Sautéd apple slices and chickpeas coated in a deliciously cozy seasonal spice-blend, lightly sweetened then blended with peanut butter. This spiced apple hummus makes a great, healthy snack for both kids and adults!

Ok! So you may have tried a traditional hummus in all its delicious, garlicky goodness, but have you ever had a dessert hummus?

How about an apple spice hummus? One made with sautéed apples, warm spices, nut butter and a touch of sweetener?

 🍎Cinnamon Spiced Apple Hummus🍏

A few key things I think you’ll LOVE about this recipe:

• Sautéed Apples: Sliced apples coated in a little bit of sugar and spice and cooked until tender transforms the naturally tart apple flavor into a deeper, richer flavor. It’s like an apple pie filling!
• Healthy: Chickpeas and apple make up the bulk of this dip packing in protein, fiber and plant-based carbs.
• Allergy Friendly: It’s naturally gluten free with a few simple swaps to make it dairy free and even nut free.

Have I sold you on it yet?!

Ingredients – Why This Works

• Apples: Feel free to use any type of apple you like. I like something apples that are a blend of sweet and tart flavors (like pink lady or honey crisp), but it’s up to you.
• Chickpeas: What’s a hummus without chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans). Cooking the chickpeas with the apples helps soften them making them easier to blend.
• Butter or Coconut Oil: Use vegan butter if needed.
• Sweetener: Use maple syrup if you’d like a refined sugar free option. Maple and apples are a lovely flavor combo.
• Spices: A simple combination of ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt.
• Nut Butter (or Seed Butter) – Peanut butter takes the place of the tahini you’d find in more traditional hummus recipes.
• Water or Apple Juice: This will help the ingredients blend together if needed. For a sweeter, more apple-infused flavor use apple juice or apple juice concentrate.

Sautéed Apples & Chickpeas

1. Warm butter/oil in a large pan or skillet and cook apples and chickpeas over a medium heat until almost tender.
2. Add the spices and sweetener to the pan.
3. Keep mixing and cooking another few minutes until soft, tender and completely coated in spice.

Blend

• Let the apple and chickpea mixture cool until warm.
• Add the a food processor or blender along with the peanut butter and blend on high.
• With the motor running, add water or juice.
• Keep blending until no big lumps remain. For a thinner consistency add a bit more water, juice and/or maple syrup.

The hummus might look grainy, but shouldn’t feel grain when you eat it.

Substitutions and Additions

• Apple Pie Spice: Swap out the individual spices for a pre mixed apple pie spice.
• Chai Spice: Swap out the individual spices for a pre mixed Masala Chai Spice Mix.
• Cinnamon: Use 1 1/2 – 2tsp cinnamon as the only spice.
• Nut Butters: Try this with almond butter, hazelnut butter or a different nut butter of your choice.
• Nut Free: Use sunflower seed butter or another type of seed butter instead. You could even try it with tahini (ground sesame seeds).
  • Tahini does have a strong, savory flavor, but it does work well in sweet recipes – see my Salted Honey Tahini Cookies for an an example.

 Hungry for More Apple Recipes

• Baked Cinnamon Apples
• Instant Pot Applesauce
• Mulled Apple Pear Cider (Non-Alcoholic)
• Gluten Free Apple Fritters
• Paleo Apple Bread
• (Almost) Paleo Apple Pie
• Gluten Free Apple Crumble Bars
• 50 + Gluten Free Apple Recipes

Enjoy!

Let me know if you try this cinnamon spiced apple hummus recipe! Leave a comment and review with your thoughts. I always appreciate the feedback and serving suggestions that you come up with!

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Recipe

Cinnamon Spiced Apple Hummus

Yield: almost 2 cups Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes

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Sautéed apples, chickpeas and warm spices cooked then blended with peanut butter to make a simple yet satisfying dessert hummus!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter/ vegan butter or coconut oil
• 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained (15 oz/400g)
• 2 large apples, peeled, cored and cut into sliced
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar (light or dark) or 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup (62 grams) natural peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons water or apple juice + more as needed

Need help converting to weights? Check out my cups to grams Conversion Guide.

Instructions

1. Warm a large skillet with butter or oil over a medium heat. Once warm, add the sliced apples and chickpeas. Cook for about 5-7 minutes, stirring constantly until almost tender.
2. Add the brown sugar (or maple syrup), cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Mix, coating everything in sugar and spice. Continue to cook another 3-5 minutes then remove from the heat. Let the mixture cool until warm before blender.
3. Transfer the chickpea and apple mixture to a food processor. Add the peanut butter and blend on high.
4. With the motor still running, add the water or apple juice. Keep blending until the chickpeas and apples fully break down into a thick mixture.Stop and scrape down the sides of the blender as needed.
5. Taste the hummus and add more sweetener if needed. For a thinner consistency add a bit more water or apple juice. Only add 1 tablespoon at a time.
6. Transfer the hummus to a bowl for serving or an an airtight container for later. Keep refrigerated up to 3-4 days.
7. Serve as a dip with apple, banana, pretzels, chocolate, toast, etc and enjoy.

Notes

• Use canned chickpeas in water, NOT brine.
• Instead of individual spices, you can add 2 teaspoons apple pie spice.
• You can blend this using a regular stand blender, but you may need to stop and scrape down the sides more. You may also need to add more water or apple juice/apple juice concentrate to help with the blending.
• Swap out the peanut butter for a different nut butter of choice or sunflower seed butter for nut free option. Natural nut butters with a runny consistency blend easier than thicker, less oil nut butters.

Nutrition Information

Yield: 15

Serving Size:

2 tablespoons Calories: 79Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 122mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 2gSugar: 7gProtein: 1g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

© A Saucy Kitchen, Sarah Nevins

Course: Appetizers & Dips Cuisine: Gluten Free