Name: Fall Harvest Smoothie
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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

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Fall Harvest Smoothie created by Lizzymommy

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.

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ingredients

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

Chop up steamed squash into cubes
(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).
Add squash, carrot chunks, apple juice and apple to blender/smoothie maker. Completely puree to a smooth creamy texture.
Add pumpkin, yogurt, spices, honey and brown sugar to mixture. Blend until smooth.
Serve with a little whipped topping chilled in a glass, or serve hot as a "pumpkin soup".

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"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."

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10/31/2009

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review by Lizzymommy

10/31/2009

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!

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creation by RackeSRN

10/27/2009

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.