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.
If you could put fall directly into a bowl, this would be the way to do it.
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.
Lisa Brown says
October 28, 2015 at 3:24 pmI like the original flavored cheerios.
Fiona N says
October 28, 2015 at 3:28 pmThis Cheerios prize pack looks so great! I would love to win it for my son!!
We love Fruity Cheerios the most!!
Thank You for the chance
Stephanie says
October 28, 2015 at 4:16 pmi love Fruity Cheerios
Dana Rodriguez says
October 28, 2015 at 4:56 pmI like them all but Honey Nut Cheerios are my favorite!
shelly peterson says
October 28, 2015 at 5:47 pmMy favorite is the Honey Nut Cheerios.
Steven weber says
October 28, 2015 at 9:18 pmHoney Nut Cheerios are my favorite – I just went gluten free 3 weeks ago so this would be perfect for me.
Dorothy Deakyne says
October 28, 2015 at 9:30 pmI like honeynut cherrios
Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
October 28, 2015 at 9:34 pmI love Honey Nut Cheerios!
beth shepherd says
October 28, 2015 at 9:42 pmHoney nut is our favorite. Thank you
Tina W says
October 29, 2015 at 2:54 amI love Honey Nut Cheerios.
Aaron says
October 29, 2015 at 3:47 amMy favorite variety is the Honey Nut!
Richard Hicks says
October 29, 2015 at 7:57 amMy favorite is honey nut
Denise S says
October 29, 2015 at 8:59 amMy favorite is Honey Nut Cheerios.
Amy Pratt says
October 29, 2015 at 9:38 amI like Honey Nut the best.
Elizabeth Ray says
October 29, 2015 at 10:39 amI like original Cheerios.
McKim says
October 29, 2015 at 10:46 amI like the original Cheerios.
Ashley C says
October 29, 2015 at 10:57 amI like honey nut cheerios the best!
Cynthia R says
October 29, 2015 at 12:32 pmMy favorite since I was a kid is honey nut cheerios.
nickie says
October 29, 2015 at 12:34 pmMy favorite is the Honey Nut Cheerios
Kristie says
October 29, 2015 at 12:41 pmHoney Nut Cheerios are my favorite! 🙂
Heather Eavers says
October 29, 2015 at 12:49 pmI like the plain original Cheerios
Brittney House says
October 29, 2015 at 12:52 pmI love Honey Nut Cheerios.
David says
October 29, 2015 at 1:31 pmMy favorite are the honey nut, but on mornings where I don’t want something sweet, I like the plain original variety.
Kris I. says
October 29, 2015 at 1:33 pmMy favorite is honey nut cheerios!
Virginia Rowell says
October 29, 2015 at 2:43 pmMy favorite is Honey Nut, but the banana nut looks delicious!
Thalia H says
October 29, 2015 at 3:40 pmmy 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
Jennifer Reed says
October 29, 2015 at 5:15 pmMy favorite variety of Cheerios is the Multi=Grain.
Nancy says
October 29, 2015 at 6:16 pmMy favorite variety is Honey Nut Cheerios.
Jessica Mcfarlin says
October 29, 2015 at 6:18 pmI like honey nut cheerios!
sus says
October 29, 2015 at 7:08 pmThe chocolate.
heather s says
October 29, 2015 at 9:03 pmI like regular cheerios the most
Stacey Roberson says
October 29, 2015 at 10:42 pmHoney Nut Cheerios are the best!
Monique Rizzo says
October 29, 2015 at 11:10 pmI like Honey nut cheerios!! Thank you for the chance.
Rebecca Orr says
October 30, 2015 at 10:32 amMulti-grain Cherrios are my favorite variety. They would great in this pumpkin apple smoothie!
nannypanpan says
October 30, 2015 at 11:15 ammy girls like multi grain cheerios
Ronda says
October 30, 2015 at 2:05 pmHoney Nut Cheerios are a family favorite.
Seyma Shabbir says
October 30, 2015 at 4:03 pmI love Honey nut cheerios the most! We have it now!
Sarah Hall says
October 30, 2015 at 4:22 pmI eat Honey Nut Cheerios nearly every morning so they are my favorite.
