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Home » Recipes » Child Friendly Hummus with Crudites

Child Friendly Hummus with Crudites

May 18, 2015 by Ciara Attwell, Updated June 19, 2020

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A child friendly hummus recipe served with crudites. Super quick and easy to make. Perfect as a snack or for summer picnics!

child friendly hummus with crudites

Quick and easy to make, cheap and super nutritious; hummus is one of my most favourite dips and something I always to try to have on hand in the fridge.

Although there is nothing wrong with store bought hummus (most hummus sold in UK shops is very fresh and contains nothing nasty) it really is so simple and so cheap to make your own.

There are a gazillion hummus recipes online and some get really creative with the ingredients they use.

This recipe is very basic, which I like as it means that when I want to whip up a batch of hummus I usually have all the ingredients at home already.

I’ve also adapted my recipe to make it child friendly. I love hummus with lots of tahini but it is quite strong and tahini-laden hummus can be a little off-putting to young palates.

I have therefore kept my recipe to only 1 teaspoon of tahini but feel free to increase this if you like.

hummus in a bowl

As snacks go, hummus is pretty darn healthy!

Chickpeas are packed full of protein, fibre and potassium and combined with some raw veg for dipping, it makes a fantastic snack or addition to your summer picnic.

How Else Can I Use This Child Friendly Hummus?

This hummus is so versatile and as well as for dipping you could use it for:

  • Use it as a spread for sandwiches, pitta bread or on crackers
  • Try it as an alternative to tomato sauce on a pizza base
  • As a salad dressing
  • Vegan Mayo
child holding hummus and crudites in a jar

You might be thinking “there’s no way my fussy eater is going to eat hummus” but go on, give it a try.

They might just surprise you! Presentation is key when it comes to enticing children to try new foods and serving the hummus and all those colourful crudites in little individual jars may just spark their imagination enough to at least taste it.

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Child Friendly Hummus with Crudites


★★★★ 4 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Ciara @ My Fussy Eater
  • Prep Time: 2 mins
  • Total Time: 2 mins
  • Yield: 5 1x
  • Category: Snacks
  • Cuisine: European
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A child friendly hummus recipe served with crudites. Super quick and easy to make! Perfect as a snack or for summer picnics.


Ingredients

  • 1 can (400g / 14oz) cooked chickpeas [retain the liquid from the can]
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp tahini
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • optional to decorate: more chickpeas, paprika and fresh herbs

Instructions

  1. Put all the ingredients except the olive oil in a blender and blitz until smooth. Drizzle in the oil a little at a time until and continue to blend until it has all combined.
  2. If the hummus seems to be too thick add a little of the retained chickpea liquid from the can.
  3. Serve with crudites such as carrots, cucumber, peppers, celery and sugar snap peas.

Notes

This hummus can be kept in a container or covered bowl in the fridge for up to 5 days. It can also be frozen for up to 1 month.

1 Serving1580.1 g249.6 mg10.7 g1.5 g12.7 g4 g4.6 g
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Comments

  1. Jose says

    April 12, 2020 at 5:16 pm

    I love how easy this recipe is. But the retained chickpea water leaves a muddled flavor in the whole thing and flavors the whole hummus. I’ll try this again, but after rinsing the chickpeas and using fresh water.

    ★★★

    Reply
  2. Katherine Abbott says

    March 5, 2018 at 12:09 pm

    My little one loves a dip and I seem to spend a fortune on shop bought ones so thanks for this recipe. I never realised how easy it was to make my own. Might experiment with some flavours now I know! It’s also good to know exactly what is going into her dips as well.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Claire says

    August 26, 2016 at 12:01 pm

    Hahaa I was looking for a kid friendly hummus recipe and guess who’s popped up first! Thank god for your blog and thank you

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      August 26, 2016 at 1:50 pm

      Hee hee!! Thank you Claire! Hope you like the recipe!

      Reply
  4. Mandy says

    June 12, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    Hi Ciara, I’ve included this recipe in a round up of healthy picnic recipes today. Hope that’s ok.

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      June 13, 2015 at 10:27 am

      Thank you Mandy. Heading over to check out the post now!

      Reply
  5. Marta @petiteraisin.ca says

    May 20, 2015 at 12:41 am

    Chickpeas are my Achilles heel…we LOVE them around here. Definitely will make – and pin. Do those jars happen to be from baby food? So cute!

    #tastytuesday

    .:Marta:.

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      May 20, 2015 at 6:02 am

      No I think the tall one was a pesto jar and the smaller ones are things like pre chopped garlic or chilli. I keep all jars. My husband says I’ve got a hoarding problem!!

      Reply

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