The 100-Calorie, High-Protein Chocolate Treat Your Body Is Craving

While slices of crunchy apple and fresh strawberries are sweet enough on their own, isn't everything better with chocolate? You can spruce up your basic snack by pairing it with this smooth and mousse-like chocolate dip. Made with almonds, chickpeas, and dates, it offers fibre and protein, but is much lower in sugar than if you noshed on a couple squares of dark chocolate.

Your food processor makes whipping this dip up a breeze, so it's perfect for an after-dinner treat or to make for a small dinner party. The creamy texture and robust flavour of this chocolate hummus will appeal to anyone's taste buds, and you'll wonder if you'll ever be able to eat fruit alone again.

Chocolate Hummus

From Jenny Sugar, POPSUGAR Fitness

Ingredients

1. 40 grams almonds
   5 pitted dates
   420 gram can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
   30 grams unsweetened cocoa powder
   2 teaspoons real maple syrup
   1 teaspoon vanilla extract
   1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
   120 mL vanilla soy milk

Directions

1. Place the almonds in a food processor and process until you have almond butter, 5 or more minutes.
2. Pour in the remaining ingredients and puree until smooth.
3. Enjoy immediately with sliced fruit or pretzels and store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.

Source: Calorie Count

Information

Category

Snacks

Yield

8 servings

Total Time

19 minutes, 59 seconds

Nutrition

Calories per serving

107