Banana Pumpkin Smoothie

Submitted by LonghornMama

"From an April 2005 article in Cooking Light on keeping blood pressure in check with potassium, this yummy lowfat breakfast or snack has 740 mg potassium per serving. For a thinner drink, I add a bit of soy milk."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 3⁄4 cup canned pumpkin, chilled
• 1⁄2 cup ice cube
• 1⁄3 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 dash ground cloves
• 1 ripe banana, sliced and frozen

directions

1. Combine all ingredients in blender; process until smooth.
2. Garnish with dash of cinnamon, if desired.

Reviews

[Mandy]

I made this for my toddler DD hoping to sneak the pumpkin in. She wasn't to taken with this one & I ended up Having to add extra yoghurt & strawberries to get her to drink it. Love the idea though, thanks!

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

This is certainly a very different blend of flavors for a smoothie, but my DH enjoyed it! I had fresh pumpkin stored in my freezer so that is what I used in place of canned, and also used white sugar in place of brown, I used more than 1 tablespoon though... this is a very thick and filling smoothie so a little can really fill you up LOL! thanks LHM, my DH really enjoyed this!...Kitten:)

 

[ladypit]

I saw this yesterday and decided to try it for breakfast this morning. (Which took longer then I expected because, in getting the yogurt from the fridge, I knocked out a container of leftover spaghetti sauce that broke and sent sauce flying! Cleaning took awhile!) I used fat free vanilla yogurt and OJ from a container but otherwise stuck with the recipe. I found that it was almost bitter so we added another 1/2 tbsp. of brown sugar to make it easier to drink. I enjoyed it after that, but it was a slightly "different" taste that I can't quite explain. I'm not sure I'll make it again but I'm glad I tried it!

 

[PaulaG]

This is an interesting combination and not one I would have probably come up with. I used Pumpkin Pie Spice for the spices and after mixing and tasting definitely decided it needed to be thinner. As suggested in the intro, I thinned it with vanilla soy milk. I might also suggest that the 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt be the frozen kind. I think I would like it better as a milk shake. Thanks for sharing an interesting and healthy recipe.