HealthySlowCooking

Instant Pot Caramel Dessert Hummus Made with Dates

What is dessert hummus?

Dessert hummus is a healthy sweet treat that goes great on apples, pears, and vegan gluten-free cookies. It is made by blending up dates and beans with water and vanilla to create the perfect consistency and flavor.

Dates give this dip it's caramel flavor and let's us make it without any refind sugar!

What's chana dal?

In this recipe, we use chana dal that you can get online or at your local Indian market. Chana dal is baby chickpeas that have been skinned and split before we cook them.

No Instant Pot?

You can make this with canned chickpeas - just soak your date a few hours or cook them in water to soften them up.

Instant Pot Ingredients

– 2 cups water – 1 1/2 cups chopped dates – 1 cup channa dal, rinsed

After Cooking Ingredients

– 2 tsp vanilla extract Salt, to taste (optional) – Additional sweetener of choice, to taste (optional) – Nondairy milk, as needed

01

Add the water, dates, and channa dal to your Instant Pot. Cook on high pressure for 18 minutes. Release the pressure manually.

02

Add the vanilla. Use either a blender or an immersion blender to puree all the ingredients.  If you are using a blender you may need to add some nondairy milk if the mixture is too thick to blend well.

Before Serving

03

Taste and add some salt (if using) to bring out the sweet taste a bit more. If it’s not sweet enough, add a little of your favorite sweetener until it’s just the way you like it.

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Kathy Hester