Another weekend is upon us! You know what that means – kicking back, unwinding from a busy back-to-school week, and making this creamy pumpkin pie smoothie to reward all your hard efforts. Whoever said you shouldn’t reward yourself with food really needs to try this smoothie. Seriously!
Thanks to adding soaked rolled oats and chia seeds, this smoothie is extra thick and has a bit more staying power than most. I think it’s my best pumpkin smoothie to date! Enjoy it for a snack, breakfast, or even dessert. If it’s still hot where you are like it is here, you might find yourself cooling off with this smoothie outside. Extra ice, is a must. Oh, and if you are feeling crazy top it all off with some homemade Coconut Whipped Cream – I know you’ve been waiting for the perfect recipe!
The best part is this recipe makes 4 CUPS worth (yes!), so if you are feeling generous you can share it with a loved one. Or if you are lucky and have a husband who doesn’t like pumpkin, you get it all to yourself. Double yes. I have one of these glasses wrapped up in the back of the fridge for later. [Later probably meaning, as soon as I hit publish on this post…]
Creamy Pumpkin Pie Smoothie for Two
Yield
4 cups
Prep time
Cook time
0 minutes
Total time
Adapted from Pumpkin Pie Smoothie & Pumpkin Gingerbread Smoothie.
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond milk
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/2 tbsp blackstrap molasses
- 1 frozen ripe banana
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1.5-2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- Coconut Whipped Cream, for garnish
Directions
- In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the milk, oats, and chia seeds. Place in fridge for 1 hour or preferably overnight.
- Add soaked oat mixture to blender along with the pumpkin, molasses, frozen banana, and spices. Blend until smooth. Add about 5 ice cubes and blend until ice cold.
- Add maple syrup to taste. I found 1.5 tbsp was perfect for me.
- Serve with Coconut Whipped Cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon on top!
2 years ago: Muhammara Roasted Red Pepper Walnut Dip
Ohh i have been seeing ads here the past couple of days and thought it was something wrong with my computer lol. I live in the US and have only seen ads for HP computer products. I don’t mind the ads at all and even if a wrinkle cream or diet pill ad slips in every now and then I wouldn’t care, still better then some of the other ads on some sites if you know what i mean.
In other news…suuper excited to try this smoothie! I am wanting pumpkin things because it’s September, but it’s still 96 degrees here. Perfect solution Angela!!
Hey Catherine, Yes we had a problem with a HP ad. I meant to put that in my post! As it turns out, there was an error in the ad code they gave us, so we removed it. I’m sorry for the inconvenience!
Good luck on the advertising issues – I can only imagine how hard it is to control ads in a country you’re not living in and I know that what I see from moment to moment, page refresh to page refresh on my own site changes so can only imagine the chaos you must be feeling with it all.
Love your pumpkin pie smoothie. Ironically I relinked mine in my post today b/c have had pumpkin on the brain, big time :)
What a fantastic sounding (and looking) smoothie! I’m SO making this tomorrow!!
Wow! I would love to not see belly fat ads everywhere! I think they’re women’s version of ED ads. Thanks for using your power for good!
I agree – I am so sick of seeing them everywhere too.
Just wanted to tell you I love your blog and recipies, have followed forever. Today I made your protein power oatmeal bars and dark chocolate cherry energy bites! Both are awesome recipies! So excited for your pumpking smoothie that was posted today, and made your coconut whipped cream the other day, both my hubby and I gobbled it up. Also, made the original peppermint patty bars and just about died and went to heaven – as did my mom and sis who gobbled them up too!!!!! Thanks for all your hardwork recpie inventing!
Thank you Kate! Sounds like you have been a busy woman! Your family sounds like they are reaping the rewards of all your hard work.
Hello yummy!!! This is a perfect way to enjoy pumpkin since we are still lucky enough to have really warm temperatures!! This will tide me over until pumpkin spice lattes start showing their lovely little faces at Starbucks & Coffee Culture!
Great news about the advertising on your blog. I love seeing your site grow and grow – it inspires me to keep working on my own site/brand because the possibilities are limitless!!
Mmm… So delicious! Pumpkin truly does scream fall. LOVE.
Looks perfect for fall! I think that is great you are filtering your ads. I’m not always happy with a lot of gimmick ads that pop up on sites. Your site always looks so beautiful. I know you do your own, but do you know of a good/reasonable blog site designer?
