This Healthy and Easy Yogurt Hummus is one of my favorite dips to serve on game day, game night, movie night, New Year's Eve, or a party. In fact, this is the best hummus I have ever had and it's actually adapted from a Weight Watchers cookbook recipe.
It only takes 10 minutes to throw together this fresh hummus, so it's perfect for prepping during busy holiday times. And if you're following the Weight Watchers Program this is a great low WW point hummus dip. It's 2 WW points.
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🥘 Ingredients
Making hummus without tahini
Most hummus recipes call for tahini, but this one uses yogurt instead, giving it that welcome tangy flavor boost, making it a richer dip, cutting the calories and WW points. You can use regular or Greek yogurt, but I find the Greek yogurt adds a welcome richness and creates a creamy hummus (with additional protein). It can also be thinned down (if you don't like it as thick) with a bit of reserved liquid from the chickpeas or additional lemon juice. A little drizzle of olive oil adds flavor but keeps the WW points low. Lots of fresh garlic cloves, fresh lemon juice, cumin, and fresh herbs give it a fresh taste, a little salt and the crushed red pepper spice it perfectly and give it a little kick!
This Weight Watchers hummus (no tahini) recipe is loaded with nutritious ingredients. For this recipe, you'll need:
- canned chickpeas (aka canned garbanzo beans)
- fresh garlic
- non-fat plain Greek yogurt
- lemon juice (fresh)
- olive oil (extra virgin)
- salt
- cumin
- cilantro
- crushed red pepper flakes
*see recipe card for quantities
🔪 Instructions
- Drain chickpeas, reserving ¼ cup liquid. In food processor, add drained chickpeas all ingredients and process until smooth.
- Add reserved liquid from chickpeas as needed, until you achieve the desired texture.
Garnish: Add additional cilantro and sprinkle a little crushed red pepper to garnish and serve with veggies, warm pita bread, or pretzels
👪 Serving Size
This hummus recipe makes 6 servings (⅓ cup each). However, you can half (for one person), double, or triple the recipe (if you're making it for a big group) by clicking on the blue serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.
🔢WW Points
This yogurt hummus is 2 points for a ⅓ cup.
🍽Equipment
You'll need a Cuisinart FP-8GMP1 Elemental 8-Cup Food Processor, Gunmetal" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow">food processor (affiliate link) to make this homemade hummus recipe. This Cuisinart is the one I have and I love it!
🥗 What to serve with hummus?
I love to serve hummus with:
- fresh pita bread (I often use mini pitas, as in the photos)
- fresh vegetables like carrots, cucumbers, snap peas, red peppers, orange, yellow or green bell peppers
- low-fat baked pretzels
- crackers
- light store-bought or homemade pita chips
- low-fat/light tortilla chips
This Weight Watchers appetizer is also an excellent side for a bowl of soup or salad. And it's a great recipe for packing along for lunch or a snack.
🌡️Storage
How long does hummus last?
Refrigerate fresh hummus in an airtight container, but try to use up your hummus within 4 days. This recipe does not stand up to freezing - it would destroy the texture.
So, if you are looking for a delicious and healthy dip, give this Weight Watchers hummus with yogurt a try! It makes a great appetizer or side dish. And if you love hummus, you'll want to give my Dark Chocolate Dessert Hummus a try!
⭐ Reviews
Was this the best hummus you've had? If you said "YES!", please leave a 5 star rating and comment below!
Here's what others are saying! "Absolutely delicious. Made it exactly as listed...oh my- so fresh !!!! Thank you! So easy to make and had everything on hand!:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
📋 Yogurt Hummus (Weight Watchers) Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 19 ounce can chickpeas drained *garbanzo beans), reserve 3 tablespoon liquid from chickpeas
- 3-4 cloves garlic (depending on your preference)
- ¼ cup non-fat Greek yogurt (0%)
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice * add more to your preference
- 1 teaspoon extra virigin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt *add more to your preference
- ⅛ teaspoon cumin
- 6-8 sprigs fresh cilantro depending on your preference
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Garnish
- additional cilantro
- additional crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Drain chickpeas, reserving ¼ cup liquid.
- In food processor, add drained chickpeas and all other ingredients, then process until you get a smooth hummus.
- Add reserved liquid from chickpeas as needed, until you achieve the desired texture.
Garnish
- Add additional cilantro and sprinkle a little crushed red pepper to garnish and serve with veggies, pita bread or pretzels.
The Cooking spoon
I love the sound of this with the yogurt, so yummy .
Food Meanderings
Hi: Thanks- yes, the yogurt gives it a nice flavour- different from tahini
The Cooking spoon
I love the sound of this with the yogurt, so yummy .
Food Meanderings
Hi: Thanks- yes, the yogurt gives it a nice flavour- different from tahini
Alexandria
Hello there from the UK.
I made this for lunch but added more of the chickpea water because I wanted more of a sauce ti have with courgette noodles. It was lovely!! I have never really been a fan oh hummus but this converted me. I actually cannot believe how large a 25 calorie serving was!!
Many thanks.
Terri Gilson
Hi Alexandria! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment 🙂 I'm really glad you liked it and are now a hummus convert! Take care and I hope you stop by again soon.
Terri
Tisha
Love hummus!! Will have to try this recipe!!!!
Terri Gilson
thanks, Tisha! Hope you enjoy it!
Kitchen
This looks tasty. Time to make this!
Terri Gilson
Thanks-hope you enjoy it!
Cindy L Brumbaugh
Absolutely delicious. Made it exactly as listed...oh my- so fresh !!!! Thank you! So easy to make and had everything on hand!
Terri Gilson
I'm glad you loved it, Cindy!