Spicy Black Bean Hummus & Banana Chips

Elevate your snacking with this spicy black bean hummus paired with sweet baked banana chips! Perfect for a healthy plant-based snack. 

My girlfriends and I have a group text chain we use to keep each other moving, healthy, and inspired during the week.

We chat meal prep, scheduled workouts, water consumption, running goals, and a smattering of wildly appropriate gifs.

If my phone starts buzzing at 6 AM, I know who’s on the other side of the frantic beeps.

A few weeks ago, in said text chain, my girlfriend posed the question, “Best afternoon snack ideas- GO.”

Since food is kind of my job, I felt inclined to go all out.

“Chia pudding, celery and peanut butter, yogurt and granola, raw bar, carrots and hummus…”

I typed a stream of consciousness of safe snacks without pausing.

Then I stopped and looked at my list and thought….my snacking could really use some upgrading.

If you’re not a believer in group text chains, this Spicy Black Bean Hummus & Banana Chips will make you one.

It’s a snack combo that you won’t want to miss, complete with a protein packed black bean dip and no-sugar-added chips!

Spicy Black Bean Hummus Inspiration

When I first entered the work-force as a young professional out of college, I discovered the wonder of shopping at Target.

I strolled in and picked up eye makeup remover, laundry detergent, and a birthday card in one armful.

Around this time, I bought most of my groceries there, too.

Frozen dinners, peanut butter, coffee– adulting fuel.

Anyway, they used to sell these snack boxes in the non-perishables that caught my eye because  of their cute checkered picnic packaging and also because they were vegan.

One of these packs centered around black bean hummus and plantain chips.

I loved the idea of this combination so I picked a few up, where I stashed them in my cubicle for emergency lunches on days when leaderships scheduled meetings during lunch (which still angers me to think about to this day, I might add!).

When I finally tore into the cardboard contents, the combination of mildly spicy bean dip and sweet plantain chips was surprisingly delicious.

While munching, I realized I could probably whip up something better on my own, but shrugged and swiped another plantain chip with bean dip.

Six years later, Spicy Black Bean Hummus & Banana Chips is born!

What You Need to Make Spicy Black Bean Hummus

The recipe follow that of your favorite hummus closely, except that we use a can of black beans as the base instead of garbanzo beans.

Instead of the classic lemon juice we use lime juice for a Mexican flair.

A pinch of cayenne adds heat.

• black beans
• runny tahini
• lime juice
• cumin
• cayenne
• Himalayan salt, to taste

All you need to do is blend everything up until smooth and creamy in a high speed blender or food processor.

I kept my black bean hummus oil-free by adding extra tahini in place of oil!

If you find the consistency is still too thick, try adding a little extra tahini, fresh squeezed lime, or a splash of water.

Bare Snacks Banana Chips

Instead of using plantain chips for this recipe, I tore into a a bag of my favorite Bare Snacks Simply Banana Chips!

I’m obsessed with these one ingredient fruit chips that are:

• Gluten free
• Oil free
• No added sugar
• Vegan
• Preservative free

Usually, I’m dunking these sweet yellow coins in my favorite salted nut butter, (you’ve got to try them in my 2-Ingredient Roasted Cashew-Peanut Butter!), but they’re also the perfect vehicle for spicy black bean hummus consumption!

The natural sweetness of the banana chips balances out the spices in this black bean hummus.

Not to mention, they’re the absolute perfect size and shape for dipping.

How to Serve Spicy Black Bean Hummus 

This Spicy Black Bean Hummus & Banana Chips is a great snack pairing when you’re tired of your usuals!

If you rattle off a tired list of snacks like I did in my text chain, try mixing things up with this sweet & spicy combo.

Any bean will work in place of black beans but I personally love the flavor and consistency of black beans for this spread!

If you don’t have banana chips, don’t worry, you can still dip into this dip!

Try pairing it with veggies, gluten-free crackers, pita chips, tortilla chips, spread onto toast, or in a sandwich or wrap.

However you choose to eat it, enjoy!

More Hummus Recipes

• Sunny SunButter Hummus

• Date-Sweetened Dark Chocolate Hummus

• Easy Beet Hummus

• The Best Oil-Free Hummus

• Raw Carrot Hummus

• Sun-Dried Tomato & Basil Hummus (Oil-Free!)

• 5-Ingredient Pumpkin Hummus

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XO Lauren

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