The smoothest, vegan, gluten-free hummus that you can imagine. You only need basic, whole food ingredients AND FIVE MINUTES to make the best oil-free hummus ever. Once, you taste it, you will make it over and over and over and over…

What’s for breakfast in our house? – you ask. Well, hummus always and forever. The best thing that can happen to chickpeas. I mean I do love a good Chickpea Mushroom Curry or Falafel, but I just can’t get bored with hummus. We love savory breakfasts, and we often make this Roasted Eggplant Bell Pepper Dip or this Vegan Egg Salad Sandwich. But hummus is just so quick, you can make it in the morning even if you are in a hurry. Are you interested?
Ingredients of our Oil-free Hummus
The classic hummus is naturally gluten-free and vegan, but not oil-free. When we first started making homemade hummus, we used extra virgin olive oil. It was delicious, I can’t say it wasn’t. However, later we found an awesome and probably not so surprising ingredient that works perfectly to make silky hummus. What was it you ask? Well…
It was AQUAFABA aka chickpea water from the can.
To make fluffy, oil-free hummus in 5 minutes, you will need 5 ingredients:
- canned chickpeas + aquafaba (water from the canned chickpeas)
- tahini (aka toasted sesame paste)
- fresh garlic
- freshly squeezed lemon juice
- sea salt
How to make hummus without oil?
Prepare the ingredients
You can time it, but you will need 3 minutes tops to prepare all the ingredients. I mean mostly just measure.
- Drain canned chickpeas but save the liquid (aka aquafaba).
- Peel the garlic cloves.
- Squeeze one lemon.
- Measure tahini.
Blend until smooth
Now, add all ingredients to your blender and blend it for 2 minutes until you get smooth and fluffy homemade hummus. Done! 5 minutes!
Vitamix hummus is the best hummus
We have used literally every kitchen appliance there is to make hummus. We tried a hand blender (aka immersion blender), a food processor, a regular blender. They all make great hummus and we enjoyed them even so, but it was a compromise on creaminess for sure.
However, when we made hummus with our Vitamix* for the first time, we were like Janice from Friends: “Oh My God!” It was the most amazing silky, smooth, fluffy homemade hummus ever. You would think that only store-bought hummus can be this soft and creamy. No, not at all. It is better than store-bought.
QUICK TIP: If you don’t have a Vitamix, you need to remove the skins of the chickpeas to get the creamiest hummus possible with a food processor or regular blender. If you don’t want to, that is also fine, it will taste the same but less silky.
Useful tips to make hummus in Vitamix
- Turn on the Vitamix and slowly increase the speed to the maximum.
- Use the tamper to push down the ingredients, if anything stuck to the sides.
- Add liquid (aquafaba and lemon juice) first, then the dry ingredients.
- When ready, use a silicone spatula to gently scrape all the yummy hummus out of the container.
- We have a Vitamix with a 64 oz (2-liter) wet container in which 3 cups of chickpea (500 g) is the minimum you need to make fluffy hummus.
Top tips if you don’t have a Vitamix
If you want a creamy hummus, but don’t have a high-power blender like Vitamix or Blendtec, follow our top tips.
- Peel chickpeas – Take a bowl and fill it with water. Drop the drained chickpeas in it. Use your hands to rub the chickpeas together. You can see the peel are floating to the top. Take a fine mesh sieve and grab the peels from the top.
- Mince the garlic – I just drop the garlic as a clove in the blender, but you can mince it before with a garlic press* (I have a similar one).
- Blend separately – First, try to blend the chickpeas with the aquafaba as smooth as possible before adding any other ingredients.
What to Eat with Hummus?
Everything. ? You would be surprised how many ways you can enjoy hummus. That is why we collected 25 creative and delicious recipes using hummus in our What To Eat With Hummus roundup post. Check out this gorgeous Mediterranean Hummus Pizza (pictured below) as an example!
We covered all basis and included 4 appetizers, 4 breakfast sandwiches, 4 quick lunches, 4 salad bowls, 4 baked goods, and 4 dinner recipes so you can mix and match. If you want to you can eat hummus every day for every meal for a week. Happy browsing!
FAQs and Substitutions
What to use instead of tahini?
Tahini is actually toasted sesame seeds blended into a paste. If you have a high power blender like Vitamix or Blendtec you can add toasted sesame seeds in whole to the hummus. You can buy them online* or toast raw sesame seeds at home. How to toast sesame seeds? It’s easy. There is a really handy guide on The Spruce Eats.
Or you can use sunflower seeds. We have a delicious recipe for Hummus without Tahini, where sunflower seeds gives the nutty taste you need. If you don’t like tahini, find it too expensive or not available where you live, give this tahini free version a chance.
Check out the Complete List of Tahini Substitutes and decide which suits you the best.
Can you skip aquafaba?
Yes you can. Add water instead. Aquafaba makes it fluffy and extra smooth, but water works fine as well.
How to store hummus?
You can easily store it in the fridge for a week without any problem.
Can you freeze hummus?
Yes, you can. We recommend that you freeze them in smaller batches, so it can be easily thawed.
