You guys. I have discovered the holy grail of hummus. I made it last week for the playoff games, and let me tell you – it goes perfectly with football. So what better to serve your friends/family/guests/neighbors during the Super Bowl next weekend? If you’ve been a follower here on the blog, or know me in real non-internet life, you know I’m a hummus fiend. I eat it pretty much every. single. day. When I was home for the holidays for a week at my parents’ house I’m pretty sure we went through three tubs. No joke. And while I’m a crazy hummus fiend, I do feel a bit guilty about a lot of the ingredients in pre-packaged hummus. It often has a lot of sodium and stuff I can’t pronounce. I’ve made a few versions of homemade hummus for the blog before, and am always looking for new ways to whip it up – so when my friend was coming over for playoffs, I decided to try a whole new version – with Sriracha.

Do you know Sriracha? It’s that spicy Asian-style hot sauce with the chicken on the label. There was a whole thing a while back where the plant in California where they produce Sriracha was threatened to close because it was giving off a strong oder and allegedly burning the eyes of the people living in the same neighborhood.

It sounds kind of awful, right? But Sriracha is delicious. It’s one of my favorite additions to pretty much every meal. It has a great kick to it and is a much different hot sauce than a traditional Mexican or buffalo style hot sauce. I’m a huge fan. And adding it to hummus? Why haven’t I thought of this before?

When I first started making my own hummus a year or two ago, one of the issues I had was making it as creamy as all those store-bought versions. I learned a hack – adding some of the water from the canned chickpeas back in – and that has always made a huge difference. This time around? I think the water from the chickpeas was great, and then the addition of the Sriracha made everything even smoother. It was the absolute perfect consistency – just like store bought. But fresher. And so much better.

I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit that we ate the entire batch over the course of one day and two football games… but that’s just a testament to how delicious it was, right? Right? It was the perfect mix of spicy and tangy and was perfect with a whole slew of veggies and even some crackers. Who needs a cheese plate when entertaining guests when you can set out a whole bunch of veggies and hummus? This is seriously one of my favorite snacks in a while and it will definitely be making even more appearances in my kitchen in the future.