This craze of turning desserts into smoothies started for me last winter. It began with a Blueberry Cobbler Smoothie that I make all the time. I have to say, that is one of my most favorites! Then, I developed an Apple Pie Smoothie, in both green and “non green” versions. Perfect for sweet fall apples. So, after several readers requested pumpkin recipes, I knew I had to turn that favorite pumpkin pie into a smoothie too. I think this will make you pumpkin lovers very happy.
Pumpkin is a great source of vitamin A, potassium and other minerals. Its dense texture is filling without being loaded with calories. You can adjust the amount of pumpkin you’d like in this recipe. The recipe, as is, will create a thick smoothie that you can drink with a straw or eat with a spoon. It’s very pumpkin “pie-ish”! If you’d rather have a thinner version, just reduce the amount of pumpkin to 1/4 cup.
- 5 ice cubes
- ½ cup pumpkin puree (reduce to ¼ cup for a thinner smoothie)
- ½ frozen banana
- 1 tablespoon golden flaxseed meal (or you can use 1 tablespoon almond meal)
- 2-3 teaspoons pure maple syrup, or to taste
- ¾ cup almond milk (I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but any milk you prefer is fine)
- dash of vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch each of nutmeg, cardamom and fine sea salt
- Combine all of the ingredients in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.
- Serve in tall glasses with a straw or a spoon.
If you love smoothies as much as I do, you may also want to check out:
Almond Coffee Green Smoothie, Vanilla Almond Chai Green Smoothie and the one I drink to detox, Green Smoothie!
Made this for my 3 kids tonight and they loved it! :)
That’s the best compliment of all, Lindsay! When I hear that something is kiddo-approved, that makes me so happy! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment! xo
I just made this after a google search for a pumpkin pie smoothie. So good! Both I and my toddler really enjoyed; we both agreed we need to make it again!
Sarah, I’m so happy to hear you both liked this smoothie! Pumpkin is so healthy for you and your baby! Thanks for taking the time to let me know!
Oh, Caroline! Gorgeous pics! And my pantry is so overflowing with too many cans of pumpkin that are anxiously waiting to be turned into something wonderful … like a decadently delicious yet virtuously healthy Pumpkin Pie Smoothie! Perfect! :D
Pumpkin is so versatile. You have made this smoothie look like a rich dessert.
This really is thick and rich Peter! It tastes exactly like pumpkin pie!