1. Place beans and garlic in a food processor; pulse 5 times or until chopped. Add 1/4 cup water and remaining ingredients; pulse until smooth, scraping down sides as needed.

for your toddler: Serve the hummus with wedges of soft whole-grain pita bread or tender raw vegetables like pea pods and cucumber halves or slightly steamed carrot sticks and broccoli florets. Spread the hummus on a whole-wheat tortilla wrap, and roll it into "pinwheel" bites.