What if I told you that you could have apple pie for breakfast? And not feel guilty about it? Or for lunch or a midafternoon snack?
Well, you can, sort of. See, this smoothie tastes like apple pie. But it is simply fruit and surprisingly….a vegetable. No added sugar, no dairy products. No guilt smoothie. At least for me.
If you read my Savory Butternut Squash Soup post, you will remember I promised a delicious way to use any leftover squash you may have. Well, now I deliver. Yes, the surprising vegetable of choice in this smoothie is squash! No one will know any different.
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Apple Pie Surprise Smoothie. Deliciously Surprising. Surprisingly Delicious.
Also shared at Make Your Own Monday , Slightly Indulgent Tuesday, Gluten Free Friday, and Wellness Weekend and Whole Foods Friday, Healthy Vegan Friday. And Whole Foods Wednesday.
Apple Pie Surprise Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup cooked, mashed, butternut squash
- 2 apples, chopped
- 1 pear, chopped
- 1/8 tsp. cinnamon
- 3/4 cup apple juice
Directions:
- Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
I can’t wait to make this for my 3 kiddos that love smoothies!
Almost every week something on the menu here comes from you!
Thanks for adding some variety to our table.
Aw, Jessie, that is so kind of you to say! I’m glad I’m helping out with your menu plan. I’d love to know what you guys think of the smoothie!
Ooh NICE!! I have a smoothie just about every day, but I never considered adding butternut squash. I am pinning & making this for sure!!
I found you through Whole Food Fridays! 😀
Neat! I think you’ll like it. Thanks for coming by. Hope you stick around! 🙂
Yum Peggy!! I love your comparison to pie for breakfast. I seriously think that’s why I drink a smoothie every morning. They taste like dessert! Can’t wait to try this one.
Thanks Heather.
Thank you for your submission on Nourishing Treasures’ Make Your Own! Monday link-up.
Check back tomorrow when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts! 🙂
YUM, I like the surprise in this smoothie! How awesome!
Got it pinned and tweeted, thanks for linking up at Gluten Free Fridays!
It really does taste like apple pie!!!
Neat, huh?
Would this work using yams instead of butternut?
I think it would. I’d give it a try if I were you! Thanks for coming by!
Yum, this apple pie smoothie looks gorgeous. I love that you’ve added butternut squash to thicken it too.
I would love it if you shared this with Healthy Vegan Fridays, a blog hop co-hosted by 3 bloggers. I’m sure our readers would really enjoy this. You can submit a post from Friday to end of Tuesday:
http://www.greenthickies.com/healthy-vegan-friday-30/
Thank you! I’ll head over on Friday and link up!
Thank you for sharing this with Healthy Vegan Fridays. Check back today to see if you were one of the Top 3! We hope to see you again this week. You can submit a post from Friday to end of Tuesday:
http://www.greenthickies.com/healthy-vegan-friday