Cold or hot, spiced pureed pumpkin or squash mixed with the milk of your choice is extreme comfort food that is actually terrific for you!
Ingredients
1 cup cooked pumpkin or squash puree, fresh or canned.
1½ - 2 cups vanilla soy milk, or milk of your choice. (Less for a thick drink).
½ - ¾ teaspoon cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice or up to 1 scoop Chai tea mix.
Sweetener (optional); a natural syrup would do or honey.
½ teaspoon vanilla (optional)
Instructions
For cold pumpkin chai mix all ingredients briefly in a blender or VitaMix.
Taste to adjust seasonings, thickness and sweetener, and serve.
For hot pumpkin chai, heat milk and add to the rest of the ingredients in a blender and process. If you have a VitaMix, you can add all cold ingredients and then process until it is hot.
Recipe by Finch Frolic Garden Permaculture at https://www.vegetariat.com/2012/11/preserving-squash-terrific-pumpkin-chai-recipe/