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Pumpkin Milkshakes

October 28, 2009

No matter how much you try to impose moderation in your home, when it comes to Halloween and kids -- it's all about the sugar. You can hope for the best that your neighbors will be pushing dried fruit over M&M's, but if you're a realist you'll accept the fact that chocolate and candy will be the treats of choice and that this is one day of the year that is very likely out of your control.

When you know your kids are going to be overdosing on the sweet stuff, you also want them to get something healthy and delicious in their little tummies. Making the foods you give them fun and exciting enough to compete with all those sugary sweets will definitely help your cause. These pumpkin milkshakes are really easy to prepare and a great way to get your kids (and you) involved in making something festive for the holiday.

Pumpkin is packed with vitamin A, potassium and beta carotene which is important for eyesight (especially important for little ones when they're out chasing candy in the dark!).

So, when you want to make a special treat for your little pumpkins this Halloween, think like a pumpkin and try whipping up some of these milkshakes. They won't cure your kids of their cravings for candy, but they should disappear just as quickly.

Pumpkin Milkshakes  (Serves 2)

  • Total Time: 2 minutes,

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup pumpkin (i used canned)
  • 1 cup rice, almond or cow’s milk (i used vanilla rice milk)
  • pinch cinnamon
  • pinch nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon agave nectar

Preparation

  1. 1. Place all the ingredients in a blender.
  2. 2. Puree until smooth.
  3. 3. Serve.

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Comments






  1. Jennifer

    October 24, 2012 at 1:20 pm

    Well, my daughter wouldn’t eat it, but I thought it was delicious. I used maple syrup as a sweetener. Delicious!

  2. Jenny

    October 9, 2012 at 2:41 am

    Will deffinitely be trying this one. We love pumpkin everything in my house, can’t believe we hadn’t thought of putting it in a milkshake.

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  4. Jennifer

    October 25, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    I made this tonight for my son who is 2 and he LOVED it (so did I!). I had to make it with Lactose free milk but it still was very yummy! Thanks!

  5. Vanessa

    October 18, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    I have a can of pumpkin I want to use, will try this, what about adding a banana instead of the agave? I love ur site have been following it for almost 3 years;)

    • catherine

      October 19, 2010 at 6:35 pm

      Awesome! Do it!!

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  8. Summer

    November 11, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    This recipe is amazing and so simple! I used soy milk and added a scoop of vanilla soy ice cream and my toddler loved it!!!

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  10. Urs

    October 29, 2009 at 9:58 am

    YUM! I will make these for myself… I can’t get enough pumpkin! FYI – I’m not aware of any dried fruit pushers!

  11. Shannon

    October 28, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    Do you use sweetened almond or soy milk? I prefer the vanilla unsweetened almond milk, will 1 T of agave make it sweet enough?