Pumpkin puree blended with pumpkin pie spice, banana, and vanilla almond milk to create a deliciously creamy fall beverage. Simple to make with less than five ingredients, this pumpkin pie smoothie is perfect for those who love the taste of pumpkin pie.
Happy November!
I should have waited another day to post, but I’m way too excited for the start of November!
There are so many things to look forward to: fall foliage (there is zilch in San Francisco!), more pumpkin in everything, roasted butternut squash (my fave!), turkey (which I really only get to eat once a year!), Black Friday shopping, and Christmas movies!
Um…. Yes. I’m not at all embarrassed to admit that I’m obsessed with Christmas movies. I don’t care how cheesy some of these movies can be. I love watching them for those warm fuzzy feelings and the happily-ever-afters. If I could, I’d curl up with a mug of hot chocolate, wrap myself in a warm blanket, and binge watch Hallmark Channel Christmas movies and ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas movies with my sisters all day long. We do this every single year. I’ve even studied for finals with a Christmas movie playing in the background.
Now, before I continue to ramble about all things fall, let’s talk Pumpkin Pie Smoothies.
Technically, this is a play on the popular Pumpkin Spice Lattes, but I have a love hate relationship with coffee. I love the taste of coffee, and they’re great for a boost of energy while I studied for midterms and finals in school, but normally? The boost of caffeine gives me a major headache. Two or three sips and I can already feel the effects. So I try to avoid coffee, at least, strong ones.
This pumpkin pie smoothie is absolutely delicious. With actual pumpkin puree and a bit of pumpkin spice blended with vanilla almond milk, it tastes like pumpkin pie. You also need to add a frozen banana because frozen bananas help make drinks thick and creamy.
To make this smoothie, all you have to do is add pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla almond milk, and ½ – ¾ of a banana to a blender and blend the ingredients until they become thick, creamy, and smooth. Too much banana could overpower the taste of pumpkin.
Hope you’ll like this Pumpkin Spice Latte alternative!
Enjoy!
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- ½ cup vanilla almond milk (or almond milk)
- 3 tablespoons pumpkin puree
- ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 medium sized frozen banana (or ¾ of a large banana)
- Add all the ingredients into a blender, and blend until the beverage becomes smooth and creamy.
- Serve the beverage cold.
This looks absolutely delicious! I have to try it.
I hope you’ll like it!
These look delicious! For that binge of Christmas movie watching, may I suggest (if you haven’t seen it already) “Christmas Carol” with George C. Scott as Scrooge. My fave Christmas movie; Scott is excellent. And thanks for liking my posts. 🙂
Thank you so much for recommendation! It’ll go right on my list of Christmas movies to watch =)
Thank you for liking “Decorated with the Dead.” This smoothie sounds like a nice change of pace from the usual pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread. I am not obsessed with Christmas movies, but I do like “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Thanks for stopping by! And if you get a chance to try the smoothie, i hope you’ll like it!
I can’t do coffee-caffeine at all, so this smoothie is sooooo totally up my alley. Do you watch the 25 Days of Christmas on ABC? I am so obsessed with it, especially the Harry Potter bits–hehe…
I do watch the 25 Days of Christmas on ABC. But Hallmark Channel plays tons of original Christmas movies too. i have to switch back and forth in December. lol. Hallmark started their countdown yesterday with the weekend filled with Christmas movies plus a brand new movie each weekend. So… I might have already started indulging in movies =)
This looks and sounds great! I love how all of your food picture posts are so pretty! I will definitely be trying to make some of your creations, especially with all the fall festivities coming up!
Thank you so much! I hope you’ll like the recipes you try =)
Looks so good! I have to try it! (:
xoxo,
Kayla
Thanks, Kayla! Hope you’ll like it!
Yeah-more pumpkin. Another recipe to add to my collection.
Hope you’ll like this one!
I’m sure I will.
Looks great! Can’t wait to give it a try before all the pumpkins leave the shops!
I hope you’ll like it!
I like cheesy Christmas movies too! I also love pumpkin and this looks delicious.
Thank you so much! Do you have a favorite Christmas movie? I already started watching Hallamrk’s since they started the countdown to Christmas yesterday lol
Yummy! Perfect for Autumn..perfect for right now! 🙂
Thanks, Lisa!