An interesting take on homemade hummus, with hints of the flavors of fall. For those of you who can’t get enough pumpkin (I’m right there with you!), I’ve got a great recipe to share:

Pumpkin hummus.

After preparing a big batch of pumpkin puree yesterday, I decided to experiment with my own version of pumpkin hummus.

A lot of pumpkin recipes are sweet — pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice lattes, etc. But pumpkin is delicious in savory recipes, too.

About The Recipe: Pumpkin Hummus

This recipe has all the classic hummus components in place – chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini, olive oil – but the pumpkin adds a little something extra.

I started out making the hummus base and then added a variety of spices until I reached a nice balance of  spicy, salty, and sweet.

I added just a bit of sweetener which brought out the flavor of the pumpkin without refocusing the taste of the entire dish.

Serving Suggestions

• Drizzle flavored olive oil on top of hummus (I used a harissa-flavored olive oil)
• Top with roasted pumpkin seeds
• Serve with raw vegetables, pita chips, or sweet potato chips
• Use as a sandwich spread

Best of all? This recipe is extremely cheap. Chickpeas and pumpkin are both budget-friendly foods. 

More Cheap Pumpkin Recipes

3-ingredient pumpkin oat clusters

Pumpkin mug cake made in the microwave (gluten-free)

Super moist pumpkin cookies with cream cheese icing

Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

Pumpkin compote (Brazilian doce de abobora)

Pumpkin spice dessert pizza

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Pumpkin Hummus

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Start by making the basic hummus recipe, and then add spices to your liking. I ended up using quite a bit of the spices listed below because the basic recipe was not strong on flavor.

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Ingredients

• 15.5-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree (or canned pumpkin)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• Juice from one lemon
• 2 teaspoons honey or brown sugar
• Pinch of fine grain sea salt
• Optional spices: Cumin, red chili pepper, smoked paprika

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender and pulse until smooth.
2. Add spices to your liking.

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