The recipe today is a yummy pecan pie smoothie.
Sorry I'm off my schedule (But hey, who's keeping track anyway? ;) ) but Thanksgiving festivities were really busy! They included a 5K Turkey Trot run, a surprise visit for my grandpa's 90th b-day, and 2 Thanksgiving dinners! This recipe is kinda relating to Thanksgiving, because it's pecan pie.
Above: my current nail design!
I've never actually had a pecan pie, but I somehow know the flavor. Sweet brown-sugary butterness with a touch of maple and a faint hint of caramel. ... Or so I thought when I first tried this recipe! The first time I got out most of my extracts (I recently bought all the extracts they had at Walmart!) and used a lot. Caramel, maple, butter, vanilla, and possibly even coconut. That tasted too artificial so I dialed it down a few notches, so now it's more natural! I wonder: are extracts bad for you? I'll have to research because I use them in all my smoothies now...
This scrumptious, milkshake-like smoothie will satisfy your sweet tooth. Dessert, breakfast, or snack; your choice.
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Pecan Pie Smoothie
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese
- 1 tbsp roasted pecans
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
- Stevia equal to 2 tbsps sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 7-10 ice cubes
- optional 1/4 tsp butter extract
- optional 1/2 tsp xanthan gum (I highly recommend this! Gives the smoothie an amazing thick and creamy milkshake-like texture.)
Blend all ingredients in a high-powered blender. Serve in a large 3-cup glass and top with whipped cream and/or pecans.
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