The best Chocolate Protein Hummus recipe made with chickpeas, protein powder and applesauce. Healthy chocolate chickpea dip is a great protein-packed snack for your next chip-and-dip party.

I saw someone make a chocolate chickpea dessert hummus recipe online, and knew I had to go for a high-protein version of my own.

Not too complicated a recipe to develop though since its mostly using protein powder for sweetener, and some applesauce and milk to improve the texture. This chocolate hummus dip recipe really is the best!

Ingredients for Chickpea Protein Hummus:

This chickpea protein hummus is made with a few simple ingredients and uses protein powder for sweetener instead of sugar. A true sugar-free recipe without maple syrup, honey or dates either!

Chickpeas – Canned chickpeas or cook some from dried garbanzo beans.
Whey-Casein Chocolate Protein Powder to add sweetness to this sugar-free chocolate hummus. I used whey-casein Chocolate protein from Quest Nutrition
Whey Chocolate Protein Powder – I recommend Dymatize ISO chocolate here.
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Unsweetened Applesauce another contributor to the oil-free part of these chickpea brownies since it adds the moisture
Unsweetened Almond Milk
Runny Peanut Butter: I recommend American Dream Nut Butter Yabba Dabba Delicious Peanut Butter here; Its chocolate flavored, lower fat and higher protein. The link or the code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount.
Pure Vanilla Extract
Stevia Sweetener (I use Sweetleaf Stevia)

How to make Chocolate Protein Powder Hummus?

This recipe for chocolate protein powder hummus is a 3-step process and comes together in just a blender (or food processor!).

Here’s what it takes:

Process drained can of chickpeas or cooked garbanzo beans in a food processor or blender (to crush).

Add in the wet ingredients – applesauce, milk, almond butter and vanilla.- and blend until smooth.

Add dry ingredients – protein powders, cocoa powder, stevia sweetener – and blend again.

And that’s it!

Tips for making The Best Chocolate Hummus

These sugar free chocolate hummus is easy to make, but here’s some tips to make this the best recipe ever!

Take skins off chickpeas as much as possible so the chocolate protein hummus is smooth.

Blend chickpeas well until smooth – no chunky grains – so you have smooth hummus!

Taste the chocolate hummus to make sure it’s as much (or little) sweet as you like

To Store Chocolate Chickpea Protein Dip

This chocolate chickpea protein dip is a great snack and can be stored on the countertop or in the fridge or freezer.

Store healthy chocolate chickpea dip in an airtight container on the countertop for 2 days, in the fridge for 5 days, or freezer for upto 2 months. Thaw frozen chocolate dessert hummus before eating.

Alternatives for Healthy Chocolate Hummus Recipe

This set of ingredients makes a clean and healthy chocolate, hummnus, but here’s some other options you can try.

No AppleSauce?

Switch out the applesauce for pumpkin puree or mashed banana for low-fat chocolate chickpea hummus.

Chickpea Hummus without Peanut Butter

Replace the peanut butter with almond butter, hazelnut butter or even Tahini for an allergy-friendly chocolate protein chickpea dip.

Vegan Chickpea Chocoalte Protein Hummus

To make chocolate chickpea protein hummus Vegan, use a plant based protein powder for the entire recipe. You have a protein-packed chocolate dip for snacking!

Almond Milk Subs

Replace almond milk with any other non-dairy or dairy-based milk.

No Chickpeas?

Make this chocolate bean dip with black beans or even cannelini beans instead of garbanzo beans.

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