• 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.

• ½ C evaporated milk
• 1 C peach yogurt
• ½ C peach sorbet
• 1 C peaches, frozen and cut into chunks
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon

How to Make It:

1. Put the yogurt and evaporated milk together in the blender.
2. Blend until just combined.
3. Add the sorbet and peaches.
4. Blend until smooth and creamy.
5. Sprinkle the cinnamon on top just before serving.

If you aren’t fond of cinnamon as a garnish add it to the mixture with the sorbet and peaches and blend well.  For a little sweeter kick combine the cinnamon with a little sugar and sprinkle on the top before serving.

• 1 nectarine, pitted and chopped
• 1 (6 oz) container peach yogurt frozen
• ½ C Pine-Orange-Guava juice
• ½ C lemonade
• 2 tsp. sugar

How to Make It:

1. Place the nectarine and peach yogurt into the blender
2. Add the juice and lemonade.
3. Sprinkle in the sugar.
4. Blend on high until smooth.

If you are watching what you eat or cannot have sugar replace the lemonade with a sugar free type and use 1 packet of sweetener in place of the sugar.

• ¼ C orange juice
• ¼ C pineapple juice
• ¼ C grapefruit juice
• ¼ C lime juice
• 4 TBSP low fat plain yogurt
• 1 C ice

How to Make It:

1. Pour all four juices into the blender.
2. Add the yogurt and ice.
3. Blend until smooth.

If the drink is too thick for you add some extra juice of your choice. Add one tsp. at a time blending after each addition to reach the desired consistency.

• ½ of a cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and chunked
• 1 C fresh raspberries
• ½ C yogurt
• 1 ½ TBSP sugar (or sugar substitue)

How to Make It:

1. Place the cantaloupe and raspberries in the blender.
2. Gently fold in the yogurt.
3. Sprinkle with the sugar.
4. Blend until smooth.

Using a flavored yogurt will change the taste of your smoothie. Experiment with different flavors to find the right taste for you. If you are using a flavored yogurt adjust the sugar for your taste.

• 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 frozen peach
• 10 frozen blueberries
• 1 (6 oz) container frozen low fat vanilla yogurt
• ½ C skim milk
• ½ TBSP pecans, crushed
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. vanilla

How to Make It:

1. Place the peach and blueberries into the blender.
2. Add the yogurt and pulse a couple of times to combine.
3. Add the milk, pecans and vanilla.
4. Sprinkle in the salt.
5. Blend until just smooth.

Because the fruit is frozen this drink is great on a warm day. The salt is optional if you prefer to leave it out.