This is what I have been watching....no arguments or fights. Just cake.

The only thing I can say about it that is bad is that they didn't do any pies.

I love pie. 

Apple Pie. Pecan Pie. Blueberry Pie. Peach Pie. Pumpkin Pie. All kinds of pie.

Why can't we live a life of Pie?

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Inspired by Chip Ahoy's recipe for turkey broth, I took a look around the kitchen this morning to see how leftovers could be repurposed into something non-leftover-y and still tasty and appealing.

 

What to do with the remaining calorie-laden pumpkin pie?  That is always a pressing morning-after-Thanksgiving question.  You can't just ignore it, but you are not feeling good (probably) about eating pie for breakfast, and you don't want to throw it away because of the starving children in India your parents told you about when you didn't clean your plate back when.

 

Well my health conscious friends, you can re-purpose that left over pie into a nutritious smoothie.

 

Because smoothies are by definition and common belief the healthiest thing you can ingest before, during and after exercise.  Smoothies are so healthy that are sold in health food stores.  If that isn't proof, I don't know what is.

Scrape the filling off the crust, place filling in blender, discard the evil crust.  Add 1 medium banana, preferably frozen.  Then add:

1 cup almond milk

1.5 tbsp honey

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1.5 tsp pumpkin pie spice (if your pie was made by someone who likes bland pies)

3-5 ice cubes

1-2 shots of bourbon (optional, but what the heck, it's for your health, and it eliminates toxins.)

Blend until it looks like a smoothie.  Or a smoovie if you never studied phonics.  Drink to your health!

Pro tip:  This recipe is easily adaptable to apple pie and other fruit pies.  It won't be quite as successful with pecan pie, kidney pie, shepard's pie, cheesecake and that awful fake pie thing made with Cool Whip and crushed Oreos.

EBL's Blueberry Pie

Blogger EBL has posted a recipe for blueberry pie with a vodka crust. It looks as tempting as Key Lime Pie. 

Key Lime Pie

I recently followed this recipe for key lime pie and my family said it was the best one ever:


Ingredients

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick butter) melted
2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
1 cup key lime or regular lime juice
2 whole large eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lime zest

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

In a bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter with your hands. Press the mixture firmly into a 9-inch pie pan, and bake until brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature before filling.

Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.

In a separate bowl, combine the condensed milk, lime juice, and eggs. Whisk until well blended and place the filling in the cooled pie shell. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and allow to chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Once chilled, combine the sour cream and powdered sugar and spread over the top of the pie using a spatula. Sprinkle the lime zest as a garnish on top of the sour cream and serve chilled.