Or in a jar.
This is the same jar that you see all of my smoothies in. Yes, I only have one jar. In fact, it is Mr. How Sweet’s jar and it is from Bass Pro Shops. It is the one item that I allowed him to bring from his stinky bachelor pad. It makes me feel… southern.
Actually, that’s a lie – I let him bring other items, but they have since been banished to his room: the garage. Except for that darn turkey. Don’t even get me started.
I actually added apples to this smoothie, and it was my first time. Prior to this, I was an apple smoothie virgin.
I thought that roasted apples would add a more intense, sweet flavor, so I used the lazy man’s method of roasting and microwaved half of a honeycrisp with some spices.
Excellent idea.
I’m sure that actually roasting or caramelizing the apples would be delicious for the smoothie, but I don’t have time for such shenanigans. Especially since this was an attempt to make a quick snack that I can drink! Drinking = portability and ease.
Except when it comes to rum. I wouldn’t suggest making your rum portable.
Though now that I have mentioned rum, I think it may be pretty incredible in this smoothie. Kind of like a spiked apple cider smoothie?
Apple Pie in a Glass Jar
1 cup milk (I used vanilla almond milk, it’s what I had on hand)
1/3 cup vanilla greek yogurt
1/2 large honeycrisp apple, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon graham cracker crumbs
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 pinches of nutmeg
pinch of ground cloves
pinch of cardamom
Sprinkle the chopped apples with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg. Microwave (or roast/caramelize) for 60 seconds until apples are soft and sweet.
In a blender, combine milk, yogurt, vanilla, apples, and spices. Blend until smooth. Stir in graham cracker crumbs – they add a nice crunch! Sprinkle with additional cinnamon or all spice.
And there you have it – apple pie in a glass (jar)!
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Oh my goodness.. genius! :)
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Um…delicious! What a fabulous idea! And perfect for fall (even though it’s 85 degrees still grrr).
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Love the way this sounds!
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Can we go with 20 tablespoons of graham cracker crumbs? Oh wait, then maybe this would not be nearly as healthy as it is now. Perhaps more rum is OK if you walk everywhere. Smoothie looks awesome girl! xo
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What an amazing recipe–now I can have apple pie on the go =P
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We drink everything from those jars! Love them. The smoothie looks delicious! Perfect for fall. Oh and the turkey creeps me out too! Yikes!
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This smoothie looks delicious! :)
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This looks both refreshing and delicious! You are seriously gifted. I couldn’t even come up with half of the amazing recipes that you do. We are all just lucky that you generously share them with us :)
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Nice! This does sound tasty! The spiked version sounds like a winner too!
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Genius!!! This sounds seriously awesome.
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Yum! This sounds delicious for this fall Saturday!
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WOW this sounds excellent!! I love honeycrisp apples! I’m definitely going to give this smoothie a try :)
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This should be called fall in a jar. I am a huge fan of almond milk in smoothies (I prefer it to regular)- it adds a nice flavor element. What a fun treat. Hope you have a nice weekend
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My lack of sleep must be catching up with me – I thought at first glance that it was a bunch of flour in the jar and I couldn’t figure out where the rest of the apple pie ingredients were! Oh my, I need to go back to bed. :)
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why not rum? i don’t get it… ;)
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I think I’ll make thisfor my mama this week. Love those honeycrisps!
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This sounds good! I love the warmth of cardamom. I had some honeycrisps last week but now the grocery store is selling them for $3.99/lb? SERIOUSLY? They are like a drug dealer, roped me in at $1.49 and then jacked up the price once I got hooked. I cooked with macintosh this morning and had good results though.
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Jessica — September 25th, 2010 @ 10:12 am
Girl, tell me about it! I just got back from shopping and honeycrisps cost an arm and a leg AND they were bruised and beaten. I went with mini gala’s instead. :)
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Absolute genius. Love it!
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LOLOLOL!! uh huh a smoothie
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Umm… this looks really good! Love the frothiness – I need to try this vanilla almond milk.
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That looks like the perfect healthy snack!
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love this…. bet it would be good with a tablespoon of peanut butter too:-)
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Seriously, you are a girl after my own heart. This sounds wonderful!!
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this sounds awesome.
I love drinking my smoothies from jars… I have many, but now I am SUPER JEALOUS of yours (his!) because of the HANDLE. I need.
:)
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I’ve never had apple in a smoothie either. I guess I like to crunch my apple normally.
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Love the mason jar mug! The apple pie smoothie sounds incredible!
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oh my gawwwdddd that sounds PERFECT!! i would throw in some cinnamon protein powder too! :) LOVE IT! so appropriate for fall!!
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this looks awesome and i love that you didn’t use any “gums” in it. A good old fashioned smoothie. :) I love the glass jar story…that is so classic! haha!
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When I saw this this morning, I knew I had to try it! Bought my greek yogurt and some honeycrisps. I’m sitting here sipping this wonderful concoction right now and it is amazing!!! Thanks, girl!!
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So… one of Michael Symon’s restaurants in Cleveland has a Vanilla Bean Apple Pie BACON milkshake, spiked with Bourbon. to.die.for. Your post reminded me of this and I now want one :)
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Jessica — September 25th, 2010 @ 12:59 pm
My brother lives in Cleveland and I’m pretty sure that he and his girlfriend were telling me about this shake! It sounds amazing.
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I. MUST. TRY. THIS. Yummmm! :)
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Oh myyy!! THIS would hit the spot on a day like today!
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How? How on earth did you come to be such a genius?
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Jessica — September 25th, 2010 @ 4:48 pm
You are too kind. :)
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Perfect! I have to make this next week!!
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I may just be your biggest fan now! I started Weight Watchers two weeks ago, and because I can’t eat artificial sugars, my options are limited for sweet treats. Not anymore — this ENTIRE concoction is only 4 WW points, which is AMAZING. Seriously. It is so delicious.
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That sounds like absolute perfection! Definitely going to be trying this one. :-D
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Apple pie in any form is great – I never thought to use apples in a smoothie, but this looks great!
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This look D-lish! I can’t wait to make it.
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That sounds tasty! Not sure I’d want to cook a honeycrisp apple, though! They are so precious. :)
Jenn
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Wow, what a great drink! I would use gravenstein apples – those are my favorites!
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Excellent idea to “roast” the apples first. It really brings out the intense sweetness of the apples, I think. And spiked ones? Yes, please? Next post perhaps? ;)
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These look and sound awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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Well if you only have one jar, that one looks like a very nice one to have. Love the idea of a quick caramelizing in the microwave and turning in to a fabulous smoothie.
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Every time you post a recipe that I have all the ingredients for my heart sings.
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This looks amazing. I bet it’s perfect for those warm fall days, when you want apple pie but it’s too hot to heat up the oven. I can’t wait to try it.
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Ohh that looks delicious. Smoothies always sound so refreshing. And I love that you used the microwave :)
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A liquid apple pie.. I like the sound of that! A much healthier alternative to the entire apple pie I could eat!
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I LOVE the idea of microwaving the apples! I usually stew them but it takes ages; microwaving and roasting them to come…Plus, definitely going to try this apple pie, thank you! :-)
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Oooh I just went apple picking and DEFINITELY now see a smoothie in my future! Why had that idea never occured to me?!
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This looks amazing…can’t wait to try it.
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