Homemade Hummus is so creamy, so flavorful, and so healthy! This is a delicious dip you can get away with eating every single day. Learn how to make hummus with the BEST hummus recipe ever. It’s so easy and it tastes good with just about everything!

Homemade Hummus recipe: hummus on a bowl mixed with olive oil and pine nuts

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Super recipe! I also LOVE hummus and this is now my favorite recipe. Thank you for sharing it with us and I will be back regularly to try more recipes and enjoy your site! – Sage

Homemade Hummus

Homemade Hummus is easy to make, and it’s a great thing to keep stocked in the refrigerator. Creamy, simple, and full of flavor, it’s one of my favorite snacks. I could eat hummus forever, so luckily it’s healthy and delicious too.

With just a handful of ingredients—chickpeas, salt, olive oil, lemon juice, tahini, garlic, and a few other things for extra flavor—it comes together quickly. This is my base hummus recipe, but I like adding in peppers, pine nuts, sun-dried tomatoes, or whatever my heart desires from time to time!

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Homemade Hummus

4.86 from 14 votes
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Servings: 8
Author: Becky Hardin
Homemade Hummus is so creamy, so flavorful, and so healthy too! This is a delicious dip you can get away with eating every single day. Learn how to make hummus with the BEST hummus recipe ever. So easy and it tastes good with just about everything!
Homemade Hummus is so creamy, so flavorful, and so healthy too! This is a delicious dip you can get away with eating every single day. Learn how to make hummus with the BEST hummus recipe ever. So easy and it tastes good with just about everything!
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Ingredients 

  • 3 15 ounce cans chickpeas drained
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3-4 cloves garlic unpeeled
  • 1 teaspoon flaked sea salt or kosher salt
  • 4-6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2/3 cup tahini
  • ¼-½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper red pepper flakes
  • good olive oil
  • toasted pine nuts optional
  • chopped parsley optional
  • smoked or sweet paprika optional
  • serve with pita chips and crudités

Instructions 

  • Place the drained chickpeas in a large pot, cover with cold water by at least 2 inches, and add 2 teaspoons of baking soda, and stir well. Bring to a boil over high heat, and skim off any scum that rises to the surface. Cover the pot and set heat to low. Simmer 30 minutes or until the chickpeas begin to fall apart and are a little mushy. Stir and skim off any chickpea skins floating on top of the water. Repeat this stir/skim step at least four times until most of the skins have been removed. Discard the skins.
    3 15-ounce cans chickpeas, drained, 2 teaspoons baking soda
    homemade hummus
  • While the chickpeas simmer, place the garlic cloves, salt, and lemon juice in a food processor and process until almost puréed. Transfer the mixture to a small mixing bowl for 10 minutes to allow the garlic to mellow. After 10 minutes, firmly press the mixture, with a rubber spatula, through a fine-mesh sieve over a small bowl to release as much liquid as possible. Pour the liquid back into the food processor bowl and discard the solids.
    3-4 cloves garlic unpeeled, 1 teaspoon flaked sea salt or kosher salt, 4-6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
    homemade hummus step-by-step
  • Add the tahini, cumin, and red pepper flakes. Pulse 5 times to combine. With the motor running, add ¼ cup ice water, by the tablespoon, and process until smooth. (Note: The mixture may seize up at first, but keep adding water and processing; all will be fine.) Process the tahini mixture (adding extra ice water if needed) until it is smooth, pale, and thick (but not too thick).
    2/3 cup Tahini, ¼-½ teaspoon ground cumin, 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • Add the cooked, drained chickpeas and process until ultra smooth and creamy. (If desired, add more ice water, by the tablespoon.) NOW…purée it even more until it is creamier, smoother, lighter and fluffy(ish).
    chickpeas in food processor
  • Season to taste, if needed, with salt, lemon juice and cumin.
  • Transfer hummus to a shallow serving dish and drizzle with good-quality olive oil. Garnish with toasted pine nuts, paprika, finely chopped fresh parsley, and whole chickpeas (if desired).
    Olive oil being poured over a bowl of hummus.
  • Serve with pita chips, tortilla chips, crudités and/or your favorite crackers.
  • Enjoy!
Calories: 262kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 11gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1015mgPotassium: 333mgFiber: 7gVitamin A: 45IUVitamin C: 4.3mgCalcium: 86mgIron: 2.9mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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How To Make Homemade Hummus Step By Step

Prepare the Chickpeas: Place 3 15 oz cans of drained chickpeas in a large pot, fill with cold water so the chickpeas are covered by at least 2 inches, add 2 teaspoons of baking soda, and stir well. Bring to a boil over high heat, and skim off any scum that rises to the surface. Cover the pot and set the heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes or until the chickpeas begin to fall apart and are a little mushy. Stir and skim off any skins floating on top. Repeat this stir/skim step at least four times until most of the skins have been removed. Discard the skins.

Lemon juice and garlic in a fine mesh strainer.

