​Hummus is a paste made from mostly chickpeas and dates back to the 13th century Middle East where chickpeas were (and still are) in abundance. 

If you have dried chickpeas at home, click HERE to learn how to cook them.
If you have cooked chickpeas, continue on with the recipe instructions. 

Based on the Ocean Spray website, a 1/4 cup of their (jellied) cranberry sauce contains 24g of sugar. That’s literally all the sugar you should consume in a day, in one serving. But oddly enough, nowhere on their website did I find the ingredients in their cranberry sauce. 

That’s probably because their sauce only has 4 ingredients: cranberries, high fructose corn syrup, water, and corn syrup.
What this means to you is you’re not even eating 24g of “sugar” from it’s natural source; you’re getting it from the refined and concentrated HFCS. Yuck! Plus, I imagine whatever cranberries they used, long lost their nutritional value. 
But, I know what you’re thinking...
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Choose to eat the sauce warm, or, place in fridge to eat later. It will thicken up in the fridge and taste wonderful cold.
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This is the perfect recipe for the holidays, but also tastes divine as a dressing for cakes and muffins. After you make it, you’ll be wishing you had found it sooner!

8 cups watermelon
1 juiced (squeezed) lime
​1/4 cup fresh mint leaves 
Optional: Feta Cheese 

• 1 can (15 oz) of unsalted chickpeas, or better- make your own. ​
• 1tblsp of organic olive oil 
• 1/2 teaspoon iodine free salt 
• 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon iodine free salt
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic 

Preheat the oven to 400°F. 
Drain, rinse and pat dry chickpeas.
Mix oil and salt with chickpeas.

Bake for 30 min, flipping the chickpeas every 10min or so until crispy. 

Whisk together the remaining ingredients together and sprinkle over chickpeas when done. 

​Tip: They taste best right outta the oven!

After making your creamy butter, store in a jar in a cool, dark place. (NOT the fridge)
     Making your own Almond Butter once every few weeks  or once every few months, is a great way to save money AND eat clean. Keep in mind, it's loaded with fat, but good fat! Yes, there is such a thing as good fat. Want healthy hair, soft skin? How about a healthy heart and optimal brain function? 
Many Members like to add in honey and/or cinnamon, or use it in a recipe to make their own Almond Butter and Jelly cookies using blended dates and honey. 
Anything you can do with Jiff or Peter Pan- you can do with Almond Butter plus make it just the way you like it! 

You are going to be shocked at how yummy these brownies are. Don't let the ingredients fool you. This one is a winner and is 100%  #E2LKidApproved!