Easy 5-Minute Microwave Hummus

Best hummus recipe ever! I’ve tried making hummus in the past but it has always been so grainy. This one turned out so smooth and much better than anything store bought.
Thanks so much!

This was delicious!!! So creamy and tasty!

I have been tinkering with hummus recipes for years, and could never find one I liked as much as what I buy from our local deli (that stuff is crazy expensive, so I don’t buy it often. I was missing hummus in my life). This recipe is as good (possibly better!) than the deli stuff that costs $8 a tub!

I’m always trying to save money and reduce waste, so the second time I made this, I cooked the chickpeas from dry in my InstantPot. I saved about two cups of the cooking liquid and let the cooked beans soak overnight in the fridge, the followed the recipe mostly as usual. I trickled in the liquid rather than starting with half.

Thank you so much for all of your recipes, and especially this one!

Absolutely delicious!! I made it exactly as written, and it is amazing! I’ve never loved hummus, but I wanted to give this a try since it was so quick and easy. Best hummus I have ever had! Thank you, Minimalist Baker!

I’ve made lots of hummus, but I have to agree—this was amazing! One extra tip: many of the chickpea skins floated to the top after microwaving. I skimmed them off, stirred, and more came to the top. Getting rid of the skins made it even smoother! (I had read other recipes that recommend removing the skins, and it’s a nuisance. Microwaving the chickpeas did the trick, and easily.) I will use this as my base recipe for hummus from now on. Such an easy method to upgrade your hummus! Thanks for sharing it.

Although it hasn’t been refrigerated yet, it’s already delicious. So easy it’s ridiculous.

I can’t believe how good this hummus is! I made it 2 days ago and as I write this more chickpeas and garlic are cooking for another batch. I used it for your caesar dressing as well and it was delicious! I’ve been trying for quite some time to get the texture and flavor right but this recipe is all I needed. I’ve now sent it to everyone I know who loves hummus. So happy to have found your page! Also — I simmered the chickpeas with the garlic for 12 minutes instead of microwaving and it was fine! Thanks!

Easy, creamy, delicious perfection! Another winner!!!

Wow. You’re not kidding.. something about microwaving the chickpeas and garlic creates a kind of hummus-magic! YUM. I doubled the lemon juice and it’s delicious. Thanks!

WOW! My second recipe of your’s, today. I’m trying to get to the Collard Vegan Wraps for dinner. First, the green curry sauce, and now the hummus. Delicious and so easy. I will give up my Instant Pot version for this. Thank you!

A great little trick with the microwave — I used all four cloves of garlic. It was very very smooth and while I used one TBS of olive oil, I can see how you could omit it if you wanted.

Thanks!

Another MB winner! Yum! To echo everyone else, this is so much better than store bought hummus. I used all the chickpea liquid, 3 garlic cloves, 1 tsp salt and just a touch olive oil (I did add 1 tsp cumin bc I just love cumin). Great consistency, super smooth, such a versatile basic hummus – thanks MB!

Heated on the stovetop instead – turned out perfect!

HOMEMADE IS BEST! I have never liked hummus because I usually bought it. I really tried but each time was disappointing. Bruh! This hummus is….the bomb dot com. Thank you so much. This is my very first time leaving a review on a website. (I know, I know, I live in the stone ages). But I couldn’t help it. This hummus is so so good. Thanks again!

This recipe is terrific! I’ve made it many times without any oil…just using all the chickpea liquid. Always comes out smooth. Does adding half a yellow pepper make this a roasted pepper hummus or you would need more peppers to do so? Thanks for a great recipe!!

This is really the best hummus I’ve made. It takes away the tinny taste that you sometimes get from canned beans and really mellows the garlic. I used 3 cloves. It turned out great! This is the only one I’ll use from now on- and no need to go to the store to buy it either!! thank you!

I just made this and it was YUMMY! I have heard about heating the chickpeas with baking soda and might try that next time, but thanks for ANOTHER good recipe! I appreciate how reliable your site is!

I have tried so many times to make hummus but it always comes out too thick no matter how much oil, lemon juice or tahini I put in. This recipe is just perfect. Finally I can stop buying it and start making it myself. Thank you so much, love your recipes!

