Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte
Although the warm weather is moving along, I’m not quite ready to say goodbye to iced beverages just yet – and I’m definitely not kicking my smoothie habit to the curb any time soon. Yes, reaching for a tall cold glass during steamy Summer days is probably more likely to happen than when there’s snow on the ground – but I’ll still make it happen, because they do the body good 😉
So, on that note, I’m kicking off this week with my first Fall Smoothie recipe (which I’m calling an iced pumpkin latte) and telling you all about the most amazing glass straw there ever was. What do you mean? you say, well let me tell you. It’s sort of like Cinderella’s glass slipper; it just fits and no other shoe (read: straw) will ever feel right again!
Once upon a time, my husband told me that I couldn’t re-use my plastic straws any longer, because they weren’t meant to be washed and re-used (bacteria). So, I hit up google in search of something better. Alas, I found Glass Dharma, THE source for glass straws.
“Since March of 2007 GlassDharma has been producing glass drinking straws. The GlassDharma mission is to create world-wide awareness about single use plastics and how damaging plastic straws are to our environment. Glass Straws provide an alternative that eliminates the need for straws made from plastic.” – glassdharma.com
Not only did Glass Dharma oblige my curiosity to a better smoothie-drinking way, they wanted to encourage y’all to make a change as well! They are offering a $25.00 gift certificate for glassdharma.com to one lucky reader, so that you too can fall in love with your very own glass slippers, ahem, I mean straw! All you have to do is enter below 🙂 Cheers! *GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. SORRY READERS, PLS CHECK OUT CURRENT GIVEAWAYS.
Serves 2
2 cups of unsweetened almond milk
4 heaping Tablespoons of pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling in a can!)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon of pure vanilla
2-3 drops of stevia, optional
1/2 banana
12-14 ice cubes
- Place all ingredients in a blender.
- Use ice crush method to break down ice cubes.
- Blend on medium-high until smooth.
- Enjoy!!
Emily Smith is the Editor of The Best of This Life who has been writing in the lifestyle niche and creating delicious recipes for over 10 years. Her work has been featured on BRIT + CO, Today's Parent, Chatelaine, Huffington Post, The Pioneer Woman, and Food Bloggers of Canada. She writes about family, food, entertaining, home decor, wellness, travel and a litany of other topics. She loves sharing her three core values - love life, live well, share the beauty - and encourages her readers to enjoy the best of their lives every day. She lives in Ottawa with her loving husband, two darling children, and dreams of one day owning a puppy.
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I love the idea of an iced pumpkin spice latte. Makes it a little more original!
I love the idea of glass straws! How fun! Definitely would love using these for smoothies!
OK–this would be great! We are constantly running our old plastic straws through the dishwasher (yuck!)
OH yeah–I would use the straws for our green smoothies we make.
glass straws… how cool!!
and i love me a pumpkin latte! i never really make my own though…. so i think i need to give it a try!
Oh wow this latte looks soooo good 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
iced coffee of course!
I follow on gfc!
The straws sound great!! We use them a lot in this house too.
It’s still really hot here so iced beverages are still a win for me! And with the pumpkin, it’s like a happy compromise!
green monster smoothies!
follow via gfc!
yummers! that looks delish! 🙂
I use straws all the time for smoothies, protein shakes, milkshakes, etc. These straws would be awesome! I have never seen glass straws in stores. I love them! 🙂
i would use my straw to drink up homemade milkshakes
i follow you via gfc
Drinking water – I always drink more if I have a straw.
A big straw for big fall flavors! However I can drink that in quicker is good with me!
I LOVE Glass Dharma.
To get rid of all the plastic straws in my house lol
Oh, I know..a little jealous over here 😉 We’re enjoying the cooler weather, but I do miss jumping in the outdoor pool!
love that!
Sounds good to me 🙂
I haven’t seen them in stores either! But they rock 🙂 You’d definitely make good use of them!
Hehehe, I hear ya!! 🙂
YUM! I have been looking for great fall drinks. I’m definitely going to have to give this a try. I love the straw – I hate plastic ones too, but like having a straw for iced coffee (so it doesn’t get on my teeth). Also, I have a fall giveaway on my blog you might be interested in: http://foodforthefresh.blogspot.com/2012/09/fall-giveaway.html
Water, Choc Milk, Diet Coke, Iced Tea. I only drink out of a straw, at the suggestion of my dentist – to avoid discoloration of my teeth.
Smoothies, smoothies, and more smoothies
those pumpkin spice lattes are looking pretty good!
Your son is sooo cute! Love those straws. 🙂
Glass straws, I have never heard of them! How exciting and I bet your iced pumpkin spice latte is even better sipping though a cool glass straw!
I would use my straws for slurpin’ smoothies 🙂
I’d use it to sip smoothies!
I’d get the soothies glass staws – love the whole concept!
I like the idea. But. Are they any more sanitary than plastic straws? How do you clean the insides?
Hi Shannon! I wash them in high heat, just like drinkng glasses. And se a pipe cleaner tool to wash inisde. They are quite sanitary and better for the environment! You can read more on Glass Dharma’s website. Thanks!