Name: The Best Creamy Edamame Hummus Recipe
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 Ounces Shelled Edamame, thawed (see Note 1); 1/2 Cup Hot Water (plus more if needed); 3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil (see Note 2); 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice (see Note 3); 1 Tablespoon Nutritional Yeast, Optional (see Note 4); 1 Teaspoon Granulated Onion; 1 Teaspoon Granulated Garlic; 3/4 Teaspoon Salt, To Taste

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Creamy Edamame Hummus is an incredibly flavorful and healthy dip that's perfect for veggies, crackers, as a sandwich spread, and as a sauce for anything from pasta to potatoes and more. Simple ingredients come together in just 5 minutes to make this delicious dip that's secretly loaded with plant protein.

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Hey Internet, who doesn't love a good dip? We love regular hummus in this house but we also love to take that classic hummus and spin it into different flavors.

We've made (and loved) traditional hummus in the form of our homemade Creamy Hummus, Butter Bean Hummus, Pizza Hummus, Beet Hummus, and even Spinach Artichoke Hummus!

We also recently started experimenting with different beans (like the butter beans) in place of chickpeas which is how we ended up tossing edamame beans into our blender and discovered this incredible dip. Edamame are green soybeans (young soybeans) that are not just edible but really delicious!

You can usually find them in the frozen section of the grocery store. Frozen edamame come in two styles: in the pod or shelled. For this recipe, you want to buy them shelled. You could shell the edamame pods yourself, but that's a lot of effort (and you'll have to buy multiple bags to get the amount required for this recipe). We actually found the best price to be at Trader Joe's, but don't live near one. So whenever we are near one, we stock up!

Edamame are loaded with plant-based protein and have a texture similar to other beans. When you blend them, they give an incredible creamy texture that lends itself well to making this fluffy edamame hummus.

We love to serve this edamame hummus with our easy Air Fryer Tortilla Chips but pita chips, crackers, fresh vegetables (any of your favorite veggies, really) will work.

Ready to make your own edamame hummus? Don't worry if this is your first time making hummus. We'll give you a bunch of tips. And if you're a seasoned hummus (see what we did there?) maker, then you can skip ahead to the recipe if you'd like (though our tips do help get the most creamy consistency!).

Why You'll Love Our Edamame Hummus Recipe

So Much Flavor: This flavorful dip is super easy and is loaded with really amazing flavors.
Super Easy: This recipe just involves chucking a handful of ingredients into a blender or the bowl of a food processor (more on this in a bit) and blending until its smooth!
Deliciously Versatile: This dip is great cold or warm, so you can really do a lot with it. Pour it over pasta for some extra fiber and plant protein or plate it with roasted vegetables for the perfect appetizer. Or serve it chilled with fresh veggies for a healthy snack (our favorite way to serve it!).

Ingredients

Pick up the following basic ingredients for this delicious spread the next time you're at your local grocery store. See the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full ingredients, instructions, and accurate nutrition information (to the best of my ability; please consult your physician, registered dietitian, or healthcare professional if you have specific dietary needs or need to meet certain daily values of any nutrient). we give substitutions for the ingredients in the section below this one, so most people can still make this recipe!

12 Ounces Shelled Edamame, thawed: If buying edamame pods, you'll need to shell these and you'll likely need more than one bag (since the volume with the pod does not equal the volume shelled) so it's better to buy shelled edamame if possible).
½ Cup Hot Water (plus more if needed): Warm water or cold water will work but we think hot water makes a creamier consistency.
3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil: This oil is instead of tahini (sesame paste) and adds a lot to the creamy consistency of edamame hummus. You can reduce it if you like, but it will be less creamy and rich.
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice: This adds a lot of flavor! 2 tablespoons lemon juice is about the amount of juice in a small lemon.
1 Tablespoon Nutritional Yeast, Optional: This is optional... but if you have it, it's highly recommended that you add it! Nutritional yeast is a flavorful spice-like ingredient that adds a nutty and savory flavor to foods. In small amounts (like this) it does NOT make the recipe taste cheesy.
1 Teaspoon Granulated Onion
1 Teaspoon Granulated Garlic: You can add fresh garlic if you like, but it definitely has a different flavor to it. If you do, start with just one small garlic clove, blend, and taste. You can alternatively try this recipe with roasted garlic.
¾ Teaspoon Salt, To Taste: Everyone has different palates. If you know you're a bit sensitive to salt (Liz is, versus Paul who likes things a little saltier), start with less.

Substitutions

Edamame: This recipe will work with technically any bean, but it wouldn't be an edamame hummus recipe if we didn't write it using edamame instead of chickpeas! That being said, if you want to try the rest of the recipe with chickpeas as a spin on traditional chickpea hummus or any other bean for hummus variation, feel free.
Olive Oil: We would be careful with other oils because they don't have the flavor olive oil does. Alternatively, tahini will work but it will be a different flavor.
Lemon Juice: For a different flavor, feel free to swap in fresh lime juice or your favorite vinegar in place of the lemon juice.
Other Spices: Feel free to experiment and use whatever spices you like. For example, if going for lime juice, you could go with a Mexican-inspired cuisine and add in cumin, chili powder, and coriander powder. Or whatever you like!
Fresh Herbs: For a burst a fresh flavor, blend in (at the end, since prolonged blending can give fresh herbs a bitter flavor) some fresh cilantro, basil, parsley or whatever herb you love.

How to Make Edamame Hummus

Thaw Edamame: Skip this step if your edamame are already thawed. If frozen, you can either microwave your edamame for a few minutes, stirring once halfway through, or you can heat them in a small pot of boiling water. Warm edamame WILL make warm edamame hummus, but it's delicious warm AND you can throw it in the fridge once made for a bit if you'd like to serve it cold (that's what we usually do since we rarely think to thaw things before we're ready to eat them).
Add Ingredients to Blender: Add your ingredients to your blender or food processor and blender them until smooth. We tend to use our blender because it gets our dips much smoother than the food processor, but you can use what you have. An immersion blender will also work, just use a narrow and tall vessel for blending with a hand blender / stick blender.
Perfect the Texture: Not blending smoothly? Add in a little hot water (hot to the touch but still touchable; don't use boiling water). Ours required about a half cup, but occasionally we've needed to add in a tablespoon or two more (warm beans tend to need less water than cool beans, for example) until it blends well. We blended for a total of two and half minutes, but depending on your ingredients, blender, etc. you may need more time. Also, if your blender tends to overheat, take a break part way through, let it cool down for a few minutes, and come back.
Taste Test: Once your edamame hummus is done, taste it. Does it need more salt? Lemon juice? Anything else? Make any adjustments, blend for 30 seconds more, and you're done!
Serve: Serve warm or chilled edamame hummus with a sprinkling of your favorite fresh herbs and some fresh veggies, crackers, pita bread, tortilla chips, etc.
Storage: Store leftover edamame hummus in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 or 5 days.

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