While I was getting out ingredients for my daily smoothie (while dreaming about the tastes of autumn), I realized that I could combine two of my favorite things! Pumpkin pie and smoothies. And oh, was it a great idea. I used a lot of the same base ingredients that I use for every smoothie of mine – frozen bananas, hemp hearts, almond milk – but I altered the flavor by adding in most of the same ingredients you would use for baking a pumpkin pie. You get all of the flavor, but none of the guilt. What could be better? This smoothie is high in fiber, manganese, magnesium, vitamins A, B6, and E, and even packs in some protein from the hemp hearts.
A sprinkle of nutmeg (or your spice of choice) pulls the whole drink together. This smoothie is so filling that it was all I needed in the middle of my day to tide me over until dinner. I enjoyed mine curled up in a blanket on my back porch, enjoying the fall air while listening to folk music and reading a good book. I’m not telling you what to do but… you certainly won’t be disappointed if you follow in my footsteps.
Ingredients
- 1 frozen banana
- 2 tbsp pumpkin puree
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp hemp hearts
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp cloves
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. I find it’s easier on the blender if I break the frozen banana into smaller chunks before processing.
- Pour into a tall glass and enjoy with your favorite book, your favorite music, or both!
Sounds great – am planning on making them this weekend. Hope you have some Christmas smoothies planned (chocolate peppermint?!)
Not yet, but hopefully soon! I love the seasonal smoothies.
Delicious!
Glad you liked it Teresa. Nothing like pumpkin pie in a glass 🙂
In the pumpkin pie smoothie can I use chia seeds instead of hemp since I do not have any hemp . Do you also have an alternate list for substituting ingredients if you do not have proper ingredients for what the recipe calls for . Thanks
I’ve probably made this smoothie 4 times since finding this recipe (in 2 weeks. Eep!) It’s SO good. Thank you!
This recipe is SO good. I didn’t even realize what a treat a frozen banana was until trying this. I didn’t even add honey and it still tasted just as good, just like a pumpkin pie.
Tasted delicious! Thank you for the recipe.