As usual, you are wondering what the heck I'm talking about. And as usual, happy mistakes seem to follow me into the kitchen. I stumbled upon this smoothie recipe TOTALLY by accident. This is why I call it "Multi-Tasking". You see, I was attempting to make a totally different COOKED brekkie, but half-way there I ended up with the concoction that is the star of today's post. So if you feel like a cold smoothie, you stop at the end of this post. If you want the same flavor in a cooked form, proceed to part II.
I will not yet divulge what it was I was attempting to cook up. I will just make you lose sleep for the next several days until I post part II. Aren't I mean? And delusional?
Also, the idea for the summer squash came from a reader named Heather @ Get Healthy With Heather. She was suggesting zucchini, but all I had on hand was yellow squash. Great idea, Heather!
So now I present you the Multi-Tasking Yellow Squash Smoothie:
Ingredients:
- A Yellow squash, microwaved
- Ice
- Splash water
- Sprinkle Stevia
- 1 Tablespoon Coconut flour
- 1/4 c Wheat Bran
- 1/2 Tsp Baking powder
- Sprinkle of thickeners (xanthan, guar gum or here: Marie Calendar's thickening Mix)
- Protein Powder- one scoop (optional... believe it or not...I forgot it to start and didn't miss it in flavor)
- Microwave squash for a minute on high
- Add ice and a splash of water because you realize you do not want the squash to be hot for the recipe that you had set out to make this morning.
Marie Callender's Quick Mix Thickener- don't kill me I can't remember the ingredients...I think Maltodextrin and one of the gums (guar? xanthan?) You can sub your favorite thickener.- Add rest of ingredients: Coconut flour, thickener, wheat bran, protein powder if desired (and optional for part I: baking powder)
- Observe as concoction becomes a thick, gorgeous, creamy bowl of smoothie wonderment.
- Realize that you need to abandon your idea of the certain cooked breakfast that you had originally intended to make (to be revealed in Part II)
- Grab a spoon and eat your Smoothie-in-a-bowl, yum yum.
Grab your spoon and dig in. OR if you prefer a cooked breakfast, continue the recipe in the next post to be published in the next few days...Either way, it's all good.
Q: Do you ever put veggies in your smoothies? Does that just seem weird?
15 comments:
No vanilla? No zucchini extract?
I'm intrigued...
Yes - love my Dessert! I cannot find any other powder that makes shakes like it! I would have never thought to make a shake like this, but it sounds good. I think it would be really filling.
Ok, you are the coolest person for finding a way to put summer squash in a smoothie!!
That looks very interesting! I think I'd only eat it if you made it for me, haha! :) Something tells me I'd mess it up somehow, haha!! It does look like it'd be very nutritious and filling!!
Ok I have to admit that is one odd-looking smoothie, but I don't doubt that it tasted pretty darn good. After all, you are the Smoothie Queen! :)
I love how you added your weight loss story to your side bar!! Great idea...I'm going to read it again. Happy new Year Deb!
Seems a little strange to me buuuuut... I think I'll have to try it. :)
Happy Weekend DEb! Squash smoothie wont happen for me, sorry love.
The comment you wrote me was GREAT yesterday bout product disclosure rules, etc etc I LMAO. You had me in stitches!
On other matters, realtor came over today. What a crazy life over here. Hope yours is calm!!!
ha ha, this is going down like a ton of bricks! If you guys had tomatoes I think you'd be throwing them at me! Shockingly thought, it was really, really tasty!
A few months ago I would have though squash in a smoothie was ridiculous, but then I started blended up spinach. So why not squash? Very intrigued about your next post! :)
Deb, I am in love with this post already!!! I have always wanted to incorporate more veggies into my breakfast foods, but have never gone beyond veggies w/ eggs or spinach smoothies (and haven't been able to figure out how to do this without eating straight-up salad, you know? I can have breakfast foods for lunch, dinner, or snacks, but at breakfast I CANNOT have rest-of-the-day food. Hmm). I cannot wait to try this concoction. Thank you for this little new years prezzie of a post!!!
I will probably omit the coconut flour, though...and add cinnamon....mmm, cinnamon :)
xoxo,
Katie
Katie- so glad you found this useful! Honestly, there is no vegetal taste at all.
FYI, I think that the coconut flour is what gave it the "oomph" but definitely feel free to change and modify- and let me know! Yes Cinnamon is a fab idea!
Ahh, the post I've been waiting for. I've been known to eat pancake batter straight from the bowl. ;)
Wow! This sounds really interesting. I gotta say I just made my first protein smoothie/ice cream mixture last night and loved it. It was delicious. So now Im hooked on this=) Id love to try it with squash though. Sounds super healthy, filling and just delicious! Thanks Deb!
I was worried until you mentioned you microwaved the squash a bit. This sounds really good!
hahahahahhaha Yellow squash ice cream?! Whatt? Just kidding. :)
It's funny I call them smoothie-in-a-bowls too, but primarily, if it consists of ONLY protein powder and ice, then its protein ice cream. Typically I add fruit, pumpkin, greens, acai if its gonna be a smoothie in a bowl. But never have I ever done yellow squash! May try zucchini.. as yellow squash makes me gag. (Part of what made me hate healthy boring eats as a kid.) Blech.
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