Pumpkin Pie Hummus

Pumpkin Pie Hummus is my FAVORITE dessert hummus recipe so far. It’s perfectly sweet, whips up in a blender, and tastes just like pie – minus the crust!  Serve alongside my delicious Snickerdoodle Hummus recipe!

My favorite part of Thanksgiving is dessert. More specifically, pumpkin pie.

Forget the turkey or the stuffing or the green bean casserole (although those ARE good). If I could somehow make JUST THE FILLING of a pumpkin pie and eat it with a spoon, I’d do it all day long.

Lucky for me (and you!), I’ve done just that with this pumpkin pie hummus!

I’m guessing you have two thoughts going on here with the first one being WHY ARE YOU RUINING PUMPKIN PIE WITH BEANS?!

Friends, I wouldn’t steer you wrong. And dessert hummus is actually a “thing” nowadays.

Shortly after I posted my recipe for 5 minute chocolate hummus, a big brand came out with their own version. (Don’t worry, my version is not only cheaper, but it tastes better!)

Y’all went bonkers over that recipe, so I then created recipes for chocolate chip cookie dough hummus (a.k.a. edible cookie dough) and cake batter hummus (that REALLY DOES taste just like cake batter!) and then snickerdoodle hummus… because who can resist a bit of cinnamon with their sweet?

The fact that the chocolate hummus recipe is one of my popular posts of all time should be a clue that we’re on the right track…

Why You Should Make Pumpkin Pie Hummus

If you are STILL on the fence about making pumpkin pie hummus, here are a few more reasons:

• It’s gluten-free
• And dairy-free
• It’s made of BEANS!
• Which we all know are super cheap and super healthy
• It has VEGETABLES
• Which we all know are super healthy too
• It’s great for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert
• It’s made in a blender (YAY!)
• In less than 5 minutes (double YAY!)
• It’s naturally sweetened (with maple syrup)
• It tastes just like the pie! Yes, I promise I swear it really does!
• It’s the perfect way to get your pumpkin pie fix without having to actually make a pumpkin pie – year round!

Surely you have a little bit of faith in me, right? You know I wouldn’t steer you wrong…

Pumpkin Pie Hummus Ingredients

• garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained 3 times (or 1 1/2 cups homemade garbanzo beans)
• pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• maple syrup (not pancake syrup)
• almond milk
• vanilla
• cinnamon
• ground nutmeg
• ginger
• ground clove
• baking powder

Notes on Ingredients

Let’s break down what’s going in this AMAZING pumpkin pie hummus recipe:

Garbanzo Beans

I stuck to the classic on this and used garbanzo beans – a.k.a. chickpeas – for this dessert hummus. You could probably use a very mild white bean instead. I haven’t tested any other bean with THIS recipe, but I did with my other dessert hummus recipes and they worked just as well.

(Make sure you have beans on hand by making them in big batches using the slow cooker or Instant Pot!)

Pumpkin

We’re putting in ¾ cup of pumpkin in this recipe, which is just about half of a can of pumpkin. That’s a lot of vegetable for a dessert!

Maple Syrup

We’re using just 2 ½ tablespoons in the whole entire recipe, and to be honest, that might be a bit on the sweet side.

I tested this using just 2 tablespoons and I thought it was “just barely sweet.” But since we’re talking about DESSERT hummus here, I wanted it to be “just sweet enough.”

You know, that point when you eat something that satisfies your sweet tooth but doesn’t make you feel like you ate a big bag of sugar?

2 ½ tablespoons was that point for me. You can certainly start off with a lesser amount if you’d like and go from there. And you can always add more.

If you have an aversion to maple syrup, or you simply ran out because you’ve been making cinnamon blender waffles every weekend, honey would work too, although the honey flavor itself will be more noticeable.

You can substitute granulated sugar if you want, but if you go that route, I’d use brown sugar over white (because it has molasses and will give you more of the traditional pie flavor) and I’d definitely start out with just one tablespoon.

Pumpkin Pie Spices & Other Things

I always make my own pumpkin pie spice blend instead of buying the pre-made ones from the store. It’s SO much cheaper!! And easier too when you run out.

We’re using cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and clove in this pumpkin pie hummus.

We’re also using baking powder. Which I know sounds weird, but like the case of cake batter hummus, it’s giving a flavor of “dessert” that simply cannot be achieved with anything else.

And we’re using vanilla. Because YUM.

How to Make Pumpkin Pie Hummus

Step 1. Place ingredients in the order listed in a Blendtec Twister Jar, OR a food processor. You can use a regular blender as well, but it might take several blends in order to get the hummus to be smooth.

Step 2. Blend or process the ingredients for 30-45 seconds.

Step 3. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides, if necessary, and blend again for another 30-45 seconds until the hummus is smooth.

FAQs for Pumpkin Hummus

More Ways to Use Pumpkin Puree

Even pumpkin-lovers need ideas for using up leftover canned pumpkin, so here are my recommendations:

• Homemade pumpkin spiced creamer
• Pumpkin swirl black bean brownies
• Slow cooker pumpkin chili
• Pumpkin cookies with cream cheese icing
• Easy pumpkin donuts
• Pumpkin spiced apple cider
• Overnight pumpkin French toast casserole
• Homemade pumpkin fudge

Watch How to Make Pumpkin Pie Hummus