Thanks I appreciate it!
I know a lot of people use the Blog Fairy and also Zesty Cook. I haven’t used their services though. Goodluck!
1. Your husband doesn’t like pumpkin?! Craziness.
2. I really admire you for what you are doing with the ads. I know of too many blogs/bloggers that let whatever ads onto their blogs, even though they don’t fit with their “philosophy” or theme of the blog, just to make money. So I really appreciate what you are doing!
Have a wonderful day!
Hey Angela – thanks for the recipe! I’ve been planning a pumpkin smoothie in my head for the past few weeks, in anticipation of the cooler weather. Have you ever tried freezing the pumpkin? I’m wondering how that would work out. I don’t do oats so I’m trying to come up with a solution to help thicken it without watering it down. Thanks!
I haven’t tried freezing it, but I was just thinking about it this week, wondering if it might change the texture at all. It might be worth a shot.
I’ll have to try it out and let you know how it goes!
I’ve frozen pumpkin puree for years! It freezes beautifully and doesn’t change at all.
Good luck and happy eating!
This smoothie looks amazing! I am sooo excited for fall flavors, I can’t even stand it.
Regarding the advertising, I have to say I am very impressed by your choice to be so in control of your advertising. It is so admirable. I myself have considered advertising on my site, but I am a conscientious omnivore that eats mostly vegan, and when I do eat meat I want it to come from a local farmer that raises his animals on pasture and without the use of hormones, antibiotics, etc. I also avoid dairy and don’t consume any processed foods. I don’t want my site littered with crap being force down my reader’s throats that I would never myself endorse and I actually find that to be a huge turn-off on sites that I do choose to read. I really admire your choice to be so hands-on and to not just cash the checks and take it, no matter where it comes from. So kudos to you and good to know there are options out there where I can be in control. I am looking forward to exploring them more when I get to that point. Thanks for sharing and thanks for an awesome site!
Thanks for your feedback Beth. It is a difficult situation to navigate – one that I have been frustrated with for a while. I’m so glad I spoke about it though because comments like yours and others remind me that it’s not something I struggle with alone. I can understand your own dilemma with ads. Goodluck with your own goals!
You are doing such an incredible job on your site. Not only are your recipes inspiring, but your commitment to what you believe and how you conduct your life are a complete inspiration.
This smoothie looks delicious, looks like I need to cook and puree another pumpkin!!
Thank you Christa. I certainly don’t feel like I’ve mastered it yet, but just trying to figure it out as I go!
I will be cooking my second sugar pumpkin this weekend…I think I just might puree it too.
This looks AMAZING! I’m so excited to start cooking with fall flavors–pumpkin in particular! And I love the addition of rolled oats and chia seeds to thicken the smoothie up a bit! Thanks for the recipe, I’ll be making it this weekend! :)
There is a Nestle Tollhouse ad up right now as I type. Not sure if this bothers you… I think trying to match the mission of this blog with the advertising on it is great!
I was told that ad was blocked…I guess it wasn’t! Thanks for letting me know…I can’t see it here.
Hi Angela! Can I use fresh pumpkin instead of canned one? How do I process it if so?
Hugs all the way from PL.
xoxo
Great question – Im not sure. You could try adding a little bit of fresh pumpkin into the blender at a time. Im not sure if it would impact the flavour, my guess is that it might. You can always adjust to taste though! Let me know if you try it out.
This looks delicious! Love the coconut whipped cream, too.
Looks delicious, will try!
This sounds so delicious!
And thank you so much for trying to remain ethical with your ads. We appreciate it, Ang! : )
This smoothie looks so good! A few days ago I opened a huge can of pumpkin for another recipe, and I’ve been looking for new ways to use it up. This looks perfect, and it will give me an excuse to make your coconut whipped cream too!
Angela,
There is a Nestle Cookie Dough add that comes up frequently on your site… I live in the US. Just FYI :-)
Thanks for letting me know! It was supposed to be blocked, but I guess they missed it. I emailed them last night (as someone else told me about it) and it should be removed now.
I am SO thankful I found you! I actually feel like I could become a vegan -with my family- and all would be happy! Do you use sweetened almond milk with this recipe?
Hey Jennifer, I usually use unsweetened almond milk, and sweeten it after, but you can use either!