Easy Homemade Hummus

This delicious homemade hummus recipe is smooth and creamy with a touch of fresh lemon and garlic. Learn how to make hummus, from scratch, in just 10 minutes!

Once you try this easy hummus dip, you may not go back to the store bought version ever again! 😉 This recipe is delightfully fresh and zesty, and takes just minutes to make—it really is the best hummus recipe if you're short on time.

Hummus makes a perfect snack or lunchbox add-on when paired with sliced pita bread, chips or fresh chopped veggies. It's actually one of the three easy Mediterranean recipes I rotate through for snacks at home along with this simple guacamole and this fresh homemade salsa. It's also great as a sandwich, veggie wrap or bagel spread, and even tastes great on toast with eggs or nothing else at all. And, making hummus is actually super fun!

Jump to:

• 🌿 Ingredients
• 📝 Instructions
• 📋 Substitutions
• 📖 Variations
• 🔪 Equipment
• 🍱 Storage
• 🎉 Top tip
• 💭 FAQ
• 🍳 Recipe

🌿 Ingredients

All of these ingredients are easy to find and should be readily available at any large grocery store. This recipe uses canned chickpeas to speed up the prep time, but you can certainly use cook dried chickpeas (once they have cooled) instead.

See recipe card below for exact quantities.

📝 Instructions

To get started, rinse and drain the chickpeas, halve and juice the lemon and mince the garlic.

Pro tip: Peel off any of the loose skins as you rinse your chickpeas; that'll make your hummus even smoother and creamier in the end.

Place all ingredients except the water and garnishes in a food processor fitted with a standard S blade and process everything for 1-2 minutes, scraping down the sides with a plastic spatula once or twice if needed.

And finally, add a little water at a time as you process for another 1-2 minutes or until it's smooth and creamy.

To plate, serve your hummus in a bowl and drizzle a little extra olive oil on top; then garnish with some paprika or fresh parsley.

📋 Substitutions

Hummus is naturally vegan, gluten free and dairy free. Feel free to make any of the following substitutions if you'd like:

• Chickpeas - use black beans or white beans instead, or substitute cauliflower or zucchini for chickpeas
• Lemon - use fresh lime instead
• Garlic - use a little garlic powder to taste if you don't have fresh garlic
• Sea salt - simply leave out if you're avoiding added salt
• Ground cumin - substitute a little ground coriander, chili powder or curry powder, or just leave out
• Tahini - if you can't find tahini or don't have any on hand, you can substitute tahini with Greek yogurt, ripe avocado, or nut butters such as almond or cashew butter
• Olive oil - use avocado oil or plain Greek yogurt instead, or leave out altogether and use a little extra tahini

📖 Variations

Here are some popular hummus flavors and variations to try. If you have a favorite store-bought flavor you like, you can try that too!

• Beet hummus - add some roasted beets
• Roasted red pepper hummus - add some roasted red peppers
• Avocado hummus - use a ripe avocado instead of tahini, and lime instead of lemon juice
• Black bean hummus - use black beans instead of chickpeas, and lime instead of lemon juice
• White bean hummus - use cannellini or Great Northern beans instead of chickpeas
• Garlic hummus - add an extra clove or two of fresh garlic or roasted garlic if you really like your hummus garlicky
• Spicy - add a pinch of cayenne powder or a little seeded, minced jalapeño to any of the above variations (leave the seeds in if you like things really hot!)
• Kid friendly - use garlic powder instead of fresh garlic for little ones

🔪 Equipment

Here is the equipment you'll need to make hummus at home:

• colander
• cutting board
• chef's knife
• citrus juicer
• food processor

🍱 Storage

Leftovers will stay fresh in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

🎉 Top tip

Don't add too much water to your recipe at first; add just a little and process it before adding more until it reaches your perfect desired consistency. Also, don't be afraid to run the food processor for an extra minute or so beyond when you think the hummus looks ready—it'll only get creamier and more velvety smooth as you do.

Enjoy! 🙂

💭 FAQ

🍳 Recipe