after being ordered by rinne’s doctor to eat “less salads and more milkshakes” (i swear!) in order to make fattier milk and also fatten up that baby in the process, i am getting some good mileage out of our blender. ever since i tried it in the fall, this pumpkin pie smoothie has been one of my go-to faves for breakfast. you can easily make it low-fat with skim milk and non-fat yogurt, which is what i would normally do. and don’t worry about any exact measurements…i just eyeball everything and it always tastes great. i mean, it’s hard to mess up a smoothie.
pumpkin pie smoothie:
1 banana
1 cup greek yogurt (use whole, 2% or non-fat depending on how thick you want it)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
pinches of: ground ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. turbinado sugar {optional – i just like mine a little sweet}
ice (i usually add one and a half handfuls)
then you just whir it up! and it is deee-licious. rush agrees.
mmmm. off to finish mine now!
xoxo