Both are pastes made of mashed beans (peanuts and chickpeas are beans.) They also have a similar nutrient profile and are both used for similar dishes.

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    Peanut butter can be made solely with blended peanuts. Hummus is rarely, if ever ime, made with only blended chickpeas and also requires some oil/tahini for even the basic texture.

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      I was under the impression that, by definition, blended chickpeas were only one ingredient in hummus.

      I thought in order to qualify as hummus it had to have blended chickpeas, tahini ( which is just blended sesame seeds, IIRC), oil, and lemon juice.

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      Now that I think about it, tahini and peanut butter are fairly similar in texture and consistency.

      I wonder what Hummus with peanut butter would taste like.

      I also wonder what peanut butter with garlic, lemon and cumin would taste like.

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            Ez thai peanut sauce recipe.

            Red curry paste or Panang curry paste, saute in pan. Pour in your coconut milk, dump too much peanut butter in usually crunchy and add salt/sugar to taste.

            10/10 ez n good

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    are both used for similar dishes.

    Man, I love hummus and jelly sandwiches. As well as my peanut butter shawarma.

    Reese’s hummus cups are to die for.

    Mmm, I’m going to melt some hummus over my ice cream.

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      Better hope your dump stat wasn’t charisma, then!

      "Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit.

      Wisdom is knowing not to put a tomato in a fruit salad.

      Charisma is being able to sell a tomato based fruit salad."

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    Peanuts and chickpeas are both legumes, just like beans. Therefor I propose that PB&Js amd hummus on bread should all be classified under “Beans on Toast”

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    If you want to compare something to peanut butter, check out tahini. It’s basically peanut butter made out of sesame seeds, and even has a (kinda) similar flavor profile. Tahini and grape jam is delicious.

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    They add stuff to peanut butter to keep the oil from separating, and they add a bunch of sugar. It’s ground finer too.

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      I literally never bought pb that isn’t 100% peanuts. Sometimes with a bit of salt. Stop buying junk.

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        I literally never bought pb that isn’t 100% peanuts. Sometimes with a bit of salt. Stop buying junk.

        It’s not automatically “junk”, it’s flavored.

        It just happens to be the most popular flavor in the U.S.

        I like my spicy red pepper hummus, other people like their extra-oil-and-sugar smooth consistency non-separating peanut butter.

        It’s like the difference between corn flakes and frosted flakes.

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          Junk, as in, junk food. Unhealthy. I also buy salted caramel pb sometimes just for fun. But you shouldn’t make that part of your regular breakfast…

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    In the way that ravioli, dumplings, and calzones are technically sandwiches.