Over the past 36 hours, the majority of my meals have seemingly resembled…baby food. I guess you could say I’ve been making up for lost time since I wanted a mini food processor foreverrrr before finally getting one.
(…because what else would you find on the wish list of a 23-year-old foodie? Duh.)
For a while I couldn’t really think of anything to make other than banana soft serve. There could be worse problems, though.
This particular batch was a winner. I added a handful of walnuts and two medjool dates for a filling afternoon snack.
Last night I decided to let the mini take a shot at something other than a frozen banana. Enter: Evan’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Dessert Hummus.
A sweet hummus? I’d seen a number of recipes around the blog world before, and I was skeptical, to say the least. But seriously…you have to make this. Have to!
It tastes like and has almost the exact consistency of cookie dough.
I ate an entire batch last night while catching up on Gossip Girl. You know, ‘cause that’s what single girls do.
As I was eating this I thought, this is totally one of those foods that make people think I’m a “crazy healthy person” (ahem, hi Dad). But, if crazy means I can eat a filling and nutritious bowl of cookie dough, sign me up.
Have you or would you try a sweet hummus?
Any tips for what else can I make in my (mini) food processor??
Oh my gosh, that sweet hummus looks scrumptious! It looks just like cookie dough, which means it HAS to be good
yuuuum i wish i had a food processor to make sweet hummus, I’ve never had it.
hmm you could make homemade larabar balls. So good. I made it at home with my moms beautiful new food processor.
http://www.italktofood.com/2011/01/lovely-larabar-balls.html
Sami says
sweet hummus ROCKS. there’s a pumpkin version that i’m in love with that involves cinnamon, canned pumpkin, chickpeas, and maple syrup!
MMM.
you can try a chocolate version with unsweet cocoa powder and splenda, too!
it will rock your socks off!
xo.
I’ve noticed and book marked that recipe myself just yet to make it. Looks and sounds incredible.
LOVE dessert hummus!!! i would eat the whole batch too.. hands DOWN..!!
you can do so much with processors.. make your own nut butter!
girl, I got a stand mixer for my 21st birthday and a wok for my 22nd, and went out to dinner at a great restaurant for my 23rd. foodie life=the best.
In your mini processor: Home made laras, avocado pudding, any hummus, sauces like pesto and salsa, raw nut pates..I’m not sure a mini is conducive to making nut butters, I’ve tried it in mine and it takes FOREVER.
Gracie that looks amazing! I have been seeing the dessert hummus around and have been dying to try! First step, I need to buy a food processor : p
Oh my goodness, that hummus looks just like cookie dough aka: it HAS to be tasty!
I have been meaning to try that cookie dough - it looks fantastic!!!
Oh, good grief - that cookie dough looks so good it isn’t even fair! I don’t blame you one bit for eating it all! My mini food processor is the perfect appliance for homemade salsa. My husband’s family is hispanic, so we’re all about the Mexican food! I also use it for nut butters and mini larabars like a few others have said. It’s a fab lil invention.
I have been dying to try dessert hummus!! It looks soooo good
I got a food processor for Christmas and have been having fun making frozen yogurt-type concoctions. I haven’t ventured too far beyond that, but have also tried making pesto.
I love hummus and cookie dough, so I KNOW I would love cookie dough hummus!
Mama Pea has a great cookie dough larabar receipe. You could probably half the receipe for your mini food processor!
everyone keeps raving about this dessert hummus. i think i just need to give in and try it!
don’t know what could be much better than cookie dough and gossip girl. sounds like the perfect nimght to me
I’m definitely intrigued by sweet hummus! Thanks for the encouragement to try it.
That dessert hummus looks sooo good! I killed my food processor trying to make banana soft serve and have yet to replace it! My magic bullet just doesn’t do the trick. It takes too long and my dogs go nuts when I turn it on!
I don’t know if I can get past the thought of sweet hummus. But you & Evan make me want to!
Girl I LOVE my mini food processor! I use it for small smoothies, my raw chocolate mousse, and banana soft serve obv:) It is my fifth appendage basically
Catherine says
Raw chocolate mousse?!?! Can you share your recipe??
