Pumpkin pie smoothie

Too good to forget!

3-4 ice cubes
1 small banana
1 pear
1/2 C canned pumpkin
1/2 C milk
dash allspice

Place all ingredients in blender; blend, enjoy!

How to make a yummy smoothie

I got a blender for Christmas, and so now I make smoothies all the time! My first few were flops. They were disgusting: wrong texture, wrong flavor or blend of flavors, and everything that would make you gag.

Then, in my search for an acceptable smoothie recipe, I found one (probably online) that called for yogurt. Of course!

So I tried yogurt in my next smoothie, and it was a smashing success! I tried it in the next and the next, and then I had to buy more yogurt because it was SO delicious.

Here's a basic (and very flexible!) recipe:

3 ice cubes
1 C chopped fruit
1/2 C yogurt

Blend on high until it looks smooth, then blend on low for a little bit longer just for good measure. Serve! Makes about 10 oz (It will fit in a standard-sized mug).

So far I've tried cantaloupe, apples, and peach-and-banana. I've learned that apples give kind of a strange texture to smoothies, so I'd recommend using a banana or something else really good at smoothing out your smoothie if you want to use an apple anyway. The cantaloupe smoothie was AMAZING, and so was the peach-banana one.