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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.
Hey SGS team!
Do you think this would work using water as the liquid?
TIA~
Kiran
Hey Kiran.
We love using water in our recipes. Here is a link to our favorite liquid bases: https://simplegreensmoothies.com/dairy-free-smoothies The almond milk adds health protein and flavor. You are more that welcome to try it with water, rice milk, or coconut milk. 🙂 Let us know how it goes.
How about a Gingerbread Smoothie???
We don’t have one yet, but great suggestion. 🙂
So happy I found your website this week! I’m new to making green smoothies, and I’m excited to try your recipes! 🙂
What’s the main difference between this recipe and your other pumpkin spice recipe? 🙂 Do they have a similar taste/nutritional value?
https://simplegreensmoothies.com/pumpkin-smoothie
Thanks!!
Hey Kate.
Thanks for the comment. The recipe that you linked is sweetened with a carrot and banana, but we use a banana and mango in this recipe. Both are great choices for your pumpkin fix. 🙂
Made this and it’s very good! Not exactly “pumpkin pie” but tasty!
One thing I noticed is that it seems less filling than I’d like – and I drank 20oz over 2 1/2 hour period. Am considering adding coconut oil or another form of protein.
Suggestions welcome…
Hey Jennifer.
Sounds like you are on the right track with adding coconut oil. Here is a link to our favorite proteins to keep you fuller longer. 🙂 https://simplegreensmoothies.com/plant-based-protein-powder
I can’t see the ingredients or directions for this recipe or any of the other new ones you’ve posted, on either my ipad or a windows laptop. It’s just blank under the headers “ingredients” or “directions”. I’m sad, the new recipes all look so yummy! Any idea why this is happening?
Hey Abby.
Thanks for letting us know. I checked this recipe out on my iPad and it is showing the ingredients and directions. Sorry you are up able to see them, not sure why that is happening:
Ingredients
2 cups spinach
2 cups almond milk, unsweetened
1 cup plain canned pumpkin, unsweetened (or fresh pumpkin)
1 banana
1 cup mango
1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
1. Blend spinach and almond milk until smooth.
2. Add remaining ingredients, and blend until smooth. Enjoy!
Ok, I just figured it out — it’s a browser issue. It’s Chrome. I can see everything just fine in IE. BTW, in Chrome I can’t even see the ingredients and directions in your comment! I can see all of the other text.
Abby, you might need to clean out your browsers; History, Cookies, etc.
Good luck!
Thanks, Jennifer.
Glad you figured it out Abby. 🙂
I tried this today and it was a pea soup color! The flavor was a little strange too. I think I’ll give it one more try but without the spinach…
Hey Julie!
Don’t worry too much on the color, your body with thank you for the yummy fruits, veggies and leafy greens. 🙂 Which other smoothies have you tried? Beginner’s Luck yet? https://simplegreensmoothies.com/best-green-smoothie
It is pumpkin time and I cant wait to try this smoothie. It looks delish. thanks for the recipe. I have done my own version in the past but will definitely try yours.
Glad you will be trying this one, Deanne! ENJOY! 🙂
Hi – this recipe looked so yummy, but when I went to the store, I couldn’t find any pumpkin or pumpkin spice (I live in Thailand and those aren’t popular ingredients. But, I did find some yams and cinnamon that I used as substitutes and it turned out great! Like a little pumpkin pie party in my mouth!
Hey John!
Thanks for the comment. Have you tried ‘Thanksgiving in your mouth’? https://simplegreensmoothies.com/sweet-potato-smoothie
Pumpkin Spice is a mixture of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
Hi Jessie – thank you so much for the suggestion (re: Thanksgiving-In-Your-Mouth) and the explanation for pumpkin spice. I’m looking forward to giving this recipe a try. As you might imagine, outside the US, it’s hard to have Thanksgiving in the same way and this will feed my desire for the flavors. Keep the recipes coming – you guys are doing amazing work! -j
I love pumpkin and mango, what a good combination, can’t wait to try it.
🙂 YUM! Let us know how it goes, Lourdes. I love mangos and pumpkins too. 🙂
Great recipe ladies!! I am so excited to try this today. The pumpkin spice l’atte is my FAVE fall drink. I am stoked for a healthier version..
Also.. you must tell me where to find the diamond patterned mason jar. I must have it!
Thanks
Hey Katrina!
So glad you are going to try this green smoothie! 🙂
Another Rawkstar Team Member has that exact jar, but I got a tall, skinny, diamond print one at Hobby Lobby. Hope you can still find one. 🙂
Christy, what about pear instead of mango?
Another great idea, Carla! Thanks!
Instead of using the banana and mango (I have issues with Candida overgrowth) I will use 1 avocado and a few drops of French Vanilla Stevia!
Yummy!
Hey Rebecca!
RAWsome, way to make it work for you! Glad you are enjoying it!
Wow this looks and sounds yummy. Can’t wait to try this one!
Thanks, Bex! 🙂
I never would have thought to put pumpkin in a smoothie. Thanks for the recipe – pinning it now!
Hey Heather!
RAWsome! Thanks for being a part of our SGS community! 🙂
Thank you for this healthy alternative. I can’t wait to try this.
Wonderful! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do! 🙂
I love pumpkin, but I’m not a huge fan of mango. What would be a good substitution?
Hey Christy! Do you like peaches?