Dessert Hummus

This is one of those odd recipes... you don't think it should work but it does.  The original blogger doesn't call it dessert hummus, she calls it cookie dough dip, but I think my husband called it dessert hummus and I thought it was kind of funny.  To start... I'm generally a pretty adventurous eater, I'll try anything once.  I am not opposed to using regular ingredients in different ways so when I saw dessert that used chickpeas instead of flour, I was pretty excited. My husband... was not.  He made me try it first then give it to my daughter (who really liked it) before he would try it.  The idea of a bean being used to make dessert didn't sit that well with him. I recently tried making cookies with black beans as a base and they turned out pretty well, so I was interested to see how this would work.

Here is the original Pin:

Healthy Raw Cookie Dough

It kind of looks gross in this pic.  It's not.

This is one of those throw everything into a food processor kind of recipes. I used brown sugar (because artificial sweeteners are the devil), vanilla soy milk and regular chocolate chips.

After it is mixed smooth, fold in the chips.  You could definitely vary up this recipe with other sweeteners, nut butters, milks and chips.  I find my original recipe pretty effective.  I actually made up a second batch a few days later without measuring (because I'm lazy like that) and it turned out great.  I started my second batch with honey rather that sugar and didn't like it as much.  I think the brown sugar gives it a more of a dessert mouth feel... a little bit of sugar crunch.

Nugget liked it quite a bit and I feel ok giving it to her since even though there's sugar in it, there's some nice bean protein in there too.  BTW, the blog that this recipe comes from is worth exploring a bit.  It's full of intriguing vegan dessert recipes.  I'm certain I'll try more of them.

Cost: I already had all the ingredients I needed and since it is so modifiable, it shouldn't ever cost too much to make.

Time: Mix, mix, done.  Make a bigger batch and put them into little containers.  I used them as a snack when I came home from work late.

Difficulty: Probably the hardest part is getting over the name "dessert hummus."

Aesthetic Appeal: It's not that pretty, but it's not as ugly as the chia seed chocolate pudding.  I wouldn't serve it to guests unless it was on a really pretty dish.

Life Enhancement: Actually, a great deal.  It made me think about desserts in a different way.  I've always felt that dessert is very much a sometimes thing since it's not good for you, but this recipe and others like it, make it possible to eat dessert and not just consume empty sugar calories.