiling chickpeas with a pinch of baking soda for 15 minutes until very soft. Meanwhile, blend raw garlic, lemon juice, and salt in a food processor and let it sit for 10 minutes to mellow the garlic. Strain the chickpeas, then add them to the processor with the tahini. Blend, slowly adding ice water, olive oil, and a pinch of cumin until completely smooth. Transfer to a bowl and finish with olive oil and paprika. Enjoy!