Pumpkin Hummus

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons tahini (ground sesame seed paste, resembles peanut butter)
• 3 tablespoons plain yogurt (or sour cream)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon, to taste
• 1/2-1 teaspoon garlic powder, to taste (minced garlic can substitute, to taste)
• 1 (15 ounce) can pureed pumpkin (not pie mix)
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley (optional)
• 2 tablespoons pepitas (roasted pumpkin seeds) (optional)
• pita chips, for serving or pita bread, cut in wedges for serving

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor, combine the tahini, yogurt or sour cream, lemon juice, cumin, olive oil, salt, cinnamon, garlic, pumpkin, and garbanzo beans. process until smooth.
• 2 add parsley and briefly mix until blended.
• 3 spoon the hummus into a serving bowl. sprinkle with pepitas/toasted pumpkin seed kernels (optional, but very tasty!).
• 4 note: can be made the day ahead and refrigerated.
• 5 note: pepitas are a popular ingredient in mexican cuisine and are also roasted and served as a snack. marinated and roasted, they are an autumn seasonal favorite in the rural united states, as well as a commercially produced and distributed packaged snack, like sunflower seeds, available year-round. they can be found in many grocery and health food stores.