Should I make extra hummus to freeze?

[Romanmk]

Making hummus today. Is it any good after it has been frozen? Or do people really stick to just making it fresh?

[mlgb]

Of course you can freeze it. I like to do it in an ice cube tray and then empty the cubes into a freezer bag. That way you can portion control. I mostly use hummus in pita/kebab wraps rather than as a dip.

[luckys]

yes, you can absolutely freeze hummus - my family has been doing it for years - this was / is a staple in my house. just make it and freeze, or buy it and freeze. i wouldn't keep it for longer that a few months -- everything tastes better the sooner you use it.

as far as the liquid that one person mentioned, its just the ingredients separating, a day or two before you want to use it, just put it in the fridge, and before serving - give it a good stir. add some fresh olive oil, cumin, finely chopped red onion, or sliced black olives to the top and you're ready to go.

i think i have two small containers in my freezer as we speak :)

[heatherkay]

I found that one can of chickpeas made too much hummus for me to use fresh, so I've taken to freezing half a can. The peas freeze better than the hummus.

[zataar]

Freezing hummus isn't the thing to do. What if you just plan on making hummus with some of the chickpeas, then doing something else with the rest in the next 4 or 5 days? Chickpea salad, or chickpea and bulgar pilaf, perhaps?
Since it's 2 of us now, not 3, we can't eat 3 or 4 cups of hummus before it gets tired. We just use the rest of the beans in another dish. Can't recommend freezing any of it.

[heatherkay]

No -- I wouldn't freeze hummus. I freeze the leftover peas. I've found that the bad texture of the defrosted peas doesn't really affect the quality of the hummus.

[jinet12]

This is one of those recipes that I would absolutely not freeze...Hummus needs to be fresh to be at its best...It's easy to whip up, so I would just do it as needed...I feel like the consistency would definitely suffer as would the "fresh" taste of it

[dtud]

I don't know if this is normal - but when i froze mine it did not "come back." when it was unfrozen it was completely watery and i drained the water and it got watery again.

[Infomaniac]

It's really easy to make, so I always do it fresh, but I have froze it before without a problem.