Admittedly, it sounds like a Halloween trick. Chocolate hummus.
It’s either disgusting or just a cruel joke, right? Neither, actually. But when I first saw it sold alongside “real” hummus at the grocer, I decided it had to be one of those. There was no way a traditional hummus base — with all sorts of savory things such as chickpeas — could possibly play nice with chocolate.
I was pleasantly mistaken. I bought it only because my son — as most 10-year-old boys are — is smitten with anything chocolate. Frankly, I was just curious what he’d make of it.
Simply put, he loved it. So I tasted it. I loved it, too. Rich, creamy and chocolatey, and thick enough to spread easily. Think of it as a slightly more textured Nutella, and every bit as sweet and delicious.
But nutritionally, there’s a big difference. While traditional Nutella packs 200 calories per two-tablespoon serving, the chocolate hummus I’d purchased had just 50 calories. Nutella has 12 grams of fat, while the hummus has just 2 grams. Even the carbs are cut way down — 21 grams for Nutella, 10 grams for the hummus.