12 Hummuses and Dips for After-School Snacks (or Anytime)

If you are not currently in school, close your eyes and think back to a time when you were: Wearing a backpack bigger than you are, you climb off the schoolbus and are suddenly very aware of the rumbling in your belly. It's been three hours (if not longer) since you ate your cafeteria pizza or tenderly assembled tuna fish sandwich, and there's no way any homework is getting done until snacks happen.

So let snacks happen: Whether you're the one who's ready to break out the carrots and the pita chips (hey, big kids need snacks, too) or prepping a snack for smaller fingers, these 12 creamy dips will tide you over until it's time for dinner:

Hummus Without a Recipe by Hillary Pollak

 

My Favorite Black Bean Dip by Madhuja

 

 

Miso Hummus by mrslarkin

 

Bright Red Beet Hummus by Nicholas Day

 

White Bean Dip with Fresh Herbs by Gena Hamshaw

 

Yotam Ottolenghi & Sami Tamimi's Basic Hummus by Genius Recipes

 

How Do I Love Thee Muhammara? by Kitchen Butterfly

 

Sweet Pea Hummus by Gena Hamshaw

 

Tara Duggan's Chard Stalk Hummus by Genius Recipes

 

Hard Squash Hummus by Modern Farmer

 

Eggplant Dip with Yogurt (Borani-e Bademjan) by Nicholas Day

 

 

Black Garlic White Bean Hummus by Camilla Maybee

What was your favorite after-school snack as a kid? Tell us in the comments.