• 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.

• ¼ C Carmel ice cream topping
• 1/8 C chocolate syrup
• 1 apple, peeled, cored and diced
• ½ C milk
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 8 ice cubes

How to Make It:

1. Place the ice cream topping and syrup into the blender.
2. Add the apples.
3. Pour in the milk.
4. Sprinkle with the cinnamon.
5. Add the ice cubes to the top.
6. Blend until creamy.

Experiment with the syrups to find just the right taste.  Using a tart apple will make this drink less sweet due to the natural juices in the apple.

• ½ C marshmallow cream
• ¼ C chocolate syrup
• 1 C milk
• 2 C ice
• 2 graham crackers, crumbled

How to Make It:

1. Place the marshmallow cream and chocolate into the blender.
2. Pour in the milk.
3. Add the ice cubes and sprinkle the cracker crumbs over the top.
4. Blend on high until smooth.

To make this an even more special treat top with a few colored mini marshmallows and some miniature chocolate chips.

• 1 (8 oz) can fruit cocktail, untrained and chilled
• 1 C milk
• ¼ C nonfat milk powder
• ½ tsp. vanilla
• ½ C ice cubes
• 2 dashes cinnamon

How to Make It:

1. Place the fruit cocktail juice and all in the blender.
2. Pour in the milk.
3. Add the milk powder and vanilla.
4. Blend on low until just combined.
5. Add the ice cubes and blend until smooth.
6. Add the cinnamon as a garnish just before serving.

This is a child favorite. The juice from the fruit cocktail makes this a sweet drink that appeals to children especially when it’s warm outside.

• ¾ C chocolate ice cream
• 2 TBSP chocolate ice cream topping
• ¼ C brewed coffee, cooled to room temperature
• ¼ C club soda

How to Make It:

1. Place the ice cream in the blender.
2. Add the topping and coffee.
3. Blend until mixture is smooth.
4. Remove the cover and add the club soda.
5. Stir with a rubber spatula just until the club soda is mixed in.
6. Serve immediately.

If you are watching what you eat, but would still like a nice treat, try using a low fat ice cream with a sugar free topping to make this scrumptious delight.

• 4 ice cream scoops peppermint chocolate chip ice cream
• 1 ½ C milk
• 2 drops peppermint extract

How to Make It:

1. Place the ice cream in the blender.
2. Pour in the milk.
3. Add the drops of extract.
4. Cover and blend until smooth and creamy.

If you can’t find peppermint chocolate chip ice cream use plain peppermint ice cream. By adding about ¼ of a bag of semi sweet chocolate chips you can achieve the same taste.

• 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.

• 1 C chocolate milk
• 1 C chocolate ice cream
• 1 Three Musketeers candy bar, cut into small chunks

How to Make It:

1. Place all the ingredients into the blender.
2. Blend on medium speed until smooth.
3. Serve immediately and enjoy.

If you crave chocolate this is the smoothie for you. Any type of candy bar will work so use your favorite for a great afternoon treat. Oh yea kids love it too.

• 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.

• 1 C vanilla ice cream
• ½ C applesauce
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• ½ tsp. apple pie spice
• 2 ice cubes

How to Make It:

1. Place the ice cream in the blender.
2. Add the applesauce, lemon juice, apple pie spice and the ice cubes.
3. Blend until the mixture become creamy.
4. Serve immediately.

This is a great drink for kids in the summertime. The ice cream, applesauce and apple pie spice makes this drink taste just like Mom’s homemade apple pie.