Combine the garlic and lemon juice: While the chickpeas simmer, place 4 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon flaked sea salt, and 4-6 tablespoons lemon juice in a food processor and process until almost puréed. Transfer the mixture to a small mixing bowl to allow the garlic to mellow. After 10 minutes, press the mixture using a rubber spatula through a fine-mesh sieve over a small bowl to release as much liquid as possible. Pour the liquid back into the food processor bowl and discard the solids.

Tahini and seasonings to make hummus.

Add the tahini and seasonings: Add the 2/3 cup of tahini, 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of cumin, and red pepper flakes. Pulse 5 times to combine. While the motor runs, add ¼ cup ice water, by the tablespoon, and process until smooth. (Note: The mixture may seize up at first, but keep adding water and processing.) Process until it is smooth, pale, and thick (but not too thick).

chickpeas in food processor

Add in the chickpeas: Add the cooked, drained chickpeas and process until ultra smooth and creamy. If desired, add more ice water by the tablespoon. Purée it even more until it is creamier, smoother, lighter, and fluffy(ish). Season to taste, if needed, with salt, lemon juice, and cumin.

Olive oil being poured over a bowl of hummus.

Transfer the hummus: Transfer hummus to a shallow serving dish and drizzle with good-quality olive oil.

A bowl of hummus sprinkled with pine nuts

Garnish: Garnish with toasted pine nuts, paprika, finely chopped fresh parsley, and whole chickpeas (if desired). Serve with pita chips, tortilla chips, crudités and/or your favorite crackers. Enjoy!

How to Store

Homemade hummus will generally keep for 1 week when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

To freeze: Store hummus in a freezer-safe container for up to 6 months. When ready to use, let it thaw in the refrigerator a day before use. I recommend freezing hummus in individual servings rather than one big tub. That makes it easier to grab what you need instead of thawing the whole thing every time.

Serving Suggestions

This homemade hummus recipe goes with EVERYTHING. It’s almost surprising how versatile this dip is! My go-to options when serving hummus as a snack are crackers, this awesome homemade naan bread, pita chips, or crunchy wonton chips. You can also serve hummus with pretzels, raw vegetables, or slather it on sandwiches and bagels. They’re really just a vehicle for the amazing taste of the hummus, so it all tastes good!

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Meet Becky Hardin

Becky Hardin is a wife and mother living in Saint Louis Missouri. She founded The Cookie Rookie in 2012 as a creative way to share recipes. Now, she is a trusted resource for easy cooking around the world, being featured in Taste of Home, The Kitchn, ABC’s Home and Family, and more. Here at The Cookie Rookie she is the editor in chief of all recipes and continues to enjoy sharing her passion for cooking for busy families. She has since founded two additional food blogs, Easy Chicken Recipes and Easy Dessert Recipes.

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Sage
Sage
February 11, 2021 9:11 pm

Super recipe!! I also LOVE hummus and this is now my favorite recipe. Thank You for sharing it with us and I will be back regularly to try more recipes and enjoy your site! Have a Great Day. :)5 stars

Becky Hardin
Becky Hardin
February 12, 2021 2:56 pm
Reply to  Sage

Thank you for stopping by!

Kristen King
Kristen King
March 26, 2020 7:12 pm

Curious as to what your favorite tahini is…. the link doesn’t work unfortunately5 stars

Becky Hardin
Becky Hardin
June 5, 2020 9:20 am
Reply to  Kristen King

https://amzn.to/3eQSQJj
This one is my favorite!

kristen
kristen
March 26, 2020 4:44 pm

Hi there! I tried to “CLick for your FAV” tahini and it didnt work… what is your favorite tahini paste?

Becky Hardin
Becky Hardin
June 5, 2020 9:20 am
Reply to  kristen

https://amzn.to/3eQSQJj
This one is my favorite!

Joe
Joe
February 22, 2020 7:52 pm

Your link is broken for favorite tahina.

Becky Hardin
Becky Hardin
June 5, 2020 9:25 am
Reply to  Joe

https://amzn.to/3eQSQJj
This one is my favorite!

Kim Alwan
Kim Alwan
December 15, 2019 6:39 pm

You forgot to mention that hummus is Arabic for chickpeas.Thank you

Maris
Maris
September 29, 2019 1:06 pm

Thank you for giving us those special prep. details that take an ordinary dish to the next level. Also thank you for the list of variations. I like to make what I call “loaded hummus.” Essentially, it is a layer of hummus, topped with all kinds of Mediterranean flavors, including diced tomato, feta, Kalamata olives, green olives, green onions or thinly sliced red onion, parsley, roasted garlic, strips of roasted peppers, and fresh herbs from my garden sprinkled on top before a final flourish of good olive oil. Yum!. This is my first visit to your site. Very inspirational. Love the photos, too!5 stars

Becky Hardin
Becky Hardin
October 1, 2019 2:03 pm
Reply to  Maris

Thanks, Maris!

Terry H
Terry H
December 30, 2018 7:56 am

Love this recipe, but I would like to know the brand of food processor you are using, it is time to replace mine, thank you.5 stars