Fall Harvest Smoothie

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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

Recipe

• 1 chop up steamed squash into cubes
• 2 (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).
• 3 add squash, carrot chunks, apple juice and apple to blender/smoothie maker. completely puree to a smooth creamy texture.
• 4 add pumpkin, yogurt, spices, honey and brown sugar to mixture. blend until smooth.
• 5 serve with a little whipped topping chilled in a glass, or serve hot as a "pumpkin soup".