Pumpkin Yogurt

It’s a little over a week from Christmas and I’m still not ready to give up my pumpkin recipes.  Is it acceptable to eat pumpkin year round?  I hope so because that’s what I plan on doing!

Over the past four or five months I’ve probably ate ten cans of pumpkin puree…on my own.  Wow, I just realized how much that is.  Ten cans..give me a minute to do the math.  Ten cans x 16(?) ounces per can = 160 ounces of pumpkin.  It’s a miracle I’m not the great big pumpkin!!

While some of it has been pumpkin pies, pumpkin squares, pumpkin smoothies, etc. this conception is a little healthier.  Greek yogurt, canned pumpkin, and cinnamon.

It’s been a little too cold recently, but sometimes I’ll mix it up and freeze it for 30 or 40 minutes.  Then it’s like ice cream!  Yummm….(ice cream is my weakness)

Pumpkin Yogurt

by Simple and Sweet Creations

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Ingredients

• 1 cup plain or vanilla greek yogurt
• 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a bowl. Mix to combine.

Refrigerate until ready to eat.

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Banana Cinnamon Bun Smoothie

For the longest time I was on this smoothie craze.  Banana, strawberry, peach, blueberry, pumpkin...I tried them all.  Thanks to Pinterest I never ran out of ideas.  :)  This was the first "recipe" I tried, and it's probably the one that started my blending obsession.

Recipe is in quotes because there's one thing you need to know about me.  I rarely follow an original recipe.  99.9% of the time I add/remove/double/half something.  Every recipe has room for improvement!!

Feel free to add or substitute your own favorites to this "recipe".  That's the beauty with smoothies...you can throw in just about anything (as long as it's not the main ingredient) and still have a drink that tastes amazing.  Don't like almond milk?  Use cows milk.  Not sweet enough? Sugar, honey, or maple syrup will do the trick.  Too much cinnamon? Just use a dash.  

Banana Cinnamon Bun Smoothie

by Simple and Sweet Creations

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Ingredients

• 1 ripe banana
• 1/3 cup greek yogurt, vanilla or plain
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a blender.

Blend until smooth.

Pour into glass and enjoy!

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