Thank you to General Mills for sponsoring today’s post. All thoughts are my own.
Inspired by the flavors of fall, I made this delicious Pumpkin Apple Smoothie Bowl earlier this month. Smoothie bowls are currently a major trend, popping up everywhere on social media. While the portability of smoothies are appealing, smoothie bowls offer the chance to add additional toppings that would normally have to be blended to fit through a straw.
You might have already heard the news that five gluten free flavors of Cheerios (Yellow Box, Honey Nut, Apple Cinnamon, Frosted, and Multigrain) hit stores last month. Whether you saw an actual announcement or noticed the gluten free the label on the box, word has definitely gotten out. Since 30% of the population follows a gluten free diet from such things as gluten sensitivity and diseases like Celiac Disease, this is big news. The price an availability has stayed the same, opening up an inexpensive way to enjoy a wider variety of cereals.
The pumpkin banana smoothie features pumpkin pie spice to give it that delicious pumpkin pie taste we all know and love. I topped my bowl with crisp apple, raisins, pecans and breakfast favorite, Cheerios cereal.
- 1 cup pumpkin puree, frozen
- 1 medium ripe banana. frozen
- ¼ cup Gluten-Free Cheerios (yellow box)
- ½ cup Yoplait Greek Yogurt (or plain/vanilla yogurt)
- ½ cup skim milk or 1% low-fat milk
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon honey (optional)
- ⅓ cup chopped apple
- 1½ tablespoons chopped pecans
- 1½ tablespoons raisins
- In a blender, puree pumpkin, banana, yogurt, milk, pumpkin pie spie and vanilla. Pour into single-serving bowl.
- Top with Cheerios, pecans, apple and raisins.
- Serve immediately.
Half the fun with a smoothie bowl is presentation, so get creative with how you add your toppings. I added mine in straight lines, making sure I left some of the smoothie visible.

Keep in mind that this smoothie bowl is quite filling and could easily be divided into two servings.
If you are willing to share that is.
I was not.
In my post last month, I shared with you how my hometown plays a role in the process of making these Cheerios varieties gluten free using a new, innovative process to remove stray wheat, rye, and barley grains from the oats. (Multigrain Cheerios was the only flavor reformulated to remove wheat and barley, and instead add gluten-free grains sorghum and millet.) It is such an amazing accomplishment.
We are always looking for ways to make our cereals even better. The new Gluten Free Cheerios varieties are in addition to the work General Mills has done to remove high fructose corn syrup, reduce sugar, and the recent commitment General Mills has made to remove artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources from the rest of our cereals.
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I like the original flavored cheerios.
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i love Fruity Cheerios
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I like them all but Honey Nut Cheerios are my favorite!
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I like honeynut cherrios
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Honey nut is our favorite. Thank you
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I like original Cheerios.
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I like the plain original Cheerios
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My favorite is Honey Nut, but the banana nut looks delicious!
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my favorite variety of Cheerios is honey nut, i can eat handfuls of it without even thinking twice, not a great idea but oh so yummy
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My favorite variety of Cheerios is the Multi=Grain.
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Multi-grain Cherrios are my favorite variety. They would great in this pumpkin apple smoothie!
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my girls like multi grain cheerios
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Honey Nut Cheerios are a family favorite.
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I eat Honey Nut Cheerios nearly every morning so they are my favorite.
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i love the honey nut cheerios
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I like the original cheerios and sometimes I like to all blackberries to them!
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My favorite is honey nut.
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Honey-nut is the best but I also like the multi-grain!
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Honey Nut Cheerios are my favorite.
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i love honey nut cheerios. My son loves reg cheerios.
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Honey nut
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Oh I love the Honey Nut the best! I am so excited they are now gluten free! I have not had them since diagnosed almost 9 years ago now!
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I love Apple cinnamon Cheerios!
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I love honey nut cheerios!
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Honey nut Cheerios are my favorite!
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I like Honey Nut Cherrios.
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honey nut cheerios
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I like the original and apple cinnamon.
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I like the original
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We like the original and Honey But Cheerios.
Danielle Marie says
i loved the old olympic ones they had in the 90s… but i also love honey nut.
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We are a honey nut cheerios family!
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My favorite is the original Cheerios, I just put in milk and a sliced banana. No sugar! 🙂 I try to get my kids to have that too, but they like the other flavors.
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Honey Nut Cherrios are my favorite!
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I love the multi grain cheerios
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I love the multigrain!
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Honey Nut Cherrios are the ones my family loves.
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I love the original honey nut cheerios.
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When I can find them I get the Frosted or Chocolate Cheerios, but usually I stick with Multi-grain or Honey Nut Cheerios.
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Honey Nut Cheerios are my favorite!
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Honey Nut was always my favorite. Now GF, I’m ready to try the new one!
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My favorite is the original Cheerios
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My favorite is the honey nut.
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Honey Nut Cheerios are my favorite…but I do love the original Cheerios too.
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I love the original flavor, have ate them for years. I’ve not tried the other flavors but would like to.
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My favorite is Honey Nut Cheerios!
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Thank you for the giveaway. My favorite is original cheerios.
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We like the original Cheerios best at our house.
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like the Honey Nut Cheerios
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I love their multigrain flavor. Cheerios is a staple around our house. Thanks for the chance!
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Love Honey Nut Cheerios!!~~
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I love Frosted Cheerios!
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I love Honeynut Cheerios!
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I love the honey nut and the original
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peanut butter cheerios are my favorite variety of cheerios
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I like Honeynut cheerios and the multigrain cheerios.
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My favorite are honey nut cherrios
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I like the Honey Nut and the Fruity Cheerios the best.
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I like the fruit and yogurt cheerios.
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My favorite is Honey Nut Cheerios.
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We like the original Cheerios best.
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I love the Multi Grain flavor! Sooo good!
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I love Muliti Grain Cheerios!
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I also love Honey Nut Cheerios!
Thank You again for the chance
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I love Multi Grain Cheerios the best !
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I like frosted cheerios
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My fave is Honey Nut.