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Easy Sweet Potato Hummus

November 10, 2011 by Lindsay 21 Comments

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Welcome to snack time, my friends. I did a post about sweet potato hummus last year. But it was lame, and written before I started making it once a week. I pretty much consider myself an expert now, so I thought we’d have a little do-over, ok?

Good. I can’t really remember exactly when I started eating hummus…but it wasn’t all that long ago. I don’t buy it in the store all that often because it’s so freakin’ easy to make yourself…and you can totally customize it to include pretty much any flavor you want.

A couple things:
1) I like adding a sweet potato because it makes it just a little bit sweet.
2) I hate adding tahini, because I don’t like the way it tastes.
3) I don’t add any extra salt to my hummus because it’s totally unnecessary.

So here we go!

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Sweet Potato Hummus

 

by Lindsay L

Prep Time: 10 min

Keywords: food processor appetizer snack healthy low-sodium vegetarian chickpeas sweet potato

Ingredients (approx 2 cups)

  • 2 cans chickpeas, drained & rinsed, 1/4 c liquid reserved
  • 1 medium sweet potato
  • juice from one lemon
  • 1/3 c water
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 – 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 – 1 tsp garlic powder (or 1 bulb roasted garlic)

Instructions

Place the chickpeas in a food processor along with 1/4 c reserved liquid and puree for about a minute.

Prick the sweet potato all over with a fork and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Slice the sweet potato in half and scoop the insides into the food processor. Pulse several times.

Add the spices and lemon juice (and the roasted garlic if you’re using it) and turn the food processor on. Slowly add the water until the mixture reaches your desired consistency.

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Notes:
*I definitely prefer the roasted garlic over the garlic powder but sometimes I just don’t plan ahead 🙂 Roast the whole head of garlic with a little olive oil and then squeeze all the cloves in. I like my  hummus pretty garlicky so feel free to scale back and only use half the cloves if you’d like.
*If you don’t mind the taste of tahini, you could add 1/4 c to make it a little creamier but I’ve found that the sweet potato makes it pretty creamy.
*If you want to make my favorite hummus of all time, roast a red pepper along with the garlic and add that into the food processor too 🙂

Serve with your favorite crackers or veggies!

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What’s your favorite kind of hummus? I’m always looking for new combos!

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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Comments

  1. Lauren @ Lawfully Wedded Wife says

    November 10, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    Mmm–this looks so good, I love homemade hummus! I should try this because I’m so in love with sweet potatoes. My favorite kind of hummus is roasted red pepper!

    Reply
  2. Kaitlyn@TheTieDyeFiles says

    November 10, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    LOVE how easy hummus is to make. This sounds delish!

    Reply
  3. LauraJayne says

    November 10, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    I love fall root veggies – looks delicious!

    Reply
  4. Delishhh says

    November 10, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    What a great idea! Love it!

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  5. Kimberly says

    November 10, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Lindsay, you are so creative in the kitchen! This recipe looks delicious. My favorite hummus is either spicy three pepper or Sabra’s Pine Nut..Mmmm

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  6. Matt @ The Athlete's Plate says

    November 10, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Oh man, I’m all over this! Hummus and sweet potatoes are two of my favorite foods 🙂

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  7. Kayla @ Sprouty Buns says

    November 10, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    Will definitely be making this soon! I eat so much hummus and always feel like I’m just throwing money away when (as you said) it’s so easy to make at home. How long will this recipe last you and how long will it keep in the refrigerator?

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  8. Allison @ PickyEatingRD says

    November 10, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    I’m pretty boring when it comes to hummus flavors. I usually roll with roasted garlic and am obsessed with it!

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  9. Meg says

    November 11, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    This looks amazing sweetheart 😀

    I am a roasted garlic type of hummus gal 😉

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  10. Carolina @ Peas in a Blog says

    November 11, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    I’m a huge sweet potato & hummus fan so this dish looks amazing. Perfect appetizer for thanksgiving.

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  11. sarah k @ the pajama chef says

    November 11, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    yum! i made pumpkin hummus last weekend… amazing!

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  12. Lauren says

    November 11, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Looks great! I’ve never thought to add sweet potato into hummus, but it’s really an awesome idea!

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  13. Debbie (DebaRooRoo) says

    November 11, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    What a great idea! I just recently started making hummus and was looking for ways to jazz it up!

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  14. sarah (sarah learns) says

    November 11, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    i’ve posted it on my blog before, but i can’t get enough of horseradish hummus!

    this just reminded me that i haven’t made hummus in WAY too long. it’s happening soon! maybe i’ll remember to grab a sweet potato & try this recipe!

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  15. Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking says

    November 13, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    I have never had sweet potato hummus but this looks delicious!

    Reply
  16. Liz @ IHeartVegetables says

    November 14, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    This looks sooo delicious. I love hummus and I love sweet potatoes so why have I not tried this?!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      November 14, 2011 at 10:47 PM

      i don’t know!!! but you better get on it! so good.

      Reply
  17. Diana @ VeggieNextDoor says

    November 20, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    This looks delicious as always, Lindsay! I agree, this looks like it would be delicious even without the tahini, but I am surprised to hear you don’t like it. I LOVE Tahini esp in salad dressings.

    My favorite hummus is the Supremely Spicy hummus by Sabra, although they use added oil in theirs, so it would be great to have a recipe to make it without oil!

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    • Lindsay says

      November 21, 2011 at 8:52 AM

      yeah i just can’t get myself to like the flavor! i don’t like making mine with oil either…but i’m sure you could make a pretty close replica without it!

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  18. Joleen says

    March 13, 2014 at 4:00 PM

    Whoa…never thought about mixing sweet potatoes in my hummus! Definitely going to have to try this soon 🙂

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      March 21, 2014 at 10:34 AM

      hope you liked it!

      Reply

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