Jordan Myrick
Gwynedd Stuart
The best chocolate hummus is creamy, thick, and chocolatey. It should taste like a dessert spread and not hummus that someone accidentally dropped a candy bar into on a hot summer’s day.
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Sadly, most chocolate hummus at the grocery store is very, very bad. It’s grainy and bitter and leaves a strange aftertaste in your mouth. Trader Joe’s used to have a chocolate hummus we liked, but it was discontinued (as many good things at TJ’s are).
When done right, it’s a good dip for pretzels and fruit. And it’s pretty good on toast with sliced bananas and a drizzle of honey.
We’ve had some pretty good dessert dips (including an Aldi cookie dip we think about all the time), but if you’re specifically looking to get into the world of dessert hummus, we can help. Here are two chocolate hummus brands that didn’t make us question the existence of sweet hummus altogether.
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- Amazon Kitchen Chocolate Hummus
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We taste tested this Amazon chocolate hummus alongside a bunch of savory hummus, and I think it says a lot that we didn’t automatically hate it. Like, what a shock to the system! This makes the list because it’s mildly sweet, even though it looks like brownie batter. It’s definitely hummus—the texture is correct—but the cocoa pretty effectively covers the flavor of chickpeas without there needing to be a ton of sugar in the mix. This is a pleasant, healthy-seeming dip. If I shopped on Amazon (which I do not), I would consider buying this for those times when I want something sweet but I don’t want a candy bar or a cookie. —Gwynedd Stuart
- Boar’s Head Dark Chocolate Dessert Hummus
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Boar’s Head Dark Chocolate Dessert Hummus is the chocolate hummus to buy. It’s the only chocolate hummus that didn’t make me say, “Ew what?” The texture is creamy, the chocolate flavor is rich, and it looks more like icing than hummus, which helps with the cognitive dissonance created by sweet hummus. The ingredient list is minimal and they use all non-GMO and gluten-free ingredients. According to the package, this chocolate hummus is made with “creamy steamed chickpeas, rich cocoa, organic sugar, and vanilla.” Boar’s Head claims that, “when you want the best, [Boar’s Head] is the name you can trust.” I can’t argue with that. They definitely make the best chocolate hummus on the market. —Jordan Myrick
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