Pumpkin Smoothie
This pumpkin smoothie is creamy, spiced, and captures that fall feeling, even when it is still iced coffee weather outside. Ready in just five minutes, this "pumpkin pie in a glass" smoothie is nourishing, naturally sweet, and has easy swaps to make it vegan or more protein-packed.
🔍 Recipe At-A-Glance: Pumpkin Smoothie
- ⏰ Prep Time: 5 minutes
- 👻 Flavor Profile: Like a slice of homemade pumpkin pie, thanks to the warm fall spices, pumpkin puree, and graham cracker garnish.
- 🎃 Good For: Grab-and-go breakfasts, after school snacks, satisfying a sweet tooth.
- 💪 What Makes It Healthy: This smoothie has the flavor profile of pie, but with the nutrition of real pumpkin puree and Greek yogurt. 18g protein and 10g of fiber per smoothie, loads of Vitamin A and potassium.
- ↪️ Make Ahead: Save your mornings with make ahead smoothies-no measuring or dirtying up your blender when you're trying to get out the door!
- 🧡 Difficulty: So easy and ready in minutes.
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🧡 Why You'll Love This Recipe
This pumpkin pie smoothie is like the best of both worlds-a nourishing meal or snack and a nice dessert-like treat. Because while I love a pumpkin martini, we can't exactly drink that for breakfast, now can we?
Here's why you'll love this recipe:
- Like Pie in a Glass: With warming spices, plenty of real pumpkin puree, and a graham cracker crumble, you'll feel like you're drinking pie for breakfast!
- Ready in Five: We love an on-the-go breakfast-just ask our pumpkin overnight oats. If you can use a blender, you can make this smoothie...and it will be ready in five minutes.
- Make It a Meal: Just a few simple modifications or a smoothie booster pack will make this pumpkin smoothie filling enough to carry you through the whole morning. Or enjoy it alongside a slice of my healthy pumpkin bread!
- Super Customizable: Pump up the protein, make it vegan, or swap out the banana-there's a version for everyone!
- A Recipe You Can Trust: My smoothie recipes have been storming the internet for nearly a decade now. With hundreds of 5-star reviews, you can trust my smoothie recipes.
🎃 The Ingredients You Need
- Pumpkin Puree: You can use homemade pumpkin puree or canned, but I do recommend that you skip the canned pie filling. Using pure pumpkin puree lets you control the spice and sugar levels, giving you the best smoothie.
- Frozen Banana: The frozen banana serves to thicken and chill the smoothie without ice, and it adds some natural sweetness. On your next grocery run, grab an extra bunch of bananas. Peel them, break them into pieces, and freeze them flat on a baking sheet. You'll be ready for your next few rounds of smoothies.
- Milk. You can use whatever milk you have in your fridge, as long as it isn't sweetened! I like cow's milk, unsweetened almond milk, unsweetened oat milk, or even coconut milk.
Make sure to check the recipe card below for the full ingredients list, along with quantities and my expert tips and tricks.
🔁 Variations & Substitutions
- Skip the banana: Not a banana fan? We have two options for smoothies without bananas: Replace the banana with ½ cup plain Greek yogurt, some ice cubes, and a bit of maple syrup to taste. OR you can sub in half a ripe avocado, a handful of ice, and a bit of maple syrup to taste.
- Make it vegan: Use a plant-based milk and replace the Greek yogurt with non-dairy yogurt. Check the ingredients list on your graham crackers to make sure they are vegan as well!
- Pump up the protein: You can always add protein powder, but I prefer adding almond flour or meal or hemp seeds to up the protein of a smoothie!
- Make it a meal: In addition to the protein tips above, I like to add some rolled oats to my smoothies when I have a busy morning and want to feel fuller for longer.
- Use a smoothie booster pack: Once you've found a smoothie add-in combination that you love, freeze them into booster packs. Then all you have to do is drop one into the blender each time you make a smoothie!
🍿 How to Make a Pumpkin Smoothie
Step 1: Mix the frozen banana, pumpkin puree, yogurt, milk, spices, vanilla, and salt in a blender. Whir, whir, whir away until smooth!
Step 2: Pour the smoothie into a glass and garnish with crumbled graham cracker for an extra pie-like effect.
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🙋🏻♀️ Pumpkin Smoothie FAQs
We sure think so! Not only does this smoothie taste great, but the pumpkin blends easily and adds fiber, antioxidants, vitamin A, vitamin C, and potassium.
You'll get a better result using pumpkin puree, which has typically been baked or roasted before pureeing. Raw pumpkin will give your smoothie a stringier, less pleasant texture.
👩🏻🍳 My Expert Tips & Tricks
- Use pure pumpkin puree: Skip the canned pie filling and stick with plain 'ole pumpkin puree. This will give your smoothie the best final flavor!
- Keep frozen bananas on hand: Keep frozen bananas stocked in your freezer so you can always be ready for smoothie making. Frozen banana is a smoothie triple threat-it thickens the smoothie, chills it (without diluting it with ice), and adds a touch of sweetness. Frozen fruit means you can skip the ice!
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📖 Recipe
Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup full-fat Greek yogurt
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- Graham cracker for garnish
Instructions
- Place all ingredients except the graham cracker in a blender, and process until smooth. Pour into a glass and garnish with crumbled graham cracker.
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Notes
- For even more staying power, try adding some almond flour/meal, hemp seeds, or rolled oats to the smoothie before blending.
- If you're not a banana fan, try replacing it with either ½ cup additional Greek yogurt or half a ripe avocado. For either option, you'll also need to add a handful of ice and a bit of maple syrup to taste.
- It's important to use pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling, for the best tasting smoothie.
- If your bananas aren't frozen, add a handful of ice to the smoothie. This might dilute the flavor a bit, which is why we recommend keeping frozen bananas on hand! Just peel them, cut them into bite-sized pieces, and freeze on a baking sheet before transferring them to a freezer bag or container.
This pumpkin smoothie is the only smoothie I want to make in the fall. It is so creamy and packed with fall flavors—and kids love it too!
I’m going to try your smoothie looks great , I’m hoping that it good , hope it will help to bring back my hair , seems to be thinning out.
Debbie
Hug hugs Cassie and hats off to you for stomping on like a champ, or more like a lady boss!!
And this pumpkin smoothie looks so creamy, velvety!!
I copied the smoothie, look forward to it when stressed or just to sit and enjoy and relax. Hope your bad week is now int he past. There is good "stuff" coming too. I am trying ty slow down and use yoga but still need to learn organization. And patient!
Hi Cassie,
Sorry you've hit a rough patch... Hang in there! You've said in your blog that better things will come from this - hang onto that!
In the meantime, I think you need to treat yourself to a healthy smoothie!! 🙂
Prayers and blessings,
Jan
Hi there
I could not agree with you more about how méditation allows us to bé more objective and lets us simply acknowledge our émotions/troubles and then move on. Résist feeding the negativity ... Instead acknowledge it anndet it pass. Practising meditation is the greatest tool to help us deal with whatever comes along in life.
Thank you for sharing this insightful experience.
I've only been reading your blog for a few weeks but I already love it! Hang in there Cassie, nothing lasts forever, Sunshine is coming!
*Big hugs* Sorry to hear about your rough week but glad you are keeping things in perspective.
Chin up! Thanks for being honest and working through how you do life on the blog with us all. It's so helpful and inspirational. I'm pretty sure it doesn't feel inspirational to you whilst you're in the trenches but it really is 🙂
I'm praying for you!