Halloween Hummus!

So I was a bit hungry just now and craving something healthy instead of sugar , sugar and more sugar! I've think that I've had more than my fair share of those little candy corn pumpkins (can you ever really?) so I decided to go for the real thing!  I saw a recipe the other day for a pumpkin hummus but it seemed to really miss the mark for me in flavor.

 So here's my version ! This is perhaps the simplest thing that I've ever made and really incredibly delicious. It will be great for your Samhain party tonight and also will carry all the way through the merry month of November. It's vegan so anyone can eat it  and very pretty! Serve it in a hollowed out pumpkin bowl topped with pepita's (green pumpkin seeds) and surrounded by pita chips and apple slices!

You will need:

 1 can of Garbanzo Beans -drained

1/2 of a can of pumpkin

1 cup of lemon scented olive oil

1 tablespoon of cumin

1 tablespoon of sumac

A touch of cinnamon

1 tablespoon each of garlic powder and minced onions

1/4 teaspoon of organic liquid smoke

1 and a half tablespoons of agave nectar

salt and pepper to taste

Just throw it all into a blender and puree until smooth. Add more olive oil if necessary, more pumpkin if desired!

This recipe serves about 6  

Photograph of pumpkins from Colonial Williamsburg