Instant Pot Hummus Recipe - 0 Points FREESTYLE (2024)

FAQs

How many points is hummus on Weight Watchers? ›

Hummus is only a ZeroPoint food if it contains no ingredients with Points, such as oil, tahini or sugar.

The Ice Cube Trick for Hummus

For extra light and fluffy hummus, adding an ice cube to the hummus mixture before blending helps incorporate air into the mixture. Only add an ice cube if you're using a heavy-duty blender or food processor that can handle chopping ice.

Another cause might be that your lemon is a bit old, causing it to taste more bitter than sour. Lastly, if you've added too much garlic or just happened to used a particularly strong clove, it'll leave the hummus with a very pungent, raw taste.

You might need more tahini, garlic, lemon and/or salt and very likely more chickpea water. Add a bit of each as you need, the recipe explains. "Blitz the hummus until very smooth, a few minutes at least. Don't worry about the hummus being too loose; it will thicken as it sits."

Hummus is not a ZeroPoint food because it's made with ingredients like olive oil and tahini, which have SmartPoints values. When making a dip, spread, or mousse with ZeroPoint foods, you only have to track and count the ingredients that have a SmartPoints value.

Full of fiber and protein, these foods also support overall health, keep you full, and bulk up and add flavor to your meals. And, of course, you can eat as much as you like.

Store-bought hummus may have a longer shelf life than homemade, depending on how it is prepared. But both varieties should last up to 7 days in the refrigerator (for prepared hummus this applies once the container is opened). Like any food, hummus is perishable and is prone to spoilage.

Baking soda: Adding baking soda to the chickpeas helps make the legume easier to digest, softer, and makes them easy to peel. Don't skip this ingredient!

Hummus can cause food poisoning if it is kept too long and at too high an ambient temperature.

Moore claimed that overdoing it with this dip could lead to gastrointestinal issues, arguing that because hummus is made from chickpeas—a legume that takes a while to break down—eating hummus could cause gastrointestinal inflammation for some individuals.

Is cumin necessary in hummus? ›

In this hummus recipe, adapted from "How to Cook Everything," tahini is essential, as are garlic and lemon. But this dip is also flexible: cumin and pimentón are optional, as are herbs or blends like za'atar. Hummus can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week.

It tastes bad - the amount of lemon and tahini is off. It has preservatives and it has ingredients that are unnecessary (like salt), it uses soy bean oil, and other stuff like locust bean gum that I'm guessing is added for a smoother texture.

Dried chickpeas provide better flavor than canned. Overcooking the chickpeas in water with baking soda makes them easier to blend. Puréeing the chickpeas while they're still hot lets you use a blender instead of a food processor for smoother texture.

Tahini is sesame butter, and to make creamy hummus, the secret is to first turn that into sesame cream! To do that, you need to emulsify the tahini in a water based liquid first. This will not happen if you just put everything into a food processor all at once!'

ZeroPoint foods in the category include: Cannellini beans, chickpeas, edamame, peas, lentils, red kidney beans, and split peas.

The average WW points allowance is about 23. If you were allotted 23 points a day, here's what you could eat: A ham-and-cheese omelet for breakfast (3 points).

I love that chickpeas are zero points. That makes for a low point snack! Roasting the chickpeas in the oven is very easy and there are endless possibilities as far as seasoning them. One of my favorite ways to season them is with ranch mix.