Recipe: Disappearing Pumpkin Shake

DISAPPEARING PUMPKIN SHAKE

"Adapted and tested by Chronicle restaurant writer Dai Huynh. As an alternative to pumpkin juice (which really sounds better than it tastes), quench your thirst with a pumpkin shake."

1 cup half-and-half, almost frozen
1/2 cup whole milk, almost frozen
1/2 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, undiluted
2 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon

In a blender, pour half-and-half, milk, juice concentrate, ice cream, pumpkin puree, nutmeg and cinnamon; blend until smooth. For a creamier consistency, add more ice cream. Pour into chilled glasses and serve immediately.

Makes 5 to 6 cups
Source: Houston Chronicle