Yes, you read that right, let's talk about it sweet hummus, that is, one cream based on chickpeas and cocoa that we are sure will revolutionize your idea of ​​dessert.
Easy to prepare and super healthy, this cream to spread and eat spoon will become your favorite sweet treat.

Hummus: the basics

Hummus, for those who still do not know, is one Middle Eastern sauce based on chickpeas, tahina and lemon juice.
Many love to enrich it with other ingredients such as beetroot, lentils or avocado to transform this light and tasty recipe and accompany it to many dishes.
With the hummus you can fill a sandwich, you can accompany the vegetable balls or the classic falafel always made with chickpeas and you can also serve with a raw vegetables or a gardener.
But the sweet hummus is what?

Variants of the hummus

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To prepare this sort of cocoa mousse you simply have to blend 250 g of cooked and well washed chickpeas with 120 g of maple syrup, 3 tablespoons of vegetable milk or water, 20 g of bitter cocoa, 2 tablespoons of almond or tahini cream, a teaspoon of vanilla extract and a pinch of cinnamon.
Once you have prepared the cream, which must be very soft and velvety and should not have lumps, you can enrich it with some grains of hazelnuts and pistachios or with drops of dark chocolate, or with both.

Hummus but not only: three sweet recipes with chickpeas

Chickpea biscuits
Perhaps not everyone knows that with the chickpeas you can prepare a delicious and very light pastry.
Just mix together 200 g of boiled chickpeas, 150 of almond flour, 30 g of brown rice flour, 100 g of rice malt, 30 g of corn oil and 50 g of apple juice.
Once the mixture is ready, you can use it as a base for a tart or to make biscuits.

Chickpea cake
With the chickpea flour you can prepare a delicious breakfast cake for a snack of the whole family.
Mix well 80 g of chickpea flour with 250 g of water and add 20 g of brown sugar, 25 g of bitter cocoa, 60 g of peanut oil and a sachet of baking powder. Spread in a buttered cake tin and bake at 180 degrees for 35 minutes.

Frolle filled with chickpeas
These are filled sweets, like ravioli, a little 'more calories than the previous, but really very tasty.
For the pastry work 500 g of 00 flour with 200 g of sugar, 180 g of soft butter, 1 whole egg + 2 egg yolks and the grated rind of a lemon.
Roll it out not too thin and cut it out with a glass.
Put in the center of each circle a filling made by chopping 300 g of cooked chickpeas, 3 tablespoons of bitter cocoa, 100 g of sugar and a little anise liqueur.
Close sealing the ends well with a fork and cook at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.

Chickpeas and inspirations

Are you curious to discover other very original sweet recipes based on chickpeas and more? Read our article on Legumes Desserts.

Remember also that the chickpea preservation water is almost magical and is used to prepare many recipes. Do not throw it away!
From mayonnaise to pancakes here are 5 recipes with aquafaba.

Browse now our gallery for more tips to taste the sweet hummus and use chickpeas in an alternative way!

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