This Hummus recipe is suitable for a vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, and soy-free diet. It is also WFPB-compliant (whole foods plant-based).
More hummus recipes
Do you want to try flavored hummus? Check out this Roasted Beet Hummus recipe where we show you how to roast beetroot in 15 minutes. Or try Hummus without Tahini if you don’t like tahini, or not available where you live, or too expensive for you. We use sunflower seeds, which is a budget-friendly alternative.
More condiment recipes
You can browse through our Vegan Condiment Recipes or check out
- Dairy-free Sour Cream
- Homemade Peanut Butter
- Vegan BBQ Sauce
- No-Cook Pizza Sauce in 5 minutes!
- Marinara Sauce
5-minute Oil-free Hummus
Ingredients
- 3 cup Chickpeas (canned)
- 2 cup Aquafaba (water from the canned chickpea) or water
- ¼ cup Tahini -> list of tahini substitutes
- 4 Tbsp Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) it is actually 1 lemon
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 tsp Salt
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Measure the canned chickpeas, the tahini, and the aquafaba. Peel the garlic cloves. Squeeze one lemon.
- Add liquid (aquafaba and lemon juice) first, then the dry ingredients.
- Turn on the Vitamix and slowly increase the speed to the maximum.
- When ready, use a silicone spatula to gently scrape all the yummy hummus out of the container.
- Sprinkle with chives or parsley or sweet paprika powder.
Notes
Top tips to make hummus in Vitamix
- Turn on the Vitamix and slowly increase the speed to the maximum.
- Use the tamper to push down the ingredients, if anything stuck to the sides.
- Add liquid (aquafaba and lemon juice) first, then the dry ingredients.
- When ready, use a silicone spatula to gently scrape all the yummy hummus out of the container.
- We have a Vitamix A2300 with a 64 oz (2-liter) wet container in which 3 cups of chickpea (500 g) is the minimum you need to make fluffy hummus.
Top tips if you don’t have a Vitamix
- Peel chickpeas – Take a bowl and fill it with water. Drop the drained chickpeas in it. Use your hands to rub the chickpeas together. You can see the peel are floating to the top. Take a fine mesh sieve and grab the peels from the top.
- Mince the garlic – I just drop the garlic as a clove in the blender, but you can mince it before with a garlic press* (I have a similar one).
- Blend separately – First, try to blend the chickpeas with the aquafaba as smooth as possible before adding any other ingredients.
Video
Nutrition
UPDATED: This post was originally published in October 2019, but it has been updated with more tips and details in April 2021.
bin
curious – what do you think tahini actually is?
you could say olive oil free but tahini is basically oil.
My Pure Plants
As I understand tahini is toasted sesame seeds blended into a paste. If someone doesn’t have tahini, they can add toasted sesame seeds to the chickpeas and blend them together.
denise
Tahini is just ground sesame seeds, they’re full of oil, but a whole food. Olive oil is pressed out of the olives and not a whole food, just oil, just fat no fiber. I have to say I try and eat wfpb, but haven’t hummus since. I find the tahini taste too strong, and the texture just off. I tried this again thinking having a Vitamix would make a difference, and yes, smooth as can be, but far from how I like it! I added horseradish to some, more lemon and salt, and it’s ok
sheenam @ thetwincookingproject
Can not believe that its oil free. This looks perfect!!!
My Pure Plants
Thank you.
Alexis
My family and I love hummus, so much that we eat it almost every day. We will definitely be adding this one to our list of hummus recipes. Thanks for sharing.
My Pure Plants
You’re welcome. We always have a batch in our fridge as well.
Cindy Gordon
So delicious, who knew that you didn’t need the oil in hummus! So creative, so easy and so delicious!
My Pure Plants
Thank you. There is definitely no compromise in taste or texture.
Cécile
Hi, I was so excited as I never used aquafaba in hummus, but my batch is very runny, too liquid ! I respected exactly the proportions…
It is very smooth and I never achieved.this before, but the texture is still not ideal ! And I used all the chickpeas I had on hand !
Any fix idea ?
My Pure Plants
You can add a bit more tahini, as tahini has this weird texture that when it is whipped or blended, it thickens. Or you can turn it into a flavored hummus by adding black beans or white beans or avocado or sweet potato to it. That will help with the texture and will give an extra zing to it.
Have you used the aquafaba from canned or cooked chickpeas?
Mahy
I am surprised to see a hummus recipe that requires only five minutes. Definitely giving it a try because I would be really happy to save some kitchen time on hummus. Excited!
My Pure Plants
We love cutting down kitchen time. With two kids running around, sometimes all you have is 5 minutes.
Tisha
Hummus is one of my favorite snacks! I will definitely have to try to oil free version!
My Pure Plants
Mine too. My go-to spread for toast for sure.
Amy | The Cook Report
This hummus looks really tasty and I love the fact that it’s made without oil!
My Pure Plants
We don’t mind oil, but if we don’t need to use it…
ishwor bogati
Oh my god. Looks yummy. Definitely going to try. Thanks for your information.
My Pure Plants
Thanks. Hope you like it.