Easy 5-Minute Microwave Hummus

This came out so watery! I followed recipe exactly.
I’m putting in frig tonight and if not thicker going to make my own hummus recipe.
The reviews were so good, I thought to try it.

After some aggravating internal issues (hardened/separated tahini, an uncooperative blender), I just got to taste this recipe — it is FABULOUS! I do have a very good recipe from an Iranian friend of mine, but this one needs much less advance thinking. Thanks! It is a keeper.

BEST. HUMMUS. RECIPE.

I’ve been using the same family recipe for hummus my whole life, but decided to give this a try and I am SO GLAD I did! It is perfect. The only adjustment I make is easy on the tahini (because it’s not my favorite) and I add 1 tsp cumin per can of chickpeas.

I often double the recipe and then use some of this hummus to make a double batch of Dana’s 5-Minute Vegan Caesar Dressing because it is also THE BEST! I make both nearly every week and pretty much live off of veggies and hummus and kale Caesar salads.

Thank you for these incredible recipes!!!

Made this for the second time today. Perfect right out of the blender. So easy and fast. Made a vegan hummus quesadilla right away. It was divine. Thanks for another delicious recipe.

I made this and it is awesome. I added more lemon juice just as my taste preference but it was so smooth and delicious. Very quick and easy too. Thanks for sharing.

Came out so creamy – like butter! My wife said she could just drink it as it was. I thought the tahini was a half of a tad overpowering so next time I’ll reduce it down to 1/3 cup instead of 1/2. Other than that it was the best hummus we’ve ever had!

OMG!! I am officially NEVER buying store hummus again!
PS I added a little liquid smoke and PREPARE to thank me when you try it LOL, its even more amazing!

The best hummus I have ever had! Both my girls gave it a ?.

I’ve made this recipe so many times and think it’s fantastic for such a quick and easy recipe. Sometimes I add roasted red peppers :) otherwise just as written!

This is a favorite, especially with the four cloves of garlic!

I just made this. I followed the recipe with these changes:
I cook my beans from dried, put them up hot in their cooking liquid in quart canning jars, & keep them in the fridge. Used 1/2 the jar.
No microwave, so simmered beans with 5 large cloves of garlic in a saucepan.
No lemons in the house & didn’t want to use the plastic squeeze bottle of “juice”, so used fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice.
I had to run the food processor a long time to get it smooth, but I blame my over-rated, incompetent Ninja for that.
It was bland. I missed the zing of fresh garlic & it really needed cumin. I added 1 small clove of raw garlic & a sprinkle of ground cumin – maybe a 1/4 tsp. MUCH BETTER! Next time I’ll toast cumin seeds instead. Added a bit more salt & olive oil. Still very thick & a bit dry. Needs a bit more juice than 2tbsp. The grapefruit juice was surprisingly ok! Didn’t throw off the flavor.
I really appreciate the science behind heating the beans – totally makes sense! Thanks for the recipe. Hubby will be happy.

This is amazing!!! Loved it, cooking is the key I am not usually a big tahini fan but this was divine. Thank you ✨

I have been making this every week for several weeks now. I L.O.V.E. this recipe. Easy, creamy, and you are right…tastes better as it sits. I have made it as is (excellent), but also have experimented with different flavors…primarily some chipotle and once with green chile. Next week, maybe use some sesame oil with sriracha. Thanks for the great recipe.

Awesome. Easy. Better than store bought. Thanks!!

Marvelous!
I have loved everything I have tried on this site, and have the cookbook, too. But this hummus is out of this world and so easy. My hummus is always hit or miss, so I wasn’t expecting much, thinking that if the hummus gods wanted to bless me today, they would.
It was SO GOOD! I made it to take to the beach tomorrow, but may have to make another batch as there may not be much left!

Made this today… this is seriously the best hummus ever! Thank you so much for sharing.

This is delicious! I’ve been a huge hummus fan for years, but, embarrassingly enough, I only learned that you’re supposed to put tahin into it two weeks ago (which explains why my past attempts never made me happy…). Tried this recipe last weekend and will keep making it forever (used a pot on a stove instead of the microwave)! Thank you so much!!

HIGH PRAISE!! I’ve been trying various hummus recipes for past couple years. This one is best!! So easy to make!! I used just 1 T EVOO & for me it works! I use refrigerated minced garlic in a jar (Costco) which is easy: 1T = 1 Clove; I used 2.5 T. Thank You so much for this super recipe!

Made this tonight. Great recipe!! So so smooth.