I’d never heard of making hummus in the microwave! Genius idea! Great recipe, so easy and delicious! I added about a tsp of cumin for some kick! Thanks for another great recipe!

I made this yesterday as I ran out of store-bought a few days before the next delivery. Now as long as I have canned chickpeas, tahini and garlic, I never need store-bought again! I’ve always found hummus a right pain to blend down, and this was no different (endless pulsing, scrape down sides, stir, pulse again until it finally all blends smoothly), but the end result was really tasty. Worth the blending ‘hassle’!

I didn’t add any oil, and just put a little more of the left-over chickpea liquid in (probably added 2/3rds total). Smooth, thick and delicious – perfect to spread on sourdough or dip carrots into. Thank you so much for the recipe! :)

As a vegan over 10 years I have struggled with my Vitamix, I know it’s professional grade but I don’t know it’s giant and regardless of the jar spatulas and or other utensils …. it’s such a sad day to lose home made ingredients, batter, dips, whatever! After buying a food processor, I decided to give my Vitamix hibernation time—attempting a repeat at hummus, this recipe was delicious! TIP—- I used cover in microwave over my beans and they popped and splashed, start at 2 minutes and stir, especially since you nuke them with some of the juice (liquid) and continue, if needed. For my microwave, 3 min was perfect. Best hummus ever! I don’t microwave much but for this recipe, it’s going to by my goto method until I try some other methods and repeat them to compare! Cheers! I have a new found love for myself and as a vegan I love treating my body, brain, and the world right! I am sure you will all love this recipe! Kudos to your friend for making this version Dana!

This recipe is so great and easy to make! I like that the hummus is a little more liquidity than the hummuses bought at the store. I’ve used both a food processor and high speed blender and the results are the same. Tonight I had black garlic for some extra flavor and it worked out great!

WOW….the best hummus ever. Followed the recipe exactly and it’s perfect. Last week I made your baba ganoush and I really didn’t think I could top it. It was so, so yummy. But this is another level.
Mmmm….. don’t think I will ever buy ready made dips again. My family have requested that I make a dip each week …..challenge accepted!!! I have already been eying off your other dips.
Thank you so much you amazing person xx

Delicious and easy. I make a batch every few days.

This is a great recipe! I accidentally just added all the ingredients and microwaved that! But it worked out perfectly!! I even used frozen garlic pieces! The ultimate easy hummus! Thank you thank you! 👍🏼🥰🥰🥰

I started making my hummus this way a few months ago and I’m pretty sure it’s how I’ll make it forever!! It’s soooo good. So thank you for bringing this into my life. I really think it’s the extra tahini that does it for me. Yum!

I absolutely love this recipe! I add in half of a yellow roasted bell pepper, a bit more lemon, and about 1/4 cumin. SO GOOD! I also heat the garlic and chickpeas on the stove for 5 mins instead of the microwave. Always love your recipes, thank you!

Oh wow. I just made this and it is so so so good. I adjusted the seasoning slightly and added a little more lemon juice and oil after each blitz and it’s so smooth and creamy. Thank you so much for sharing.

Hands down the best hummus! And even better that you can make it at home and healthy! I also add in some cumin and half of a roasted yellow pepper, topped with cilantro and served! The flavor is out of this world! My children beg me to make it.

Yumm,
I made this using dried chickpeas so measured a mug of cooked chickpeas as a tin. I also don’t use a microwave so simmered the chickpeas with garlic for a few minutes after cooked. The rest I followed as recipe. The hummus is gorgeous thanks for the recipe Dana.

This hummus is the best ever! I was skeptical about microwaving it but wow it’s so good! I added 1/4 cup of tahini because I’m not the biggest fan of tahini and it was perfect for my taste. If you’re a hummus fan, you absolutely have to make this!

Best hummus ever absolutely. Way fresher and more flavorful than any store-bought brand or even restaurant I’ve ever had. Making it again tonight for the second time. Husband loved it too. I tried adding an extra clove of garlic the first time since I usually do when garlic is called for but found this recipe was perfect as is! I do squeeze a bit more lemon but that’s just my craving for lemon. Perfect as is or easy to add any particular herbs, spices, hot sauce or diced veggies. I love it with the Garlic Herb sauce I found also on this site for the CHICKPEA SHAWARMA DIP. That entire recipe is awesome too! Thanks so much for this!

