Pineapple Smoothie Recipe

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"I got this recipe over 20 years ago," reports Margery Bryan of Royal City, Washington. "I've tried several diabetic recipes, and this is one of the best."

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Pineapple Smoothie Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 5 min.

Yield: 5 Servings

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Ingredients

1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks, undrained
1 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons sugar substitute
Mint leaves, optional

Directions

Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice. Freeze pineapple chunks. Place the juice, buttermilk, vanilla, sugar substitute and frozen pineapple into a blender container. Beat until smooth. Pour into glasses and garnish with mint if desired. Serve immediately. Yield: 5 servings.

Diabetic Exchanges: One serving equals 1/2 skim milk, 1/2 fruit; also 74 calories, 52 mg sodium, 2 mg cholesterol, 16 gm carbohydrate, 2 gm protein, 1 gm fat.

Originally published as Pineapple Smoothie Beverage in Taste of Home August/September 1993, p18