Hummus?

I made a roasted red pepper hummus with no tahini and no olive oil in it, it dried great. Rehydrated with water on the trail and added some olive oil before serving. Almost as good as fresh hummus.

I bring hummus on the regular!

I buy hummus from the grocery store since I already do so much other prep work.

I put parchment on my dehydrator trays and dry on the “vegetable” temp setting until it’s all dried out. It does sometimes have clumps that are a bit damp in the middle. At this point, I put it all in the food processor to break up any clumps - then back on the dehydrator on the lowest setting to get any last bits of moisture out.

I do prep during the winter and spring season, so put my dried foods in the freezer until we head out on the trail. I’m not sure how the oil in the hummus would do if left dehydrated and at room temperature for a significant amount of time.

On trail, the hummus rehydrated rapidly and tastes great! I usually bring crackers or tortillas for this.

I do agree that hummus with yogurt could end up unsafe on the trail - but I don’t know for sure.

Yogurt?!?

I bring dried hummus all the time. I can get it in bulk at my local co-op. There is also a company out of Portland that makes different flavors (met them at PCT days in Cascade Locks, great people).

I bring olive oil to add. Better flavor and kicks the calories up.

Sadaf is the brand I order, and I have seen it in Middle Eastern or International grocery stores, but there's probably a dozen brands or more you can order online.

Not hard to make but commercially available if you search Hiker’s Hummus by uBu Foods.

I've made this
https://backcountryfoodie.com/brownie-batter-hummus-backpacking-dessert-recipe/
a few times and while its clearly sweeter than what you're asking for, you could probably adapt it. She does have 5 other hummus recipes but they're paid.

Fwiw I have found my paid for membership to be worth it.

I found a recipe that’s says to only omit the olive oil. I guess the tahini is ok to add before dehydrating. Dehydrate, then add to a food processor to create a powder.

I make my own and it's great for on the trail. I usually eat it on the first day or so of the hike.

Not sure about homemade, but I've seen just-add-water hummus packs at outdoor stores. Might not taste like home stuff but could work for hiking?

I used to dehydrate hummus but now just make a powder out of besan flour (chickpea flour). There are recipes online and saves hours of dehydrating!

WinCo has got dehydrated hummus in their bulk bins, just add water, if you've got one of those.

https://www.bobsredmill.com/recipes/how-to-make/easy-hummus-mix/

This was great. I’d advise going heavier on lemon peel and salt for more potent flavour - but we used it on a two week trip last year and could make enough for a meal at a time from powder.