• 1 banana, peeled and sliced
• ¼ C pumpkin
• 1 C milk
• ¼ tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 2 TBSP maple syrup
• 4 ice cubes

How to Make It:

1. Place the banana and the pumpkin together in the blender.
2. Pour in the milk.
3. Add the pie spice and maple syrup.
4. Place the ice cubes on top.
5. Cover and blend on high until smooth.

Everybody likes pumpkin pie.  Why wait until Thanksgiving to have that special treat.  Top with a little whipped topping and you’ll get that warm Thanksgiving feeling from head to toe.

• 2 sweet potatoes, cooked and cooled
• 1 banana, peeled and sliced
• 2 (8 oz) containers vanilla yogurt
• 1 C milk
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 10 ice cubes

How to Make It:

1. Put the sweet potatoes and bananas in the blender.
2. Add the yogurt.
3. Pour in the milk.
4. Add the sugar.
5. Place the ice cubes on top.
6. Blend until very smooth.

If you want this to taste just like Mom’s candied sweet potatoes use brown sugar instead of white sugar.  Adjust the amount to ½ tsp. and enjoy.

• 1 C vanilla yogurt
• 1 banana, peeled and sliced
• 2 TBSP strawberry jam
• 1 TBSP honey

How to Make It:

1. Place the yogurt into the blender.
2. Add the banana and strawberry jam.
3. Pour in the honey.
4. Blend mixture on high for about 30 seconds.
5. Mixture should be frothy when ready to serve.

Any type of yogurt and jam will work in this smoothie.  Find your favorite and enjoy.

• 1 C strong brewed coffee, cold
• 1 banana, peeled and sliced
• 1 (6 oz) container vanilla yogurt
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 4 ice cubes

How to Make It:

1. Pour the coffee into the blender.
2. Add the banana and the yogurt.
3. Sprinkle in the sugar.
4. Add the ice cubes.
5. Blend on high until smooth.

Try this smoothie if you having a sluggish day.  It will open your eyes and get you going.  For a special treat try using a flavored coffee such as hazelnut or vanilla.

• ½ C milk
• ½ C almonds
• 1 banana, peeled and sliced
• 1 TBSP honey
• 2 TBSP vanilla yogurt
• 1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
• Pinch of nutmeg
• 4 ice cubes

How to Make It:

1. Pour the milk into the blender.
2. Add the almonds, banana, honey, yogurt and extract.
3. Sprinkle in the nutmeg.
4. Add the ice cubes.
5. Blend on high until frothy.

This is a great get me started in the morning smoothie.  Replace the banana with a peach and the vanilla extract with almond extract to make a slightly different taste.  If you aren’t partial to nutmeg try cinnamon instead.

• 1 C chocolate milk, very cold
• 1 banana, peeled and cut into pieces
• 2 TBSP creamy peanut butter
• 2 ice cubes, crushed

How to Make It:

1. Place the milk into the blender.
2. Add the banana and peanut butter.
3. Carefully place the crushed ice into the blender.
4. Blend until smooth.
5. Drink immediately.

By leaving out the banana you can have a Reese cup smoothie. Kids enjoy both types of this drink and will be asking for it over and over again.

• 2 C cherries, sweet or tart and frozen
• 1 banana, peeled and cut into pieces
• 1 C cherry juice
• Maraschino cherries

How to Make It:

1. Place the frozen cherries, the banana pieces and the juice into the blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Pour into glasses and top with the maraschino cherries.

Sweet cherries make this drink quite a sweet delight. Tart cherries take away some of the sweetness but they still make a delightful drink.

• ½ C pineapple juice
• ¼ C grapefruit juice
• 4 strawberries, stemmed and cut into pieces
• 1 banana, peeled and cut into pieces

How to Make It:

1. Pour both juices into the blender.
2. Add the strawberry and banana pieces.
3. Blend until mixture is smooth and as thick as you like.

If the mixture isn’t as thin as you would like add a little more pineapple, grapefruit juice or both. Continue to blend until the mixture is to your liking.

• 1 C orange juice
• ½ C milk
• 1 pint pineapple sherbet
• 2 (6 oz) cartons pina colada yogurt
• 2 bananas cut in chunks
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 C whip topping, divided
• 2 drops red food coloring
• Black string licorice

How to Make It:

1. Pour the orange juice and milk into the blender.
2. Carefully add the sherbet, yogurt and bananas.
3. Add the vanilla extract.
4. Blend until very smooth.
5. Pour into glasses.
6. Place 2/3 C of the whipped topping into a plastic baggie.
7. Cut one corner of the bag to make a small hole.
8. Carefully create a small circle on top of the smoothie.
9. Place the other 1/3 of the whip topping in another plastic bag.
10. Add the food color and gently mix until the topping has turned slightly pink.
11. Cut the corner of the bag and make the eyes, nose and the ears for the rabbit.
12. Cut the licorice strings to make the whiskers for each rabbit.
13. Place the whiskers on the rabbit face upward toward the edge of the glass.
14. Serve immediately.

You can use pineapple juice in place of the orange juice or even try apples with vanilla yogurt and raspberry sherbet for a different treat. If your kids don’t like black licorice try a toothpick with a little black decorator gel to make the whiskers.

• 2 bananas, peeled and cut in chunks
• 2 peaches, peeled, pitted and cut in chunks
• 1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 C milk

How to Make It:

1. Place all the ingredients into the blender in the order they are listed.
2. Blend until mixture is smooth.
3. Serve cold.

This smoothie is great for kids as an after school snack. It gives them comfort after a long day at school and a little energy to finish out their day. For a little added sweetness pour a small amount of the pineapple juice in with the other ingredients.