Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

I sent my mother a text after making this recipe and her reply was, "Hmmm."  So, I imagine that you may be thinking the same thing.  My advice, don't knock it until you try it.  This smoothie is good, healthy, filling and a great way to use up leftover pumpkin puree from your Fall baking.

I pulled the recipe from a great blog which focuses on real (unprocessed) food recipes, Oh She Glows
The original recipe was for 2 servings so below you will see I've halved that for just a single serving. Additionally, I streamlined the spices to use Pumpkin Pie spice.  Finally, I highly recommend that you use a good and REAL maple syrup.

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or whatever milk you prefer)
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 1 tbsp chia seeds or flax seeds
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie)
• 1/4 tbsp molasses
• 1/2 frozen ripe banana
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
• ice cubes (optional)

Directions:

• Combine the milk and rolled oats in a bowl and allow them to soak overnight.
• Add oat mixture, flax seed, pumpkin, molasses, banana, spices and syrup into the blender and blend until smooth
• If you like a thicker smoothie, add some ice cubes
• Pour into a glass, add a straw and enjoy!