Ingredients
- 1 15 oz canned pumpkin, or 1 3/4 cups baked, mashed pumpkin
- 1 cup DANNON low fat vanilla yogurt, or any lower calorie yogurt
- 10-12 ice cubes, or more to thin the smoothie
- 1 tbsp sugar, honey is also a great substitute
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in blender and puree until smooth.
- Make sure to put ice, and yogurt in blender first, otherwise the ingredients will not have enough liquid to blend well.
- I like to garnish with 1/2 tbsp cranberries and/or graham crackers.
- Makes about 3 cups.
- Also, add a 1/4 c canned cranberry to the smoothie for a different sweet flavor.
I’ve never tried pumpkin in a smoothie, it sounds delicious! I’m not a fan of honey so I’m wondering how pure maple syrup would work? Equivalent calorie /nutritional values?
Hi Nancy, the best way to know is to give it a shot. Honey will be about 10-12 more calories per tbsp due to slightly greater carbs, which is the biggest nutritional difference. Try it out and let me know how it works. Thanks for the comments!