Sweet Potato Pie Smoothie
Hi friends!
It's Monday!
How do you feel about that today?
I had such a nice weekend. I did a whole lotta cooking and baking on Saturday, followed by hanging around a fire pit at our friends place, followed by football Sunday with my family. I love.
As my love affair with fall continues, I devised a new smoothie to get my taste buds in the spirit. I had leftover sweet potatoes one Saturday morning and thought, hey, why not put them in a smoothie?
It's a natural thought process, no?
Don't think I'm weird.
Ok, I'm it's a little weird. But look how pretty it is! Shaun shuddered at the idea. But it tastes like fall in a cup. In a cold, frosty, cinnamony, nutmeggy cup. What's so bad about that?
A word of warning. If you don't like sweet potatoes, don't touch this with a 10 foot pole. Because it tastes like sweet potatoes, so don't expect something different, like it will taste like pumpkin or something. I like this smoothie because it gets breakfast done a little bit better than a pumpkin pie smoothie (though I love those even more because I have a weird pumpkin obsession. obviously). The potato makes this a super filling breakfast or lunch. Combined with fall spices, I'd happily drink this anytime :)
Sweet Potato Pie Smoothie
1 C unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice)
1 small sweet potato, cooked & mashed
1/2 frozen banana
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder (optional)
1 packet Splenda (or sweetener of your choice)
dash cinnamon
dash nutmeg
Combine all ingredients. Blend together until smooth (I used my immersion blender). Serve over ice.
Drink up!
I'm off to make one of these now...here's to a great week!!
Questions of the Day:
Do you like sweet potatoes? Do you prefer sweet potatoes or white potatoes? If it's mashed, I say yesss x 100 to white potatoes, but if it's baked, I'm all about the sweet!
What was your favorite part of the weekend?
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Oh my friend, my sweet friend, I have somewhat of a smoothie phobie so to speak but you made this look and sound so good that I might have to give it a try! That is hard to do- twist my arm that is- and you did it! Great recipe!
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I love sweet potatoes and have no problem putting them in a smoothie! Love this! Sounds like such a wonderful weekend:-)
I love both! I like mashed white potatoes and sweet potatoes! But love baked sweet potatoes!
I love sweet potatoes! They are a relatively new thing for me (the last couple of years for me) but now I hardly ever eat white potatoes and if I'm out for dinner and sweet potato fries are an option, I will take those over regular fries in a heart beat. That smoothie sounds incredible!
eeek..this scares me, but I do love sweet potatoes so I guess I will have to give it a try!
I'm with you on the mashed white tators... and if they're baked, preferring sweet. They're SOooo good!!!
I used to LOVE an egg nog smoothie that a local place here made - so I'm sure I would love this too! We make a "frozen" pumkin pie for Thanksgiving too, so I'm thinking it'd be similar. I like anything pumpkin-flavored!
well this is just about the best thing i've seen all day. genius idea!!! you KNOW i love my sweet potatoes
Love sweet potatoes!!! Although I usually like them on the savory side, not sweet side. The smoothie might be able to convert me! I'm also thinking it is the perfect way to enjoy fall flavors in the warmth of LA!
Tough call. I love both kinds for different reasons! Don't make me choose!
I found this recipe via pinterest and am so excited to try it. I have a ton of sweet potatoes and have been looking for ways to use them. Thanks!