Chocolate Hummus

Ingredients

• 2 cans (15 oz.) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup tahini — or substitute sun butter or peanut butter
• 3/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/2 cup chocolate syrup

Directions

• Place drained and rinsed chickpeas in a saucepot and cover with room temperature water.
• Place on high heat and bring to a boil for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and drain.
• Combine all ingredients in a food processor bowl and mix until smooth. This can be done in batches if the food processor is not large enough, but place all batches in a bowl after processing and mix thoroughly to blend.
• Serve with apple wedges, pretzels, bananas or whatever other “dipper”.