Smoky Sweet Potato Hummus
Hummus is kicked up a notch with sweet potatoes, chipotle and lime. This hummus is lower in calories than regular hummus, although you'd never know it!
Servings: 12
Calories: 159kcal
Ingredients
- 11 oz sweet potato (peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes -300 g, roughly 3.5 cups or 2 small sweet potatoes)
- 1 lime (juiced)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 15 oz chickpeas (or 19 oz; drained but reserve the liquid)
- ¼ cup tahini
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 ½ tablespoons adobo sauce (from a can of chipotle peppers)
- 1-2 chipotle pepper (optional; for spice)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- chickpea canning or cooking liquid (reserve from can or pot)
Instructions
- Fill a pot with 2 inches of water. Add a steamer basket and sweet potatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, until sweet potatoes are fork tender. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool.
- To a food processor fitted with a steel blade, add the lime juice, garlic, chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, adobo sauce, chipotle, spices and sweet potato.
- Blend on high and drizzle reserved chickpea liquid through the chute until you have the consistency you'd like.
- Scrape sides of food processor and process until completely smooth.
- Serve with pita bread, veggies or crackers.
Storage
- This hummus may be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- It can be frozen for up to 3 months.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1/12 of batch | Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 524mg | Potassium: 224mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3747IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg