Continuing on my quest to make fun and tasty smoothies, I decided to make a new fall flavored drink for my post run recovery today. I made a fantastic pumpkin smoothie that was AMAZING! Very different than your normal fruit smoothie. It was perfect for my post run recovery drink, but can also be made as a healthy snack.
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Ingredients:
1 Banana
1/3 cup of canned pumpkin (I would have loved to use real pumpkin, but ours aren't ready yet)
4 oz. plain yogurt, preferably greek yogurt
1 scoop of vanilla creme protein powder
A few sprinkles of pumpkin pie spice
Splash of milk
The directions are easy. Put the banana, pumpkin, yogurt, pumpkin pie spice, and protein powder in a blender. If you are using this as a snack instead of a post workout drink, substitute the plain yogurt and protein powder for vanilla greek yogurt. Use about 6 ounces. Blend it all together until mixed. The smoothie will be very think at this point, so add some milk and a little more yogurt to bring it to a consistancy that you like. Pour into a serving glass and spinkle with a dash of pumpkin pie spice for garnish. Enjoy!
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sounds good Becky...is it real thick? no ice cubes? might have to try this one....
ReplyDeleteYou could absolutely put ice cubes in! IT is a pretty thick smoothie. I justdon't really like the texture of ice cubes in smoothies for some reason, so I don't add them to mine. But they certainly could be added!
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