Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie

This Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie is sweet, creamy & delicious. Packed with protein and flavored with pumpkin, cinnamon and maple syrup.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the last few days indulging in Halloween candy – picking through your kids’ trick or treat goodies or raiding the extra candy that wasn’t given away (I might have hoarded the peanut M&M’s). But now I need to hit the reset button.

It’s time for a

Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie

Let’s take a break from candy bars and sip on a smoothie that tastes like pumpkin pie! I figure if we’re going to transition from candy to a smoothie, that smoothie should at least taste like pie. Here are the primary flavors in this smoothie:

• Pumpkin
• Maple syrup
• Cinnamon
• Vanilla

Although this smoothie tastes similar to pumpkin pie, it’s surprisingly healthy! It’s packed with protein (from protein powder or collagen peptides) and it’s made thick and creamy with a frozen banana and ice.

I topped my smoothie with a little dollop of whipped cream just to make it that much more pumpkin pie-like, but if you want to cut the calories down even more, feel free to leave it off.

MORE PUMPKIN RECIPES: HEALTHY PUMPKIN BREAD – PUMPKIN CARROT APPLE MUFFINS – PUMPKIN MUFFINS 

Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie

This Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie is sweet, creamy & delicious. Packed with protein and flavored with pumpkin, cinnamon and maple syrup.

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Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Servings: 1

Calories: 238kcal

Author: Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, or another milk of your choice1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, or another milk of your choice
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, not pie filling1/2 cup pumpkin puree, not pie filling
• 1 small frozen banana1 small frozen banana
• 1-2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, more or less, to taste1-2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, more or less, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 scoop protein powder or collagen peptides, unflavored or vanilla1 scoop protein powder or collagen peptides, unflavored or vanilla
• drop vanilla extract, optionaldrop vanilla extract, optional
• Handful of iceHandful of ice
• Whipped cream, for garnish, optionalWhipped cream, for garnish, optional

Instructions

• Place all ingredients (except whipped cream) in a blender and process until smooth. Taste and adjust to suit your taste preferences. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkling of cinnamon.

Nutrition

Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 334mg | Potassium: 720mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 19140IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 354mg | Iron: 2mg

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