Debra Hall says
October 30, 2015 at 6:39 pmi love the honey nut cheerios
chickie brewer says
October 30, 2015 at 6:44 pmI like the original cheerios and sometimes I like to all blackberries to them!
Lori Walker says
October 30, 2015 at 8:29 pmMy favorite is honey nut.
Stacy Renee says
October 31, 2015 at 2:33 amHoney-nut is the best but I also like the multi-grain!
Jessica To says
October 31, 2015 at 4:46 pmHoney Nut Cheerios are my favorite.
brittany says
October 31, 2015 at 9:52 pmi love honey nut cheerios. My son loves reg cheerios.
Jennifer A. says
November 1, 2015 at 4:45 amHoney nut
Laura J says
November 1, 2015 at 10:25 amOh 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!
Trisha Burgess says
November 1, 2015 at 2:19 pmI love Apple cinnamon Cheerios!
APRIL PROVEAUX says
November 1, 2015 at 10:05 pmI love honey nut cheerios!
Tara says
November 2, 2015 at 12:43 pmHoney nut Cheerios are my favorite!
Lisa says
November 2, 2015 at 5:24 pmI like Honey Nut Cherrios.
LaTanya says
November 3, 2015 at 1:41 pmhoney nut cheerios
Leela says
November 3, 2015 at 2:22 pmI like the original and apple cinnamon.
Francine Anchondo says
November 3, 2015 at 8:26 pmI like the original
Dawn Monroe says
November 3, 2015 at 11:24 pmWe like the original and Honey But Cheerios.
Danielle Marie says
November 4, 2015 at 6:39 ami loved the old olympic ones they had in the 90s… but i also love honey nut.
jaimeb says
November 4, 2015 at 2:14 pmWe are a honey nut cheerios family!
Kathleen S. says
November 4, 2015 at 2:35 pmMy 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.
Joan Kubes says
November 4, 2015 at 7:51 pmI like the honey nut cheerios.
Jessica n says
November 4, 2015 at 9:33 pmHoney nut cheerios
Christa Bengtsson says
November 4, 2015 at 10:31 pmI love Honey Nut Cheerios.
Jeanna says
November 5, 2015 at 12:08 pmHoney Nut Cherrios are my favorite!
Merry says
November 5, 2015 at 12:59 pmI love Honey Nut Cheerios
Charlene S. says
November 5, 2015 at 3:27 pmMy favorite is the multi grain.
kim keithline says
November 6, 2015 at 10:26 amI love honey nut cheerios
Jeffrey says
November 7, 2015 at 12:38 pmMy favorite are the Honey Nut Cherrios.
Danielle says
November 7, 2015 at 12:59 pmI love the multi grain cheerios
Leigh Anne Borders says
November 7, 2015 at 1:32 pmHoney Nut Cheerios are my favorite.
charlene says
November 7, 2015 at 2:09 pmI like Honey nut cheerios
Laura B says
November 7, 2015 at 3:35 pmI love the multigrain!
Laurie Nykaza says
November 7, 2015 at 4:43 pmHoney Nut Cherrios are the ones my family loves.
Stephanie Liske says
November 7, 2015 at 5:03 pmI love the original honey nut cheerios.
Christy Anderson says
November 7, 2015 at 8:10 pmWhen I can find them I get the Frosted or Chocolate Cheerios, but usually I stick with Multi-grain or Honey Nut Cheerios.
Cassandra Eastman says
November 7, 2015 at 10:18 pmHoney Nut Cheerios are my favorite!
Eileen Richter says
November 8, 2015 at 5:29 amHoney Nut was always my favorite. Now GF, I’m ready to try the new one!
Sharon Schoepe says
November 8, 2015 at 7:03 amMy favorite is the original Cheerios
Kristi C says
November 8, 2015 at 11:49 amMy favorite is the honey nut.
Jackie says
November 8, 2015 at 12:35 pmHoney Nut Cheerios are my favorite…but I do love the original Cheerios too.
Donna says
November 8, 2015 at 8:16 pmI love the original flavor, have ate them for years. I’ve not tried the other flavors but would like to.
Heather Dawn says
November 8, 2015 at 8:30 pmMy favorite is Honey Nut Cheerios!