I have no idea why the first time i made this i didnt microwave the chickpeas and garlic and just blended them with everything, so of course it came out chunky. 2nd time i followed the directions like a smart person would and it came out so perfect and smooth! Also after blending i added a pack of Love Beets honey ginger precooked beets and it made beautiful and slighlty sweet beet hummus!! cant wait to mess around with other add ins!

This is my absolute favorite ‘go to’ recipe. Easy as can be, very tasty and a hit every time I make it (which is often)! I recommend a few hours in the refrigerator to really allow the flavors to blend nicely. It’s delicious!

I made it exactly per the recipe and it was indeed outstanding. Thank you.

Best hummus, always turns out with the best consistency. I add cumin and top with smoked paprika, could eat it all in one sitting!

This is my go-to hummus recipe. I’ve made it countless times and it’s always so good.
I cook my chickpeas from scratch so I add the garlic in the cooking water and the rest is the same. Thanks, once again. :D

This is so easy to make and so creamy and delicious. It has more sesame flavor than any store-bought hummus I’ve ever tasted. I added an extra Tbs. of lemon to make it a little more tart, but the original recipe was just as yummy.

VERY GOOD! a little too tahini-y for my liking. I think next time I’ll cut it down to a 1/3 of a cup. otherwise, if you’re into super creamy hummus, def give this a shot.

This has to be one of the tastiest things ever…..

I followed the recipe but added 1 teaspoon of ground cumin

Thank you so much for sharing!! ABFB!

Best hummus I’ve ever had!!

I’m sorry to give negative feedback, but I found this really bland. I have been making your previous recipe for a couple years and loved it, but this had no flavour, I couldn’t taste the lemon, the garlic, the tahini… maybe because it had too much liquid. I’ll go back to the old recipe in future.

It was definitely creami-er, but came out way too watery! Had to add an extra can of chickpeas without liquid to make up for it. Hummus all day errday now.

So delicious and so simple!! Absolutely LOVED this! Thank you!

This recipe is seriously soo good! It is a little runnier than you would think at first, but it does thicken up as she said. I actually liked mine a little thinner, and used it as a salad dressing last week and it was AMAZING!!!

This time I didn’t have any tahini, (and I’m not a super huge fan of it much in hummus, but the peanut-buttery flavor was hardly noticeable in this recipe versus “raw” hummus recipes I’ve made so far). But I didn’t have any this time around so I just lessened the liquid to half and it turned out about the same consistency. Overall this recipe is great and really brings a wonderful garlic flavor to the mix! 10/10 would recommend :D

This was amazing. Even hot. I used a hand blender because I had amino food processor. I accidentally spoiled some hot Hummus on me by doing that but tried it and was blown away! No more buying Hummus! I feel like the best quick Hummus chef! Thank you!

Oh wow. You saved my life, Dana. I couldn’t figure out the secret to amazing hummus at home, it always ended up thick and somehow a bit tasteless, I guess because of the added water, even though I always loaded it up with spices, tahini and olive oil.
But now – it’s perfect! I can stop buying insanely fatty supermarket hummus with strange additives. Hooray !
Oh and I reduced tahini to 1/8 cup and it still ended up insanely creamy and delicious. THANK YOU

I love this hummus so much!!! I wanted to share that I added some of Trader Joe’s Everything Bagel Seasoning, have you tried it!?!? It’s delish and it was really yum in this hummus recipe! Thank you so much for all of your wonderful recipes! I have made many of your recipes and have loved each one very much! You are amazing!!

Amazing!! I used Meyer lemon evoo and it added a lovely enhanced lemony flavor. This is my new favorite hummus recipe!

I’ve made the hummus a few times and it is always a winner, but this time I used black beans instead of chickpeas just to up my dip game. Added some smoked paprika and cumin while blending – delish!

Brilliant! Really no other method to make hummus now – gonna try with black beans as well. Thank you:)

I prefer cooking chickpea by myself instead of buying it in store. I had already drained it before I came across this recipe, so what I did instead was that I mixed some starch in water and poured it over chickpea, then added garlic and microwaved it. Totally worked! I also added a little ginger, and it pairs so well with garlic! I have never been so impressed with my hummus as I am today. I can’t even wait for it to cool down, it’s already delicious.

I’ve made this three times now, once following the recipe exactly, once throwing in some toasted cumin seeds, and once adding a roasted red pepper. It’s so dang tasty. I refuse to make hummus any other way now.

I made this hummus recipe this past weekend for an Easter potluck. It was my first attempt at homemade hummus. So delicious! BTW, for anyone reading, we tend to buy the pre-minced garlic in the jar rather than using fresh garlic because we’re kind of lazy about our fresh produce. The recipe worked perfectly fine with it.

