Jamba Juice’s fantastic seasonal creation blends a pumpkin spice base with frozen yogurt and soy milk. It’s like drinking pumpkin pie through a straw! My home version is really yummy too with just the right amount of spice.  The skinny for a 16 ounce serving, 315 calories.  A 16 ounce Jamba has 390 calories.  You’ll not only save 75 calories, my recipe has 18 grams of sugar and Jamba’s has 75!  Keep it to 4 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS if you make it an 8 oz (1 cup) serving. This delectable smoothie is wonderful for the entire family as a breakfast or afternoon snack but it also taste amazing for dessert.  So, get out the blender and give this super satisfying smoothie a whirl!

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt, see shopping tip

½ cup canned pumpkin

1 cup light vanilla soy milk, I used Silk brand, or reduced-fat milk

2 tablespoons sugar

½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

½ teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups ice

Instructions

1. In a blender, add all the ingredients. Blend on high until smooth.

2. Divide smoothie among 2 tall glasses.

Makes 2-16 oz smoothies or 4-8 oz (1 cup) servings

Food Fact
Jamba Juice rolls out this smoothie every fall and offers it until January.

Healthy Benefits
Pumpkin is a great source of beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.  It also contains a hefty amount of fiber, a good amount of vitamin C and iron.

Soy milk contains about the same proportion of protein as milk. It’s a good source of lecithin and vitamin E.

***Calorie Cutting and Weight Watchers POINTS Tip
This smoothie is so rich tasting and satisfying, you could really share 1-(16 ounce) serving.  One 8 ounce (1 cup) serving has 158 calories, 0 fat, and 4 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS.

Shopping Tip
I used fat-free frozen yogurt from my local yogurt shop

Storage Tip
Store leftover canned pumpkin in a plastic container in the fridge.  It will keep for several days and you’ll surely want to make this smoothie again. Freezing is another good way to preserve leftover pumpkin. You should never freeze canned goods inside the can, but you can easily freeze canned pumpkin once you remove it from the can. Store it in a plastic container or freezer bag.

Weight Watchers (old points) 6
Weight Watchers POINTS Plus 8