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I love fall and I can’t wait to share this healthy pumpkin smoothie with you. You loved my Maple Pumpkin Smoothie and I’m sure you’ll love this one, too. It’s a delightful blend of sweet and warming flavors, just like a pumpkin pie! Season it with my homemade pumpkin pie spice seasoning below and sip on joy in a cup. Yum!
I know— the weather might be getting cooler, but I’m still sippin’ a daily smoothie. I love how smoothies make me feel and support my wellness goals. If you’re not a fan of cold smoothies on cold days, try blending my warm smoothies.
Pumpkin Smoothie Ingredients
Blending a variety of healthy ingredients can easily turn pumpkin puree into a tasty smoothie minutes. Here’s a breakdown of everything we’re blending in my healthy pumpkin smoothie:
- Unsweetened almond milk: There are a lot of creamy ingredients in this smoothie so I picked slightly less creamy milk. Feel free to swap it with coconut milk, oat milk, soy milk, cashew milk or any dairy-free milk of your choice. Nut-free options like hemp milk work great, too!
- Pumpkin puree: Use store-bought or homemade, either works great! Just make sure the can is pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie mix. They aren’t the same.
- Spinach: I love sneaking spinach into smoothie to add extra fiber without changing the taste.
- Banana: This is where the sweetness comes in the pumpkin banana smoothie since pumpkin isn’t naturally sweet.
- Mango: I like to add this as another creamy ingredient. It might take the sweetness too far for you so if that’s the case then swap it out for frozen cauliflower or avocado.
- Pumpkin pie spice: I make my own (recipe below) and keep it in the spice drawer so I can easily shake some into my Healthy Coffee or some Vegan Pumpkin Pancakes.
- Vanilla extract: Just a touch of vanilla is the icing on the cake… or smoothie in this case.
If you’ve never tried homemade almond milk you should give it a go! It doesn’t take much time, uses the same blender as your smoothie, and is 100% worth it.
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
Mix together the following spices in a small jar to use in this smoothie.
1/4 cup ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
Tip for Buying Pumpkin Puree
If you’ve been around Simple Green Smoothies for a while, then you know what I’m going to say about store-bought puree. Check the ingredients! Did you know that many cans of “pumpkin puree” can contain squash or even sweet potatoes as a filler?
Look for a brand that only has one ingredient, pumpkin. Also, make sure you aren’t accidentally buying pumpkin pie filling. The cans look similar and are often on the same shelf in the grocery store. While that would be tasty, it contains spices and sugar. All we want is pumpkin for this healthy smoothie recipe.
How to Blend a Pumpkin Smoothie
This is a great way to use the leftover pumpkin puree from your latest baked goods, so don’t throw it away! Instead, turn it into a fabulous pumpkin smoothie snack. While the ingredients might be a slight departure from the more tropical green smoothies I often share, the blending process is the same:
- Blend spinach and almond milk until no leafy chunks remain. Depending on your blender, this could take a bit, so be patient!
- Add the pumpkin pure, banana, mango, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla extract. Blend again until smooth. Stop and scrape down the insides of the blender as needed to ensure the creamiest texture.
HoW TO chill your Pumpkin smoothie
Use at least one frozen ingredient to get a refreshingly cool smoothie. I like to use frozen banana and frozen mango for smoothie recipes because they are easy to freeze and use in a wide variety of smoothies.
Common Questions
It’s easily to make a pumpkin smoothie! Grab that leftover pumpkin puree and your blender and let’s go. I’m using spinach, banana, mango, pumpkin pie spice and almond milk with a touch of vanilla extract for one of the best pumpkin smoothie recipes.
You can blend pumpkin seeds into smoothies. They just might not grind up as smoothly as something like hemp hearts or chia seeds. Try instead to use a vanilla protein powder with pumpkin seeds as the main protein if that’s what you’re looking for.
I love adding mango and banana to my pumpkin smoothies! They bring a natural sweetness and creamy texture that blend beautifully with the pumpkin, making it extra delicious.
More Pumpkin Recipes
If you have extra pumpkin puree or just love pumpkin, here’s a few more recipes to try:
- Pumpkin Chia Pudding: One of my favorite snacks that is loaded with protein and healthy fat.
- Vegan Pumpkin Soup: Pureed soup is a delightful way to enjoy pumpkin.
- Maple Pumpkin Fall Smoothie: This is a sweet smoothie that makes a great healthy dessert.
- Vegan Pumpkin Pancakes: You won’t regret this pancake recipe.
- PCOS Smoothie: This smoothie uses ingredients that can help those struggling with PCOS.
Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 cup almond milk unsweetened
- ½ cup pumpkin puree unsweetened
- ½ banana frozen
- ½ cup mango frozen
- 1 tsp pumpkin spice
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Blend spinach and almond milk until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend again until smooth.
Equipment
Notes
- Feel free to use fresh pumpkin puree instead of canned.
- Swap the spinach with the leafy greens of your choice.
- To lower the natural sweetness, swap the mango with 1/4 an avocado or 1/2 cup cauliflower.
- If you can’t find pumpkin pie spice, use my homemade blend: 1/4 cup ground cinnamon, 3 tablespoons ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon each ground cloves, ground allspice and ground cardamom. You can keep this in a jar with your other spices and use in smoothies, cookies, pancakes, and more!
- Add in plant-based protein powder to turn this smoothie into a meal replacement.
- Swap almond milk with the unsweetened, dairy-free milk of your choice.
This smoothie is just always a good idea. So creamy, you don’t even notice the spinach and that combo of pumpkin, mango and spices is just perfect.
Made this for my lunch and the incredible smell when I opened the blender was perfect! Added protein powder to fill me up.
A green smoothie that tastes like a slice of pumpkin pie??? Yes, please.
I couldn’t agree more!! 😀
This recipe is like fall in a mason jar!
It totally is!
When I first saw mango in the ingredients, I wasn’t sure. But it totally works! All the fall flavors I love. Delicious!
The flavor combination is great, isn’t it?
Yes! #pumpkineverything
Such a yummy seasonal smoothie!
Totally agree, Kim!!
I often switch between this smoothie and the Maple Pumpkin one in the fall, because they’re both amazing… and I LOVE pumpkin. Great fall smoothie!
Those are awesome go-to smoothies for the fall, Erin!
I love this smoothie!!! Perfect for fall!
Such a perfect smoothie for fall!
This is delicious! Thank you!! I love all things pumpkin!
You’re welcome! 🙂
Can I use fresh pumpkin in this? If so, how would you do that? I’m not a fan of the canned stuff.
You can def use fresh pumpkin, Dani. I would get a pie pumpkin and roast it like you would if you were making pumpkin pie filling. Happy blending!
Amazing smoothie!! Just make it again to snack on. The pumpkin and vanilla extract are such a great combination.
So glad that you loved it!! Pumpkin and vanilla really bring all the fall feels 🙂