Seriously this is almost too good to be true. I made this last year with a mediocre blender and was not overwhelmed by the result. I kinda forgot about the recipe until now. The second try with a average Blender (from kmart even) was definitely a winner its creamy and easily customable. ??
Thanks again for another amazin recipe.

I’ve made a lot of hummus and this is by far the best ever! Smooth, creamy & delicious!

So glad I saw your recipe before making more hummus. We had finished off a previous batch I made that tasted good, but was so thick and grainy. I doubled this recipe, removed the skins, used 1 1/2 cans liquid, and 3/4 cup of tahini, and some cayenne and cumin. It was so good, even warm, and texture was smooth and silky. Definitely kicked my old recipe to the curb.

I made this and added a roasted red pepper, a teaspoon of smoked paprika, and a teaspoon of ground cumin. Fantastic!

My husband loves this hummus so much that I make it every week! I love having it on hand to make dressing for buffalo chickpea wraps (another favourite!) and salads. It’s so easy, inexpensive, and tastes waaaaaaaaaaay better than store bought! Thank you Dana!

Made this tonight, mind blown! was so good and creamy! will definitely be using this method way more often. Shared it on facebook so everyone else can know how great it is

Just made this hummus today for Super Bowl snacks. I have to agree with the majority of the comments. This is the best hummus that I have made and I don’t think I’ll buy store-bought hummus any more. Also made the classic falafels to go with. Thanks for the recipe.

This hummus is blowing my mind. My search is over. Thank you! Sending love to you and your dear friend who shared the secret. Bravo!

This is the first recipe I used from your site, and let me tell you, you have a fan for life! I thought I had perfected a recipe for hummus but this put mine to shame! I didn’t add the olive oil and it was still divine. Thanks!

Genius! I just made this and it really is a step up from my usual humous. I might try modifying it with just a pinch of cumin some time, just for fun.

Thanks so much for this and all your other inspiring recipes. I haven’t found a bad one yet!

Jessica, UK

This was delicious! I’ve made this a few times. I tried it without the tahini the first time and it was way too watery. The Tahini is necessary if you wish to add the water. The second time was phenomenal. It was so fluffy. I didn’t know hummus could be fluffy! Can’t wait to make this again! Tastes great even without the lemon juice! (but you should probably add it if you have it around!!)

Thanks!

Fantastic as is although I did add cumin and green onions. Very smooth. Use organic beans of course.

This was great! I put the beans and garlic in the oven at 400 for around 15-20 minutes instead of microwaving them. The garlic taste was much more deeply infused in the hummus than when I have simply minced garlic up and thrown it into the food processor.

I NEVER comment on blogs, but this one gave me no choice. I have done the recipe just exactly as she says, and it was magnificent – sincerely the best hummus that I have ever made (and as a vegetarian for 30 years, trust me, I have made a LOT of hummus). This is beautifully smooth and silky, and I can imagine that even when made with only olive oil (as sometimes is the status of my pantry here), it will still be fantastic. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again for this recipe – I will be using it for a while, and looking forward to trying more of your recipes.

Great hummus recipe. I make homemade hummus often, and decided to use this recipe for the chick pea schawarma dip also on this site. The hummus was outstanding- this is a keeper.

Used the microwave and actually prefer the non microwaved version, hummus has been a big part of my whole food plant based diet, so I don’t add oil or salt, but do usually add ground cumin. Once you eat a very clean no SOS (salt oil or sugar) diet for awhile dishes with lots of added tahini and salt and oil are too rich, and hummus with kumin, and garlic have great natural flavors you can enjoy with any added sodium or oil.

I made this by simmering the chickpeas + liquid + 3 cloves of garlic on the stove for 4-5 minutes to avoid using the microwave and it was okay. I still ate it all, it was good, I prefer homemade over store bought any day, but I wasn’t wowed. So then I tried it again using the microwave and bumped it up to 4-5 cloves and a little more salt, and WOW. I don’t think I can ever not have this hummus on hand for snacking. I will be making this over and over again. Tell your friends I am forever in their debt.

This is the best hummus I’ve ever had! Hummus usually tastes too raw. This is really mellow and so easy to make. I served it at a dinner party and it was a huge hit. Thank you!

WOW!! I’ve never tried to make my own hummus before so my expectations weren’t too high, but this hummus is seriously AMAZING!! I’m adding lots of paprika and caramelized onion to mine. YUM. Love that it totally saves money, too!