Trick your kiddos into eating some fruits and veggies in this fun and healthier Halloween recipe! These Candy Corn Layered Smoothies look like the popular Halloween candy and taste like the tropics!
I have always lived a healthy and balanced life. This has included a healthy balance of work and play, between being active and having lazy afternoons, and eating balanced meals with some delicious treats thrown in.
But, since becoming a food blogger, and specifically in the past few years as I have built my own business, I have found it harder and harder to find that balance. Since I am a one-woman show, balancing social media, deadlines, meetings, classes, creating content, etc. it can be hard to “do it all”. Not only has it been hard to find enough time to work out on a regular basis, but hard to find enough time to do all the other things I love too.
Fortunately, despite the struggles of adjusting to new routines and being a small business owner, I am still able to, for the most part, follow the 80/20 rule when it comes to eating balanced meals. This “guideline” is where I believe in eating healthy balanced meals 80% of the time and the other 20% of the time not feeling bad about enjoying a few indulgences.
However, the holidays, whether you are a food blogger and recipe developer or not, can sneak up on you and it can be hard to find that balance. Especially since this time of year is typically filled with over indulgence and is even more hectic than normal.
That’s why I try to mix up my holiday themed posts with a variety of recipes, some over the top and others still festive but not quite as indulgent. Yes, it’s true, you can have a cute or fun and festive holiday treat while still maintaining that balance.
Today’s recipe, Candy Corn Layered Smoothies is not only a lot of fun to make, it is extremely festive and a healthier treat too! This smoothie recipe is not only cute, but full of tricks (since they are packed with protein, fruits and vegetables) all while enjoying a Halloween treat! In fact, these Candy Corn Layered Smoothies is one way to have candy corn for breakfast, whether you’re a kid or kid at heart (like me!) and it totally be ok! 😉
- Yellow Layer:
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons vanilla almond milk
- 1 1/2 cups frozen tropical blend fruit mangoes, pineapple, banana etc.
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- Orange Layer:
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 tablespoons vanilla almond milk
- 1 cup frozen peaches
- 5 baby carrots
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- White Layer:
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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- Supplies:
- Clear plastic cups or glasses
- Orange and white straws
- 4-8 pieces of candy corn
- For the yellow layer:
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Add additional milk or fruit, if needed, to reach desired consistency (mixture should be thick) or yellow color.
- Divide yellow layer of the smoothie between two or four clear plastic cups or glasses. Place glasses in freezer for 15-20 minutes or until smoothie is set.
- For the orange layer:
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth (no need to wash blender from yellow layer). Add additional milk or fruit/carrots, if needed, to reach desired consistency (mixture should be thick) or orange color.
- Once yellow layer has set, remove smoothie glasses from freezer and slowly pour the orange smoothie layer on top of the yellow layer, being careful not to blend the two layers.
- Return smoothies to freezer for an additional 15-20 minutes or until smoothie is set.
- For white layer:
- In a clean blender, combine all ingredients and process until smooth. Add additional milk or yogurt, if needed, to reach desired consistency (mixture should be thick).
- Once orange layer has set, remove smoothie glasses from freezer and slowly pour the white smoothie layer on top of the orange layer, being careful not to blend the two layers.
- Serve immediately with festive straws and topped with 1-2 pieces of candy corn.
Other fun yet healthy(er) Ghoulish Grub recipes:
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