What should you do with a surplus of yogurt, a big and awkward gallon-sized jar of spiced apple cider taking up valuable refrigerator door space, and a hot 79 degree day in the middle of January? Make apple pie smoothies of course. Creamy and sweet with a little tang from the apple cider and the yogurt.

If you have time and you’re not in a rush to blend ‘n chug this immediately, pop one in the freezer and you’ll have apple cider frozen yogurt on your hands, which was perfect to eat while I was watching Top Chef Texas. I have to have a snack or something to slurp while I watch that show.  Watching food shows translates into wanting food.

These went down so easily, especially because we were having a little hot snap in San Diego in the middle of winter a few days ago. Nothing like a fall-themed drink, in the middle of winter, when temps were middle-of-summer-like.  A drink for all seasons.

 Skylar loved these.

 I loved that they used up various odds and ends in my fridge. And that I used enough cinnamon to really taste it in the finished smoothie, which was nice because I’m a cinnamon fan and many times it just gets lost, but not in these.

Thirsty yet?

Fruity: Tried this recipe? Leave a review! Consider leaving a 5 star rating if you’ve made and loved one of my recipes! Pineapple Banana & Coconut Cream Smoothie

Orange PushUp Smoothie

Dessert-Like Banana Cream Pudding Pie & Caramel Smoothie

Creamy Cookie Butter White Chocolate Banana Smoothie

Other smoothie recipes here Do you like apple pie?  Apple juice?  Apple cider? I’m a fan of all of the above but I don’t have any of them very often. Apple juice and apple cider I tend to only buy in the fall but had unopened plastic jugs of them in the refrigerator and decided to play a game called Operation Use Up This Random Food and the smoothie helped take care of both my thirst and my refrigerator storage issues. Apple Crumble (No-Bake, Vegan, GF) was a recipe I made over and over a few years ago but forgot about it.  I like it better than most traditional baked apple pies. Caramel Apple Bars (GF with vegan options) were amazing and I need to re-make those.

More Apple Recipes here Are you an apple fan?

Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 19Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 44Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 78Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 41Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 26Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 11Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 29Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 47Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 6Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 2Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 30Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 80Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 71Spiced Apple Pie Smoothie - 81