15-Minute Avocado Hummus

If you love avocado but are super short on time, give our tasty 5-minute garlic avocado spread recipe a try.

This homemade avocado hummus recipe is creamy and perfect for dipping and spreading. Made with ripe avocado, chickpeas, and citrus, it’s as healthy as it is flavorful. My kids love it packed away in their lunches or after a long day of school and sports!

If you’ve never made hummus at home before, it’s as simple as throwing all the ingredients together and blending them. This makes it a wonderful candidate for a last-minute appetizer or movie night snack.

How to Make 15-Minute Avocado Hummus

Making this avocado hummus is as simple as throwing all the ingredients into a food processor or blender and pulsing them until they turn super creamy.

• Blend all of the Ingredients: In a food processor or high-powered blender, pulse the avocado, chickpeas, herbs, garlic, oil, lime juice, and jalapeños together. Optionally, you can add some red pepper flakes into the hummus for a kick of spice.
• Season the Hummus to Taste: Once the hummus is fully blended, season it to taste with kosher salt. Refrigerate the dip until you’re ready to serve it and enjoy!

How to Quickly Ripen Avocados

If you can’t find ripe enough avocados, here’s an easy foolproof trick. Place the hard avocados in a brown paper bag alongside a couple of apples. This might sound like a magic trick, but it’s pure science. Apples contain a plant protein called ethylene that speeds up the ripening process. By trapping the avocado and apples in a brown bag together, you can get super ripe avocados in just 2 days! If you don’t want to do the bag trick, simply leave the avocados out at room temperature. This will take longer, but works just as well.

Tips & Tricks

Here you’ll find a collection of tips and tricks to help you make the most delicious avocado hummus on the planet.

• Use ripe avocados. Ripe avocados not only have the best flavor, but they also are much easier to blend and make creamy.
• Use a food processor or high-powered blender. To get the creamiest hummus possible, enlist the help of a food processor or high-powered blender. If you don’t have either, you can use a potato masher. The hummus will be chunky, but it will still be delicious!
• Add extra red pepper flakes if you like it spicy. Adjust the amount of red pepper flakes you add according to your preferred spice level.
• Add more extra virgin olive oil to make it more creamy. If you like your hummus super creamy, add a little more extra virgin olive oil to thin it out. Alternatively, you can add some water. Just be mindful to adjust the salt. 
• Add a one tbsp tahini for extra earthiness. Traditional hummus recipes call for a bit of tahini for earthiness. If you can’t go without it, feel free to add it in! 

Serving Avocado Hummus

Serve avocado hummus alongside air fryer tortilla chips or air fryer potato chips for a healthy snack. It also is wonderful as a spread on a focaccia sandwich or flank steak wrap. For all you low-carb eaters out there, use it as a dip with carrot and celery sticks.

Storing Leftovers

To keep leftover avocado hummus fresh for up to 2 days, store it in an airtight container or a bowl tightly covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator. Additionally, keep it from turning brown by storing it with the avocado pit. Just like with guacamole, this will keep your avocado hummus greener for longer.

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Recipe

15-Minute Avocado Hummus

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Servings

8 Servings

Prep Time 15 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Recipe contributed by: Natalya Drozhzhin

This homemade avocado hummus is the definition of smooth and creamy. Whipped up in a food processor or blender, it only takes 15 quick minutes to make!

Ingredients

• 3 medium avocados
• 15 oz canned chickpeas drained and rinsed
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 jalapeno
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 lime for the juice
• 2 tbsp parsley optional
• 1 tsp salt adjust to taste
• 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes adjust to taste

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Instructions

• Gather all the ingredients for the avocado hummus.
  
• In a food processor, blend the avocado, chickpeas, herbs, garlic, oil, lime juice, and jalapeños. If you like it on the spicier side, add a couple of shakes of red pepper flakes.
  
• Once the ingredients are blended, season the hummus to taste with salt.
  
• Keep the avocado hummus sealed in an airtight container in the fridge until you're ready to serve it.
  

Nutrition Facts

15-Minute Avocado Hummus

Amount Per Serving

Calories 218 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Fat 17g26%

Saturated Fat 2g10%

Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Monounsaturated Fat 11g

Sodium 445mg19%

Potassium 464mg13%

Carbohydrates 15g5%

Fiber 8g32%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 235IU5%

Vitamin C 14mg17%

Calcium 34mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.