Celebrate Fall with a Pumpkin Smoothy

When I was a little girl, my pumpkin love affair began. My mom use to save me a little glassful of the pumpkin pie filling after filling up the Thanksgiving pie crust. Sometimes she would skimp just a little on the pie, so I could have my taste. I use to come running in the kitchen and ask, "Did you save me any pumpkin juice?"

That was the beginning.

My Kitchen Windowsill

Then as I grew up, I always thought my favorite color was purple. Ask me today and I would say my favorite was purple. But one time someone said to me something about my favorite color being orange. My favorite color is not orange.

That would be my mothers favorite color, not mine.

My Mother's stuff on display on top of my hutch.

But I do love Fall. The earthy colors of the leaves chancing. The pumpkins and the gourds and the Indian corn. And as I look around, I have alot of orange. Orange dishes, orange glass serving pieces. Orange candles and orange decorations. I never thought of these things being orange but more like earth tones.

I guess I really do love orange. But to amuse me, lets call it "pumpkin chiffon"

To celebrate the return of Autumn, I made a pumpkin smoothie that I have had bookmarked since last Fall. It brought back the memories of my mom and those little glasses of pumpkin juice. It taste just like pumpkin pie without the crust.

Your suppose to use 100% pure pumpkin. I screwed up.
I used the pumpkin pie filling. (in a can)
Oops!

It was delicious!

I'm serving this up to Ruth who is the hostess of an event called Bookmarked Recipes. I have had this bookmarked since July of "07" from Meals.com.
I wish I hadn't waited so long to make it!

Pumpkin Smoothie
By Libbys
1 can (15 oz.) LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin, chilled
1 can (12 fl. oz.) * NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Fat Free Milk, chilled
1 cup (6 oz.) vanilla light and nonfat yogurt
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Light whipped cream

COMBINE pumpkin, evaporated milk, yogurt, sugar and pumpkin pie spice in blender; cover. Blend until mixture is smooth. If a thinner smoothie is desired, add water, a little at a time, until desired consistency is reached.

TOP with whipped cream; sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice.

NOTE: For a richer and creamier version of this recipe, substitute NESTLÉ CARNATION Evaporated Low fat 2% Milk or Evaporated Milk for the Evaporated Fat Free Milk.

Yields 4 servings




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