How to Make Hummus That's Better Than Store-Bought - Easy Hummus Recipe - Updated

We're Adam and Joanne from inspiredtaste.net and welcome to our kitchen. We're making one of our most popular recipes, hummus. Hi guys. We are super excited today. So we're sharing our new updated hummus recipe video with you. We're really excited because we shared our original hummus recipe video with you a few years back. Three years. And it was really popular. Yeah, so popular that it's gotten like almost 2 million views on YouTube, which is insane. Now, if you've made the recipe before and loved it, don't worry. It's still the same recipe. So you're good there. All we did was update the footage a little bit and we answered some questions that we got over the years. Let's go make it. Let's go do it. Canned chickpeas makes this recipe quick and easy. Simply drain and rinse them. By the way, cooking your own chickpeas is an option too. See how on Inspired Taste. For ultra smooth hummus, remove the chickpea skins. This can be time consuming, so we don't do it every time. The hummus will still be very smooth without removing them, so it's completely up to you. Now on to the hummus. You need tahini. We use homemade. It's ridiculously easy to make. Hop over to our tahini video for the step-by-step. Next comes lemon juice. Fresh is best. Turn on the food processor for one minute. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, then process for 30 seconds more. See how it becomes lighter in color and looks thick and creamy? Creaming the tahini and lemon juice before adding any other ingredients is one of our secrets to making extra smooth hummus. Now we need some garlic. We only use one clove, but you could always add more. Roasted garlic would be really good too. In goes some olive oil, a little cumin and some salt. Turn the processor on for another minute until everything is mixed. Scrape the bowl again, then get ready to add the chickpeas. We add the chickpeas in two batches and are careful to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl a few times to make sure everything is being mixed in. After a minute or two, the hummus will be smooth. By the way, lots of you have asked if you can use a blender to make hummus. The answer is yes, but it does need to be high-powered. Last step. To make the hummus really smooth and just like the hummus you buy at the store, add a little water. As you add the water, you can see it get smoother and smoother. Add as much or as little as you need. This time, it looks like 3 tablespoons will do the trick. And that's it. Extra smooth hummus that's way better than anything you can buy at the store. The hummus will keep in the fridge for about a week if you don't eat it by then, and in the freezer for about a month. Just make sure you use an airtight container. Ours never last long. We love adding a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of paprika. Extra garlic, pine nuts, feta cheese, or olives would all be great too. Enjoy! This hummus is so good. Yes, it is. And it's easy too. You can get the full recipe on Inspired Taste. And if you enjoyed this recipe video, we have lots more coming your way, so subscribe to our channel. See you next week! Bye!