Michele says
November 8, 2015 at 11:32 pmThank you for the giveaway. My favorite is original cheerios.
Amelia Drew says
November 9, 2015 at 12:18 amWe like the original Cheerios best at our house.
David says
November 9, 2015 at 11:45 amlike the Honey Nut Cheerios
BusyWorkingMama says
November 9, 2015 at 12:39 pmI love their multigrain flavor. Cheerios is a staple around our house. Thanks for the chance!
Lisa V. says
November 9, 2015 at 12:42 pmMy favorite is Honey Nut Cheerios.
Penny Snyder says
November 9, 2015 at 9:21 pmLove Honey Nut Cheerios!!~~
Jen F says
November 9, 2015 at 10:47 pmI love Frosted Cheerios!
karen mayernick says
November 10, 2015 at 1:11 amI just love Honey Nut Cheerios! Fantastic Prize! Thanks so much for the opportunity!
Denise W says
November 10, 2015 at 7:26 pmI love Honeynut Cheerios!
Carolyn Daley says
November 10, 2015 at 10:20 pmMy favorite has always been Honey Nut Cheerios.
Lisa Ann says
November 11, 2015 at 9:19 amI like Honey Nut Cheerios.
Tina Reynolds says
November 11, 2015 at 9:27 amI love the honey nut and the original
Erica B. says
November 11, 2015 at 10:07 amI like honey nut cheerios.
Tracie Cooper says
November 11, 2015 at 2:11 pmI love Honey Nut!
melissa Resnick says
November 11, 2015 at 4:17 pmI love Honey Nut!
susan smoaks says
November 11, 2015 at 6:34 pmpeanut butter cheerios are my favorite variety of cheerios
kelly g says
November 11, 2015 at 7:33 pmI like honey nut cheerios
shawna says
November 11, 2015 at 8:48 pmI like honey nut.
Natalie F says
November 11, 2015 at 9:14 pmI like Honeynut cheerios and the multigrain cheerios.
laurie murley says
November 11, 2015 at 9:14 pmI love the honey nut cheerios the most
Laurie Emerson says
November 11, 2015 at 9:18 pmI love Honey Nut Cheerios the best.
Vikki Billings says
November 11, 2015 at 9:18 pmMy favorite are honey nut cherrios
Jennifer S. says
November 11, 2015 at 9:46 pmI like the Honey Nut and the Fruity Cheerios the best.
Kate Newton says
November 11, 2015 at 9:59 pmI think it’s a toss up between the whole grain Cheerios and the honey nut! Both delicious! Thanks so much for the opportunity to win!
Donna says
November 12, 2015 at 5:20 amI like the fruit and yogurt cheerios.
Nicole C. says
November 12, 2015 at 11:07 amMy favorite is Honey Nut Cheerios.
Sherry Conrad says
November 12, 2015 at 11:13 amWe like the original Cheerios best.
Stephanie O'Day says
November 12, 2015 at 12:31 pmI love the Multi Grain flavor! Sooo good!
Jessica says
November 12, 2015 at 12:45 pmhoney nut cheerios!
Christie says
November 12, 2015 at 12:48 pmHoney Nut Cheerios is my favorite.
Devon F says
November 12, 2015 at 1:34 pmI love Muliti Grain Cheerios!
Zenetta says
November 12, 2015 at 2:23 pmMy favorite is original Cherrios.
Kimberly Hilbert says
November 12, 2015 at 6:07 pmI like to mix the Chocolate and Peanut butter Cheerios.
Tonya flores says
November 12, 2015 at 7:24 pmI love Honey Nut Cheerios.
Christian Alejandro says
November 12, 2015 at 7:31 pmHoney Nut Cheerios are my favorite.
Susan Christy says
November 12, 2015 at 8:35 pmHoney Nut Cheerios are my favorite!
Fiona N says
November 12, 2015 at 9:46 pmI also love Honey Nut Cheerios!
Thank You again for the chance
Amy Deeter says
November 12, 2015 at 9:48 pmI love Multi Grain Cheerios the best !
Breanne says
November 12, 2015 at 10:09 pmI like frosted cheerios
Donna K says
November 12, 2015 at 11:47 pmMy fave is Honey Nut.