I can easily say this is the best hummus I have ever tasted! It’s so easy to make as well! Thank you so much for the recipe and brilliant guidelines!

Sweet baby Jesus!
I never really liked how hummus tasted with the standard recipes I knew, but I wanted to give it one last shot and OMG this recipe is TO. DIE. FOR!!!

I modified the recipe in only using one clove of fresh garlic and noticed the chickpeas need to be covered entirely with the liquid, so I added more – otherwise if you have a strong microwave oven like I do (900 Watts), you’ll end up cleaning up a hot mess of tiny chickpea bits, hahaha! Cooking them in 45 second increments also did the trick for me.
When transferring the cooked chickpeas to my blender, I just eyeballed the excess amount back to the can and proceeded as per recipe.

Cannot wait for it to cool in the fridge and get my hands on it with some veggies! 😋😋😋
THANK 👏🏼 YOU 👏🏼 SO 👏🏼 MUCH 👏🏼
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So fast and easy! I will always have fresh hummus in my fridge now. Thx to you and your friend for sharing!

I love how forgiving this recipe is! I usually make it the “right” way, and it always turns out great. Today, instead of making an unnecessary trip to the grocery store with everything going on, I had to sub orange juice for the lemon juice, and sunflower oil for the olive oil, and it still turned out fantastic. My only issue is that this is TOO easy to make and, thus, not doing anything to curb my hummus addiction, lol.

LOVE this technique. Perfect hummus!

This hummus was amazing! I sometimes find that the aquafaba is a bit too powerful in homemade hummus but I think microwaving the chickpeas with garlic before adding to a food processor really changed that. I have sent this recipe to a ton of friends & family to try. I recommend doubling the recipe because it’s so good you’ll eat it all within a day or two :)

I finally tried this recipe. It’s excellent. Less oil, more protein. Easy and delicious. Thank you.

DANA! Oh. My. Word. This is beyond delicious! I spotted this on your IG a few weeks ago, and I have legit made this every week since. Every. Single. Week. You weren’t kidding when you said it’s the best ever. Making it to go with your amazing falafels for din tonight. Yum!

A hint to those that are having it run over in the microwave – use a bigger bowl (with more depth). I lost 75% of the liquid the first time I made this too. Tried to cover it the next time and it still boiled over. If you use a deeper bowl, it works great! Hope this helps!

This recipe was so easy and delicious. I’ve always been disappointed with hummus recipes I’ve tried at home. They just never taste like what you get from a Mediterranean restaurant. I used all the liquid from the can of chickpeas and the consistency was perfect. I like that this recipe that doesn’t have you picking out the chickpea skins. Side note, the new website layout is fantastic. I always use my iPhone 7 to cook from this website and the fractions used to be so tiny and hard to read. This font is much easier to read on a smaller device.

Holy S***….?this hummus recipe rivals one I was once fed by an Israeli grandmother. Please do not stop doing what you’re doing Dana! You’re so talented!!!

We’ve made this a few times and it never disappoints! Thanks for a simple recipe that works perfectly every time! x

I’ve been making this recipe now for more than a few years (thank you for the original)!
Over time, I have learned to add My secret ingredient: 1/4 (or less) of srichacha seasoning as a tiny underpinning to whisper depth. Don’t short the garlic cloves or lemon. Always use best tahini! Excellent quality EVOO and basil or parsley and Spanish paprika on top.
Perfection every time – it won’t last a day!!

This is the second time I am making this! The first time I added all the aquafaba (it tasted ok ?) but this time I READ the recipe. I put 60g of sesame seeds in because I didnt have tahini and it was divine. Thanks!

The best Humas I have ever had, I will never buy store bought Humas again. ANd this is so versatile you can flavor it anyway you want. Fantastic Basic Recipe. Thank you sooo much for sharing.

Fantastic! I left out the oil and the tahini and added a tablespoon of Dijon mustard and cracked black pepper. We loved this! I had just made the oil free recipe in Jane Essylstein’s book and we compared. This is superior in texture and taste. Thanks for sharing the microwave trick! I love all of your recipes that I have tried.

