Easy Fat-Free Hummus
This creamy fat-free hummus recipe is made with simple ingredients: chickpeas, fresh garlic, lemon juice, ice cubes and sea salt.
Servings 10 ¼ cup servings
Calories 83kcal
Equipment
- Food processor or high speed blender
- Can opener (if using canned chickpeas)
- Knife (to remove garlic skin)
- Rubber spatula (to scrape sides while blending)
Ingredients
- 2 (15.5 oz) cans chickpeas / garbanzo beans rinsed & drained. 2 cans = 3 cups.
- 4 medium garlic cloves peeled
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 juiced lemon = ~2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon sea salt use less if sensitive to salt
- 4 ice cubes
- dash black pepper optional
Instructions
- Prepare: Gather everything you need. Rinse the chickpeas and peel the garlic cloves. Add everything except the ice cubes to your food processor (preferred) or high-speed blender.
- Blend: Start blending and add one ice cube at a time pausing to add the next ice cube until the previous one has dissolved into the hummus. You will need to scrape down the sides at least once with a rubber spatula to ensure everything is well blended. Keep blending until your hummus has a smooth consistency. If it's too thick, blend in 1-2 more ice cubes.
- Serve: Sprinkle on some fresh ground black pepper before serving (optional). Enjoy!
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Notes
- if using dried chickpeas - 1 cup of dried chickpeas will become 3 cups of chickpeas once cooked. Be sure to drain & rinse.
- chickpeas substitutions - any white bean (great northern bean, cannellini beans)
- ice substitutions - ⅓ cup of olive brine (liquid in jar of olives), aquafaba (liquid in chickpea can), olive oil, avocado oil or grapeseed oil.
- garlic substitutions - 1 garlic clove can be substituted with ¼ teaspoons garlic powder but the flavor will be more mild. Or omit and replace with your favorite hummus flavor variation (roasted red peppers, olives, etc.).
- don't have a rubber spatula? you can use a butter knife or spoon.
Nutrition
Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 237mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg