This vegan dark chocolate dessert hummus is super creamy, fudgy and sweet, making it the perfect healthy high protein dip to have on hand !
Have you ever tried chocolate hummus ? If not, you are definitely missing out ! It is one of the dips that I always have on hand, besides the classic hummus.
This recipe is incredibly easy to make, and all you need is 5 simple ingredients. It is also naturally gluten-free, oil-free and vegan.
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🍫What you will need
- Any kinds of nut butters can be used in this recipe. Some of my favorite includes peanut butter, hazelnut butter and almond butter.
- Both chickpeas cooked from scratch or canned ones can be used. But make sure that they are unsalted.
🥜Substitutions / Add-ins
- To make this nut-free, use seed butter like tahini or sunflower seeds butter.
- If you are not a fan of chickpeas, feel free to use white beans or even black beans instead.
- Dates can be substituted for ½ cup of maple / agave syrup.
- Stir in ½ cup of chocolate chips or crushed nuts to give it some texture.
- Feel free to add in 1-2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
🔪How to make
Place all ingredients in the food processor and blend until the mixture is smooth. Then, gradually add in 1 tablespoon of water at a time to reach desired consistency. That's all !
🍓How to serve
- Fruits - you can serve this chocolate hummus with any kinds of fruit. Some of my favorite includes apple slices or any kinds of berries.
- Crackers, chips and pretzels - the perfect sweet and savory combo.
- Use it as a spread on toast.
- Or simply just eat it by spoonful as a high protein snack or dessert !
❔Commonly asked questions
This dip can be refrigerated in a sealed container for up to a week.
This dark chocolate hummus is naturally gluten-free. All ingredients used like beans, dates, nut butter and cocoa powder is free of gluten.
Yes, a blender can be used to make this chocolate hummus, but do use a high speed one with a tamper like Vitamix.
🍽More chocolate desserts
- Sugar-free Sweet Potato Brownies
- Quinoa Hazelnut Chocolate Bliss Balls
- Vegan Black Bean Brownies
- Sweet Potato Brownie Cookies
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Dark Chocolate Hummus
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz canned unsalted chickpeas , drained and rinsed ( around 1 ½ cups cooked )
- ¼ cup peanut butter ( or any other nut / seed butter )
- ¼ cup cocoa powder ( or cacao powder )
- ¾ cup dates (about 5-6 medjool dates, or 125g )
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ( optional )
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in the food processor and blend until the mixture is smooth.
- Then, gradually add in 1 tablespoon of water at a time to reach desired consistency. That's all !
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Notes
- If you are not a fan of chickpeas, feel free to use white beans or even black beans instead.
- Dates can be substituted for ½ cup of maple / agave syrup.
- Stir in ½ cup of chocolate chips or crushed nuts to give it some texture.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Madison
I dont have dates on hand what would you recommend trying as a subsitute?
Meesha
You can actually use maple syrup, agave syrup or other liquid sweetener in place! I do recommend starting with 1/4 cup and adding more if needed.
Jennifer
My family really loved this. I didn't see in the recipe to drain and rinse the chickpeas but i did. Had to add water to get it to blend. I used dates but wanted it to be a tad sweeter so added a tbs of maple syrup.it was delicious with strawberries, apples, and pears. Thanks for the recipe!
meesha
Glad you like it ! Yes you do need to drain and rinse the chickpeas, will add it to my instructions. 😅
Jennifer
Is there something that liquid could be used for? Maybe you have a recipe for it?
meesha
I dont have any currently on my site, but you can actually reserve some of it and thin out the hummus with it instead of water !