Garlicky White Bean Hummus

When we recently had our celebration of the end of a grueling week of tests with chocolate cake, we also had pita chips with roasted red pepper hummus and a block of cheddar.  We completely destroyed the entire bag of pita chips and probably about 2/3 of the cheese.  I really enjoyed slathering on the hummus and then topping it with a wedge of cheddar - the best flavors going on right there!  Since that night, I haven't been able to get hummus off of my mind.  Al and I picked up some more pita chips, and we always have shredded cheddar; I just needed the hummus.  As we were going through the pantry since we only have a week and a half of school left and we need to start clearing things up, I found a can of great northern beans.  Now, I know it's not the most traditional for making hummus - that'd be chickpeas - and the flavor isn't EXACTLY the same, but it is still sooo delicious with a little bit of cheddar atop a pita chip. And it's fantastic with carrot sticks!  Apples, too..and grapes..oh boy.  It's hard to stop with this hummus!

I spiced it up with garlic, some dried sweet & hot peppers, Onion Onion, dried chili pepper flakes and a little bit of salt.  The flavor is outstanding.  Nice and garlicky with a bit of a kick.

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