I’m not the one to comment on blogs, but I had to thank you for this recipe!
Usually, when I’m making hummus it tastes good, but I always think something is missing or not quite right. I just tried this recipe and I’m over the moon! The taste is perfect and I’ve never had hummus that creamy. I just love it.
I made it to use on your spicy buffalo chick pea wraps, so I’m heading back to the kitchen right now :)
Thank you so much for all your wonderful recipes, I’ve loved every single one I’ve tried so far.

This was amazing!!! I forgot to add the olive oil, but it was still delicious. I’ll be making it again ASAP. Also, I squeeze the skin off the chickpeas before they go in the microwave ;-)

This is the fifth review I leave today, because I have made five recipes from this website so far and all five were excellent. I feel like I am repeating myself…because all recipes, like this one are super easy to make and super tasty. I love cooking and I like trying out different recipes and have been disappointed several times before. I have never written any recipe reviews in the past but I am so happy with these recipes I just had to!!! This is the first collection of recipes (in a website or cookbook) where I have tried 5 in a row and all were FANTASTIC. I also appreciate how easy they are to make and the fact that the recipes do not require too many or hard to find ingredients and also are easy, fast, and do not leave you with a bunch of cleaning up afterwards. I cant wait to try out more of them. OK so this hummus tastes EXACTLY like hummus should taste! It is amazing! I’ll leave it at that. Thank you!!!

OMG this is a 5 star hummus! I have made a lot of different recipes on hummus but this has won my heart and stomach.
Thank you

OMG – this hummus! I am eating it with a spoon it’s so good. Made my own tahini to start with, used 7 cloves of garlic, and it is divine.

OH MY WORD. I just made this for the first time and I’m at a loss. Every hummus recipe I’ve tried in the past has left me with a sense of meh (and as a hummus lover, that’s saying a lot). This actually took 5 minutes, and is the richest creamiest hummus I’ve ever had. Well done, Dana. Now, back to licking the spoon…

In the past I’ve always enjoyed restaurant or store bought hummus more than homemade, but I LOVE this recipe! Truly the best homemade hummus. I don’t have a microwave, so I just put the chickpeas and garlic on the stovetop on medium for 5-10 minutes and it seemed to work just fine :-)

Really yummy!!!!!

Holy sh!t this recipe is insane!! I’ve never left a comment before but honestly felt a duty to here?! I questioned it bc I’ve always been told to cook raw chickpeas yourself for the best hummus but damn. 5 min microwave hummus wins.

Yep, best hummus EVER! I have made it many times and always get rave reviews. I have tried a few variations as this is such an amazing base – adding basil, cilantro + jalapeno, chipotle + ancho ground chili pepper, etc… i also add a skosh of agave to bring out the additional flavors. AMAZING! Thank you, once again, for an incredible recipe. You are my go to ?

I made this with fresh cooked chickpeas, but I did still microwave them for a couple minutes with garlic cloves (I would add more garlic next time). Since I made fresh chickpeas I had drained all the liquid when I rinsed them. So in the recipe I just added water instead of the chickpea liquid, and I used water instead of oil.

It was delicious!

Oh my gosh……so good! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe- I cant stop eating it warm out of the blender! I have yet to be disappointed by any of your recipes-I love them all!

OMG! Skip the veggies and give me a spoon! When this hummus is freshly made and still warm it is the bomb! (It is great cold as well) I skip the oil and don’t even miss it! So much healthier that way! Love this recipe. Thank you so much!

So good, easy and healthy! I didn’t have tahini so wasn’t as creamy, but the taste was really nice. Much better than store-bought ones. And worked perfectly with my hand-blender!

Guurrrlll!!! Hot double dam this is fire! I made two batches because we devoured the first while it was still hot and oh so delicious. I did heed some of the other warnings and only used half of the liquid from the can of chickpeas. I used one whole giant head of oven roasted garlic plus an extra tablespoon of minced garlic (is there such a thing as too much garlic???) I didn’t use any olive oil because my tahini was really oily. I compensated be adding 2 extra tablespoons of lemon juice. I tossed in a teaspoon of pizza spices for some fun flavor. It whipped up like a dream after being softened in the microwave, what a brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing this and so many of your other recipes that I have used with great success. You’re pretty awesome!

