Buffalo Bean Dip
March 23, 2011 § 32 Comments
After seeing me post recipes for things like my Cinnamon Roll Larabars and my Peanut Butter Cream Cheese I’m sure you have noticed that I love to recreate food items that are typically sold at my favorite stores. Not only do these creations taste delicious, but they also save me some money! 
A while back, October I believe, I went on one of my monthly Whole Foods shopping extravaganzas and picked up a container of Cool Beans Buffalo Bean Dip along with a variety of other things. Almond butter, falafel sticks, and coconut water to name a few.
The bean dip was really, really, really good! Spicy, but not oh-em-gee-I-really-need-a-glass-of-water-and-a-fire-extinguisher spicy. If you know what I mean. 
The only thing I didn’t like about the bean dip was the price. $4.99 for a little 12 ounce container? CRAZY!
Fortunately, I knew that I could easily recreate it in only 5 minutes and for a fraction of the cost.
Buffalo Bean Dip
Inspired by Cool Beans Buffalo Bean Dip
“A flavorful bean dip spicy enough for the heat-lover yet mild enough for everyone else!”
Ingredients:
- 2 (15 ounce) cans northern beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons tahini butter
- 3-4 tablespoons buffalo hot sauce (I used Frank’s Red Hot.)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- a dash of black pepper
- ~½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
Directions:
- Place beans in a food processor and puree until the beans are smooth and creamy; about 1 minute.
- Scrape down the sides of the processor, add the remaining ingredients, and puree for 30 more seconds.
- Remove finished bean dip from food processor and serve. Leftover bean dip can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Yield: ~2 cups bean dip
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Believe it or not, this bean dip took me a few tries to get perfect. The first couple times I made it I didn’t use the tahini and the texture was way off. Dry, thick, and hard to swallow. In other words, make sure you use tahini! It’s usually sold in the nut butter aisle at the grocery store or in the international aisle. In a pinch I’m sure you could substitute 2 tablespoons of peanut butter for the tahini.
Buffalo Bean Dip is perfect for spreading on sandwiches, crackers, and dipping veggies!
Now I really want some bean dip! Unfortunately it’s already all gone. 2 cups of bean dip doesn’t last longer than 2-3 days in my house.
Mmmm sounds so good!! I’m totally going to be making this for our summer bbqs! I know the boys will love it!!
Great bean dip! I’ve never seen northern beans in my grocery store before
Any bean substitution you recommend? 
Cannellini or Navy beans should also work.
this sounds great!!!!!! i LOVE anything to do with beans!
Yum, this looks amazing! I love spicy bean dips!
Yummy!!
Mmm, I love buffalo chicken and dip, this looks amazing. Especially with the addition of all the beans!
I’m sriously the biggest fan of dips. Holy Nom! I like to recreate foods that I would typically buy and spend thousands of dollars a second on ha.
I just tried a cool beans product and loved it! I couldn’t find their website though, so thanks for linking back to them.
I haven’t had buffalo sauce in so long, I hardly remember what it tastes like! I definitly remember liking it though.
YUMMMM. I love beans
That bean dip looks GREAT! I love anything bean-related
I should deff try this out!
PS- I LOVE TRISCUIT! I literally have them every single day of my life…no joke!
Same here! They are my favorite crackers!
Girl, your recipes are saving me mountains of money!
I love your recipes!!! Your recipes are the BEST ever! This one is NO exception. 
Oh my gosh, I can’t wait to try this! 
xoxox
Kathleen
Aw, Kat you’re so sweet! Thank you!
Mmmmm!
I think I would love this.
I great spread to put inside a veggie wrap
or on a salad.
I love recreating my favorite food products or dishes from restaurants at home! So much cheaper. The dip looks fantastic! And it would make a great veggie sandwich. Yum!
This dip looks awesome. I’ll have to make it when I come from college. This would taste great on a sandwich!!
that sounds so good!
YUM! I love that the ingredient list is so short for this great bean dip–I could definitely see myself adding a few cloves of garlic into the mix, too
I love the feeling of accomplishment when creating something from scratch that tastes just like the store-bought item!! Way to go!!
wow all these foods look soooo good!
Yum! I really like bean dip and I love that this one is so healthy. I love your photos, especially the last two.
That casserole looks amazing! I think I’ll be making it this week
Looks good girl!!!
Oh, I bet this is soo good. Must make! You are such a genius girl; I love your blog. I also love the title of that bean dip.. cool beans! Too funny.
I want to post quick hello and I love your blog!
xoxo
~Leanna
Mmmm this looks BOMB too! I love any kind of bean dip, what can I say; delicious healthy YUMMNESS! hehe great idea though, I’ll definitely have to try it out:)
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Alexa over at Simple Eat linked to this post, so that’s why I’m a few months late!
Definitely making this…and pronto!