Catherine says
I love the idea of dessert hummus - I so need to try this out!!! My two main uses for my food processor are (1) protein pancakes - mix together 1/4 cup oats, 1/4 cup eggs whites, 1/4 cup cottage cheese and 1 scoop protein power and cook in a pan like a normal pancake for about 2 - 3 minutes per side or (2) my version of ice cream (or pudding) - mix together 1/4 cup cottage cheese, 1/4 cup greek yogurt and 1 scoop of protein powder and then put it in a bowl and eat like pudding or place in the freezer for 20 - 30 minutes and eat like ice cream. Yum yum!!!
I’m guessing sweet hummus is one of those things you need to try to get. It sounds strange to me-how the flavors work-but I have to admit it looks exactly like cookie dough!
I literally just got a mini-food processor, too!! I’ve been trying to think of what I want my first to be - your ideas put up a good fight
all while watching GG of course!
Omg. I am making this NOW! THanks for posting this! You always have the best recipes!
I love making fruit sorbet in food processors, if you want to try that. Just put any frozen fruit (~1.5 cups) about 1/4-1/2 cup water and puree! Its so good! I love adding chocolate chips to it! Its delicious, healthy, and low cal!
That DOES look like cookie dough, which I have a weakness for. I’m intrigued…
Yum! I am going to try this!
I like to chop onion in my food porcessor and then freeze it (because I really hate crying when I cut onion so much that I will just not use it and then my cooking seriously suffers)
I also like to make fresh salsa.
Omg, that looks fantastic!!!! Have you tried his snickerdoodle hummus yet?? That’s the one I would make!
Wait, I NEED some of that. Like, now. Ahhh.
I use mine to make raw chocolate cake
I DEFINITELY have plans to try out that hummus.
The dessert hummus has been on my to-make list for a while now! I remember when Evan first posted it, everyone was soo skeptical, but now all of the sudden everyone is trying it! Haha
I made that dessert hummus. It was so good! Definitely on my list of recipes to keep.
Danielle says
so it tastes just as good as cookie dough???
I’m always looking to get more “bang for my buck” when it comes to counting calories I’d rather have an 8oz chobani yogurt than a half scoop of icecream…b/c I get more with my yogurt and it’s nutritious =) win win!
That dessert hummus looks like it could change my life. Not sure if that’s a good thing
PS I’m coming to NYC in March..lightly pencil in the weekend of the 20th! Details to come.
ahh, that’s my birthday weekend! we will definitely have to be in touch…can’t promise anything, though, because it’s already quite booked! :/
Allie says
Cookie dough tasting stuff that isn’t bad for you?!! Looks amazing!
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Glad you liked it so much! Now that the weather is getting better, I should shove some bananas in the freezer for soft serve. I haven’t been able to bring myself to make it in 30 degrees but if we hit 50 who knows?
I saw this recipe but was seriously skeptical…I think you changed my mind and I may have to try it! I’m actually not the hugest hummus fan, so I’ve made garlic white bean dip a few times that I liked more than hummus! I’m not really sure why since it’s basically the same ingredients…it may be in my head?
Ok your pictures may have convinced me on the dessert hummus. If the texture is that perfect I just have to try it!
As much as I love hummus, that sounds like it would be gross! I trust your tastebuds though, so now I really wanna try it!
I tried Evan’s recipe and LOVED it. I’m pretty sure I ate it with a spoon, too:-).
I got a full-sized food processor for Christmas and love it! You should definitely try making homemade Larabars, Fudge babies, coconut butter, and hummus. Yum!
There is this company called “Crazy Camel” and they make all of these sweet hummus’s like maple, PB, pumpkin so this reminds me of that!
I want to try to make it, it really does look like cookie dough!!!
Yum!!
I’ve been seeing all sorts of ways to eat hummus lately. This is a new one to me! It does look just like cookie dough.. and tastes like it? I’m down!
Oh my gosh, I tried Evan’s snickerdoodle dessert hummus and it was insane!! It was gone in less than 24 hours!
“As I was eating this I thought, this is totally one of those foods that make people think I’m a “crazy healthy person” (ahem, hi Dad).”
HAHA! i totally think that all the time. i’m glad i’m not alone… and i’m also glad i can be a health freak/cookie dough freak at the same time.