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Low Calorie Chocolate Hummus is a healthy snack or appetizer recipe made with real food ingredients designed to satisfy your sugar cravings in a healthy way!

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Craving chocolate? Oh do I ever have you covered with this yummy chocolate hummus made with healthy ingredients. You will love!

But first… let’s chat about those pesky cravings. So where do cravings come from?

Too much low grade chronic-stress, not eating enough calories, exercising too much, eating too few carbs, not eating enough protein, a restrictive mindset and eating foods that do not keep you full and prevent blood sugar from dropping.

If you’re battling cravings, consider these things and of course, if you need more help you can always schedule a consultation with me.

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Healthy Chocolate Hummus

Well now that we got that out of the way dive into this chocolatey hummus recipe! Made with chickpeas, tahini, unsweetened cocoa powder, maple syrup and vanilla extract, it’s an easy recipe to whip up in a food processor or blender when cravings strike!

Chickpeas are high fiber making them great for weight loss (I talk about this in my free training) and they’re perfect for thickening this! Maple syrup boosts the immune system and lightly sweetens the deal. Tahini is a great source of healthy fat and makes the hummus creamy and delicious.

Unsweetened cocoa powder actually is a good source of minerals and antioxidants and gives this hummus its wonderful chocolatey flavor.

You’ll never know this chocolate dip is made with healthy ingredients much less chickpeas. Great for picky eaters too!

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Ingredients for Chocolate Hummus

  • Garbanzo Beans
  • Unsweetened Cocoa Powder or cacao
  • Maple Syrup
  • Tahini
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Sea Salt
  • Water
strawberries apples with bowl of chocolate hummus

How to Make Chocolate Hummus Low Calorie

Controlling the fat and sugar content is key in making lower calorie chocolate hummus. We don’t want to cut out all the fat because the body does need some fat for healthy hormones and weight management.

I swapped oil for water in this recipe to keep the calories lower while maintaining healthy fat with the tahini. You could of course, experiment with adding olive oil place of the tahini or swapping peanut butter for the tahini.

We also added a minimal amount of real maple syrup to sweeten the hummus. If you look at store bought chocolate hummus, it’s loaded with added sugar. Too much added sugar increases cravings.

I never recommend using zero calorie maple syrups. The artificial sugars in them are designed to increase cravings more so than regular maple syrup. Remember, things that are free generally come at a cost.

strawberries apples with bowl of chocolate hummus

Feel free to add more or less maple syrup. The amount listed in the recipe is what works for me and everyone is different.

Serve your chocolate hummus with strawberries, sliced apples, gluten free pretzels or crackers. A great little snack that tastes more like dessert!

strawberries apples with bowl of chocolate hummus
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Servings: 12 servings

Low Calorie Chocolate Hummus

Low Calorie Chocolate Hummus is a healthy snack or appetizer recipe made with real food ingredients designed to satisfy your sugar cravings in a healthy way!
Prep: 5 minutes
Total: 5 minutes
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Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender, blend on high until smooth. You can add more water than listed to get the consistency you like.
  • Transfer the hummus to a bowl and serve with fruit or whatever you like!
  • Store the hummus in the refrigerator up to 12 days.

Notes

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 96kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 101mg, Potassium: 157mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 10IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 30mg, Iron: 1mg

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

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Low Calorie Chocolate Hummus is a healthy snack or appetizer recipe made with real food ingredients designed to satisfy your sugar cravings in a healthy way! Gluten Fee + Low Calories + Vegan
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Megan is a nutritionist who coaches women 35+ lose weight sustainably. She is the author of the Low Calorie Cookbook, fitness instructor, host of the Dish On Ditching Diets Podcast and creator of Skinny Fitalicious where you get lighter, higher protein recipes. Follow Megan on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube and Instagram for the latest updates.

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4 Comments

  1. lizzy says:

    whats the GRAMS/ tablespoon for more accurate macros/ nutritonal info ?

    1. Megan says:

      I do not have that information. It’s easy for you to get it though. Weigh the entire prepared dip on a food scale in grams then divide by the servings. This will give you the grams per serving.

  2. dumbbells_and_doxies says:

    what is one serving in grams

    1. Megan says:

      I do not weigh food to get grams. I recommend you take the entire hummus and weigh then divide by the servings to get the grams per serving.