Fall Harvest Smoothie

RackeSRN's Note:

This recipe tastes like pumpkin pie in a glass! You will never know it is packed with veggies and fruits and "good for you stuff". Top with a little fat free whip cream for an extra-special desert. My teen-age daughter begs for this and sometimes we even heat it up for a thick soup. The key to this recipe is to make sure you use a blender/smoothie maker that has enough power to completely puree alll the ingredients; otherwise the squash will stay stringy.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1/2 acorn squash (steamed, seeded, cooled and peeled)
• 2/3 cup pumpkin (unsweetened)
• 1 golden delicious apple, unpeeled and cored
• 2 raw carrots, chopped (do not peel)
• 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 2/3 cup apple juice (unsweetened)
• 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice (or your own combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and ginger)
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey

Directions:

1. Chop up steamed squash into cubes
2. (To steam the squash quickly, cut the acorn squash in half. Remove seeds. Place in a microwave safe bowl upside down -so the inside of the squash is facing DOWN. Add about 1 inch of water to dish. Microwave on high for 12-15 minutes until skin peels right off the squash and it is soft to touch).
3. Add squash, carrot chunks, apple juice and apple to blender/smoothie maker. Completely puree to a smooth creamy texture.
4. Add pumpkin, yogurt, spices, honey and brown sugar to mixture. Blend until smooth.
5. Serve with a little whipped topping chilled in a glass, or serve hot as a "pumpkin soup".

Reviews

[Lizzymommy]

Delicious AND Nutritious! We loved this! Served it for my daughter's Halloween-themed Sleepover Bday Party. I wanted to sneak something nutritious into the picky-eater guests, and this absolutely fit the bill. The girls had this alongside their ogre eyeballs for breakfast, and I feel a little better about the incipient trick-or-treating! Thank you!