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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (190g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 86
Calories from Fat 2		(2%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.2g	0%
	Saturated Fat 0.0g	0%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 5mg		0%
Potassium 387mg		11%
Total Carbohydrate 22.1g		7%
	Dietary Fiber 2.0g	8%
	Sugars 12.7g
Protein 0.7g		1%
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Gingered Apple-Acorn Smoothie

Recipe #292104 | 15 min | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: mliss29
Mar 15, 2008

The "Acorn" is acorn squash, of course! Further adventures in trying to feed my liquid-tarian 13-month-old son. When I was making it, I had some fresh grated ginger lying around from another recipe and the smell seemed to be calling me to put it into the smoothie. Turned out to be a great combination. I didn't include cooling time for the squash. If you don't want to cool it, you could probably just add some crushed ice and blend.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 small acorn squash
1 large apple
2 cups apple juice
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated (be sure to use a proper ginger-grater)

Directions

1
Wash the squash, cut it in half, and scoop out the seeds. Place it, cut side down, in a dish with about 1/2 an inch of water and microwave it for about 10 minutes. Let it cool in the refrigerator.
2
Peel the apple, core it, and chop it up into a blender.
3
Scoop out the squash from the skin and place it into the blender.
4
Add the apple juice and the ginger and puree.
5
Pour and serve.

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From: mama's kitchen

On Nov 23, 2009

This was delicious! What a cool way to get squash into a picky person! I used apple cider rather than juice and added a handful of ice cubes. The ice made it a little thinner and reduced the calories even more. This is a great treat while on a diet! Almost like dessert in a glass. The ginger makes this very refreshing! Made this up and kept half in the refrigerator for the next day. Kept fine but I did need to shake it really well. Thanks for a delicious and easy healthy recipe!

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