This Brownie Batter Dip is the perfect snack or ending to a healthy meal. While it may sound weird to combine chocolate and chickpeas, the flavors in the antioxidant-rich legume become super subtle and mostly serve as a healthy base for this dip. A touch of confectioner’s sugar, vanilla extract and dark chocolate come together to create the chocolaty star of the show. Keep reading for our expert tips, including what to serve with this dip.

Tips from the EatingWell Test Kitchen

These are the key tips we learned while developing and testing this recipe in our Test Kitchen to make sure it works, tastes great and is good for you too!

• This rich dip is perfect for pairing with banana and apple slices, pineapple chunks, strawberries, pretzels, graham crackers, rice cakes and marshmallows. It also makes a festive addition to cookies shaped like trees and stars for Christmas or hearts for Valentine’s Day. Additionally, it’s delicious when mixed into overnight oatmeal or used as a topping for pancakes, crepes and waffles.
• We don’t think peeling the chickpeas before adding them to the recipe is necessary. However, doing so may make the dip a little creamier.
• If you don’t have a food processor handy, you can use a blender instead.
• A serrated bread knife is one of the best tools for chopping bittersweet chocolate.

Nutrition Notes

• Chickpeas, tahini and olive oil form the base of this dip—and they’re all heart-healthy ingredients that also help stabilize blood sugar. Chickpeas also provide plant-based protein and fiber as well as folate, a B vitamin that plays a role in maintaining cell health.
• Dark chocolate adds more heart-healthy components to this dip, including antioxidants. You’ll also get a nice boost of iron in dark chocolate, and noshing on a small amount of dark chocolate every day may even improve your cognitive abilities. It’s important to note that milk chocolate and white chocolate do not offer the same health benefits as dark chocolate.