Just made this and it is delicious. I added roasted garlic, fresh basil and miso in place of salt. I am going to use it to replace the cheese in a quesadilla and add sun-dried tomatoes and pickled jalapenos.

I just made Chickpea Soup!

Might want to rethink the directions. I put in “Ctrl+F Drain” to see if *really* you could use this much water? I read about 15 comments or so, all saying yes, use all the water. Even so, I pulled some water off– about 1/4 cup– and then blended! Voila, soup.

Different brands have different amounts of water! I encourage people to trust their gut if they think it’s too much. And to deal with these variations, might be nice to give some rough estimate of the amount of each ingredient.

I had two add two full cans of just chickpeas to make it not run off my spoon.

Wow! Just wow! I have never even tried to make my own hummus but the reviews were so amazing I decided to give it a try. I will never go back. There is no comparison. Just for reference I used the 1/2 cup of tahini and I added kalamata olives. AND I love it warm. So delicious!

LOVE this recipe! I’ve made a few times now and experimented with white beans (delicious), pimped it with beetroot (super yum) and added a ton of herbs (drool). I will never buy hummus again!

This is the easiest and best tasting hummus I’ve ever tasted. I make it every week!! Sometimes I add kalamata olives or a small jar of roasted red peppers olives during the blending process. Delish
Thank you, Thank you!

Wow. Just wow. That hummus is amazing! And I’m not even waiting for it to cool down before writing this comment. The hot mixture was already so good, I can’t imagine how this is gonna get even better!
I was always so disappointed with making hummus from scratch and went to buying store made one (and I really don’t like buying store made food!). Thank you so much for the recipe! (I’m always a little sceptical when recipes say ‘the best’ but this one is in fact the best hummus :-D)
I added some cumin and curry and it turned out awesome. I’m definitely gonna try this with some roasted beet root the next time.

Pretty good, but it tasted too much like tahini for me. Next time, I would make it with way less. It was definitely better after sitting in the fridge for awhile, as the recipe suggests!

It came out great, especially after being refrigerated for a bit. I made it for another recipe and my husband and I were trying not to eat the whole thing! I used 4 garlic cloves because I LOVE garlic!

I think next time I will use less Tahini. I’ve never had Tahini before – I got it at Sprouts in the nut butter aisle. It reminded me of peanut butter which I’m not a big fan of. It still came out great, I just think next time I’ll only use 1/3 of a cup or maybe 1/4. Great and easy recipe!

I did not have a plain hummus recipe that I liked- until now!!! Wow!! This hummus is wonderful!!! I was trying not to eat the whole mix. I used about 1/4 cup tahini and no olive oil. It whipped up thick. It is so good warm- I can not imagine getting better chilled. A must make recipe and it is easy. Thank you so much for this fabulous recipe!!!

Hummus is currently cooling/setting in the fridge now and wow! This was so incredibly fast and easy to make!! Not to mention super cost effective! I doubled the recipe but followed it exactly and the flavor was great. I was worried about how runny the initial hummus was (even had to remove it from my processor, because it was leaking, and finish it in a bowl with a hand blender!!) but it’s thickening up nicely as it cools. Excited to use this for your Shawarma chickpea spread tomorrow!! [Dana: I’ve made several of your recipes and they’re always perfect! You’re such a great chef! Thanks so much for sharing all of these recipes!]

Finally a perfect homemade hummus recipe! It makes such a difference to the texture to make it this way and it will be my go-to hummus recipe from now on (with some extra lemon juice because I like it really lemony)! Thanks for this, and all the other great recipes.

Well, what a revelation. I made hummus for the first time probably four/five years ago and was so disappointed with the tasteless, lumpy result that it totally put me off making it again. I accepted that perhaps store bought was better/easier/more convenient. Having recently switched to a plant-based diet I thought I’d give it one more go as I get through loads of the stuff, and WOW. Just WOW. Thank you! I can totally see myself trying lots of different flavour variations and I cannot wait until lunch time to go and eat the batch I’ve just made (currently cooling in the fridge). I used a 400g tin (UK) and it worked perfectly.

FIVE STARS!!! I omitted the olive oil but not the tahini. This hummus is lick-the-container DELICIOUS! Something about warming the chickpeas with the garlic makes a big difference. I’m about to make a double batch right now!