Sweet and flavorful pumpkin smoothie made with pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt, pumpkin pie spice, and almond milk. Dust the top of this delicious drink with a bit of cinnamon.
Maybe because I was born on Halloween, I love everything pumpkin and I especially look forward to pumpkin pies every fall.
Ever since I bought a NutriBullet, I’ve been making smoothies every day and experimenting with different ingredients and flavors. As pumpkins are now in season, you have to try this delicious Pumpkin Smoothie!
Customize Your Pumpkin Smoothie
The recipe is very simple but it makes it up with plenty of flavors. In addition to my regular smoothie ingredients, I’ve added pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spices. To make my smoothies sweeter, I usually add one banana and I’ve included it for this smoothie recipe as well. Did I ruin the pumpkin pie flavor with a banana? Absolutely not (thank goodness!), and you won’t even taste the banana because of the flavorful pumpkin puree and spices.
The best way for me to describe this drink is…. it tastes like pumpkin pie that got transformed into a drink. If you love pumpkin pie then definitely give this easy smoothie a try.
I added whipped cream and ground cinnamon on top for this recipe, but you can be creative and add your own. I’ve also tried crumbles of graham crackers and it was amazing as the crackers give nice crunch and different flavor.
How do you enjoy your pumpkin smoothie?
Enjoy Pumpkin Smoothie as a Drink or Dessert!
Mr. JOC was very skeptical about this smoothie as he is not a fan of pumpkin pies or pumpkin dishes in general. However, he was really impressed with this smoothie after the first sip! It looks like we found another pumpkin dish to enjoy this fall.
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Pumpkin Smoothie
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Ingredients
- 1 medium banana
- ½ cup pumpkin puree (canned or homemade)
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt (I used non-fat Greek yogurt)
- ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice (you can make your own blend with ¼ tsp ground cinnamon, ⅛ tsp ground ginger, pinch of allspice, pinch of nutmeg, and pinch of cloves.)
- 1-2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 cup ice cubes if you don’t use frozen banana
- ¾ cup vanilla almond milk (You can use regular almond milk and add vanilla or use any kind of milk you like.)
To Serve
- fresh whipped cream (optional)
- 1 cinnamon stick (optional)
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Put banana, pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt, pumpkin pie spice, ice cubes, and vanilla almond milk in an electric blender/mixer or NutriBullet.
- Blend until all the ingredients are combined and smooth.
- Pour into a glass (or 2 small glasses). Add whipped cream and grind cinnamon on top, if desired.
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Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on October 31, 2014.
Namiko chen;
Hi,I just copied down your pumpkin smoothie recipe and I am going to make it in my magic bullet blender in a couple of days or so after I go to the grocery store to buy the ingredients to make this smoothie.
Can I use pumpkin agave in your smoothie. Kim
Hi Kim! I’ve never tried pumpkin agave but is that mean agave with pumpkin flavor? I guess you get more pumpkin flavor that way. 🙂
Happy late birthday wish Nami! Today is my birthday so we have the same zodiac i guess,hehe.. Hope you had an amazing birth-day like i did today ♡
Thank you for your birthday wishes, Sondang! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!!! I had busy but nice birthday! Thank you! xo
Happy Birthday Nami and congratulations your wonderful anniversary! I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for sharing all of the fun and inspiring recipes, information and travel stories on JOC. JOC helped me cook chicken karage for the first time and even now I have some frozen okonomikayis ready to go. Cheers!
Thank you so much for your birthday wishes, and how wonderful to receive a comment from my own dear friend!!! I hope you enjoyed Karaage recipe (if you haven’t tried shio koji karaage, I have to bring you a jar of shio koji… so good!). You’re a wonderful cook already and I feel honored and flattered to hear you read my blog. Thank you Todd! Hope to see you very soon! p.s. I love your Okonomiyaki comment. I remember how much you like it. 🙂 Say hello to your lovely family~~!
I hadn’t heard of Shio Koji prior to your posts on it. I’ll have to try it
soon. Our family’s doing well and please say hello to yours as well!
Thank you Todd! 🙂
This looks amazing, and so perfect for Halloween. I love pumpkin in anything sweet. Thanks for sharing the recipe, and the update on your gym endeavors; both are great inspirations to get fit!
Also, I hope you have a lovely birthday, and a happy Halloween with your family. Will your kids go trick-or-treating? =)
Thank you for your sweet birthday wishes, Kimmi! Yes, we went to trick or treating and visited classmate’s house for party afterwards. It was a long day! 🙂 Hope you had a nice Halloween too!
Happy birthday Nami-san!! And Happy Halloween :)) I really enjoy your blog and look forward to more of your amazing dishes, especially Japanese ones. Thank you and please keep up the good work :))
Nami, wishing you a wonderful birthday. Very impressed by your one year anniversary of going to the gym. For me, that is a major accomplishment. Can’t wait to try your pumpkin smoothie. Love your blog.
Thank you so much, Shirley! I know, this is the first time that I did exercise for one year…. LOL. It’s a major accomplishment for me! I wish I could inspire others. 🙂 Thank you for reading my blog!
Hi Tu! Thank you so much for your birthday wishes! I’m happy to hear you enjoy reading my blog. Thank you!! xo
Happy birthday to you!!! Always enjoy reading your posts for all easy & awesome recipes. Have a great day
Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, Hanna! I’m so happy to hear you enjoy reading my blog. Thank you for following! 🙂
Just drop by to greet you a Happy Happy Birthday Nami
Aww! Thank you so much for your birthday wishes, Michelle! xo
First of all, Happy Birthday, Nami! And congratulations on the anniversary of going to the gym! I know it’s changed my life–I lost 50 pounds!–and now exercising and healthy eating is a life choice that I’ve made. Thank you for sharing delicious and nutritious recipes with us. I’m looking forward to trying this Pumpkin Smoothie. I LOVE Silk Vanilla Almond milk, too! Have a wonderful day!
Hi Donna! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! Your story is very inspiring! I realized that “dieting” alone didn’t really do anything at my age and exercising was the only option. It took me a while to make it into my regular routine but I did it! I never thought I would go to the gym…or lift weights. LOL. Thank you for making my recipes, Donna! Have a wonderful weekend!