We have a serious hummus/pita bread ratio problem at our house. Whenever we get a tub of hummus from Trader Joe’s and a pack of pita, the hummus disappears before we’re done with the pita bread! Most of the time I discover the poor forgotten pita in the back of the fridge weeks later. Well, this time I was determined not to let it go to waste, and whipped up this hummus to enjoy with it.
I recently saw a sweet potato and black bean burrito on a restaurant menu, which sounded like a fabulous flavor combination. We are big fans of sweet potatoes and black beans and always have both ingredients in our pantry. I combined mashed sweet potatoes and black beans with some lime juice and adobo sauce for extra kick. Very simple, but really good – I’m now looking forward to next time we have extra pita bread lying around so I have an excuse to make this again!
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Hummus
Printable Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups mashed sweet potatoes (from 2 cooked sweet potatoes, skins removed)
1 15.5-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 teaspoon adobo sauce from a can of chipotle peppers (or to taste)
Juice of 1 lime
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Pulse sweet potatoes, black beans, adobo sauce, lime juice, olive oil, and salt in a food processor until well blended. Serve with pita bread! Makes 12 servings.
Nutrition: 89 calories, 2.5g fat, 3.6g fiber, 3.2g protein per serving
Cost: $2.72 total
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What a great idea to make your own hummus – I love the combo of sweet potatoes and black beans – I bet it’s very very good!
Would love to try hummus
Kerstin, this hummus sounds totally fabulous! What a great way to mix things up a bit–not to mention you’re singlehandedly solving the hummus/pita ratio problem that has always plagued me! Can’t wait to try out these flavor combos–talk about a great source of fiber!
I love the combination of sweet potato and black beans, so this is really intriguing to me!
I love hummus, I could eat it every day! This sounds like a really unique flavor combination.
if only it looked prettier
LOVE this flavor combo, great pick for hummus!!
I do the same thing with pitas!! The worst part is my fridge is so cold, the stuff that gets pushed to the back usually freezes!
I like the idea of that combo. I’m not a total fan of sweet potatoes, but I love black beans, so maybe together I would like it!
What an interesting combination! I’m in a dip mood right now – I’m making an effort to eat more veggies and it’s so much easier to do when you have a nice spread like this!
My husband has a similar problem with chips and salsa – always runs out of one first and then has to get more of the other, and it happens again in the other direction!
This hummus sounds great! I love the idea of using something other than chickpeas – it’s so inventive! And sweet potatoes are sooo good
What a creative combination! And so healthy. I love guilt-free snacks like this!
Love the spin on hummus – sounds both tasty and healthy.
Oh my gosh Kerstin, I love sweet potato. This hummus is so intriguing, you know what?why don’t you submit this to Potato Ho Down event, they going to love it.
Cheers,
elra
I love sweet potatoes and hummus together! This hummus sounds great and less fattening than other types.
This sounds wonderful! Healthy and delicious – can’t beat that.
I’ve been wanting to make hummus for a while now (I never have). I just stumbled onto your web page…it is very nice!!
Yum! This sounds delicious. I love hummus…
This sounds out of this world, delicious.. And so healthy too, I have to bookmark this , its so unique! Nice job!
This hummus sounds fantastic! I have the exact same problem… that’s why I always get TWO tubs of hummus for every pack of pita! ^_^
I’ve tried this combo before! I blended pumpkin and black beans together, then formed them into little pancakes to cook. also, when the paste is runny, I added cocoa and vanilla to make a ery healthy chocolatey dessert!
OMG. That sounds absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
The flavors sound great and I love that it’s low fat and high fiber…a big plus!!!
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I love hummus!
Mmmm, that does sound good. I just recently found out that I really like hummus!
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And I was just craving hummus today! Wouldn’t have thought of combining those flavors, but it sounds like it made for a great combination!
I’m a big fan of hummus, and a black bean version sounds great!
What a great hummus!!
wow. thank you for that super-sweet comment. you made me feel so warm and toasty inside!
I’m happy to report BOTH the hummus and pita bread have been gobbled up
Elra – I’ll have to check out the Potato Ho Down event – thanks for letting me know about it!
Sophia – I love the idea of little pancakes – very creative!
i am bookmarking this! and i have the same problem as you do; always too much pita and never enough hummus! can’t wait to make this!
This looks great! I actually just made some pumpkin black bean cakes that were very similar to this recipe. Tasty!
looks great.
love the pita bread next to it. i can eat heaps of this!
thanks