lesliejaycee

I tried this new recipe from my "SuperFoods - Cook Your Way To Health" cookbook.

1 cup canned pumpkin, chilled (pumpkin pie filling)

1/2 cup evaporated skim milk (i used regular evaporated milk; i didn't know you there was evaporated skim milk)

1 cup pineapple juice

1/2 cup (peeled and sliced) bananas

3 tbsp brown sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon.

Combine all in blencer and process till smooth. It says sprinkle with cinnamon before serving, but I just put mine in the mix.

Makes two servings at 133 cal, 0 grams fat, 31 grams carbohydrate, 1 mg cholesterol, 2g dietary Fiber, 3g Protein, 44 mg sodium for each serving

I'm sure there are many ways to adjust, like using sugar substitute or just leaving out the sugar or not using as much. You could add pineapple chunks and use low sugar of the juice or pumpkin. I blended in some ice to mine also.

It was nice to try something different that I wouldn't normally make. I was pretty pleased with it.

Just a quick note... don't use PUMPKIN PIE FILLING... as that has sugar and assorted caloric values beyond simple pumpkin. Be sure it's just pumpkin puree canned. There's a HUGE calorie difference. I can't currently find ANY pumpkin here in Arkansas which makes me sad. Hoping this years harvest make it easier to find. Even Libby's is impossible to track.