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…]
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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!
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I am currently sipping on this and I am in heaven. It tastes EXACTLY like pumpkin pie! You’re a genius. I love how thick it is, makes it feel so decadent. I halved the recipe (since I only had 1/2 cup of pumpkin) but this is definitely going into my fall smoothie rotation. What a great way to get a Vitamin A kick in the morning!
I am loving this smoothie right now and so does my 11/2 year old daughter!! Thank you!
I have to tell you, I made this into overnight oats for my fam of 4. I didnt have time in the morning to make a smoothie. Huge hit! It was yummy!
Looks Yummy!! Can the molasses be substituted with something else??
Im sure it will taste good without it. :)
Heylo! I made this as a dessert for my friend and I — minus the coconut whipped cream — I didn’t have the coconut (FULL FAT BTW) chilled so I didn’t want it to flop. I wanted to tell you that we thoroughly enjoyed this, and I will be making it many times over! Thank you for your care, and talent!!
Angela: I just saw a Dr Oetker ad on this page for pizza. Just letting you know. The smoothie is delicious!
I made this and drank the whole thing in one sitting. Oh my sweet Jesus, was it GOOD. Thanks for sweetening up my Halloween with this treat, Angela! I love this website so much. I’m a relatively new vegan, so all these tasty recipes are sooooo comforting. :)
Excellent smoothie. I added a touch of agave nectar because I like it a smidge sweeter.
I just found your site & am so impressed! You are clearly making an impact as you educate folks about the power of healthy food… wonderful. I would strongly & respectfully support our shift towards fresh pumpkin (including home-frozen or canned), especially as we consider our carbon footprints and rejection of GMO foods. Short term convenience has been such a painful injury to our incredible food system. Plus it’s wicked fun to put up pumpkin each fall!
Carry on & thank so much for your marvelous work…
Is there something I can use instead of the oats? How essential are they to the recipe?
Thanks
Angela,
I’ve been following your blog for a while now and I LOVE this amazing smoothie so much I had to finally post a comment. I have to admit though I ran out of pumpkin one day and got desperate so I substituted a big apple and it turned out AMAZING! My hubs and 4 out of our 5 kiddies love it so I now have to triple my batches so that i can actually get some :). My teen thinks he’s too cool to try it but i’m not giving up on him!
THANK YOU!
~ D
Thanks so much, Im glad to hear that!
Hi,
I made this for breakfast this morning (half recipe) and it was incredible!!
I just wanted to let you know, next time you make some pumpkin butter, you should try subbing it in for the canned pumpkin. I have canned pumpkin, but my pumpkin butter was in the fridge and used similar spices so I thought, why not? I cut down on the spices, skipped the molasses and used just a little maple syrup, and stirred in a tablespoon of oats at the end for texture. It was decadent!
I have to say I found your website sooo helpful compared to other blogs. I started out vegetarian 3 days a week, then 5 and now full vegetarian. Your recipes have made things so much easier and more enjoyable than I thought! I can’t wait to try the pumpkin pie smoothie! It looks delicious :) thank you for making these amazing recipes
Oohhh this sounds really delicious. I love pumpkin!
Where did you get the straws from? I could really use something like this!
They are by Glass D’harma :) looove
Hi Angela!
Thanks for posting such amazing recipes! I made your lentil walnut loaf and shepherds pie with the walnut meat over the holidays! It was a huge hit with meat and vegan lovers a like! I also love that you’re blog includes fitness musings and writings! I was wondering if the canned pumpkin could be substituted with fresh pumpkin in this recipe?
Thanks for all you do!
Jessi
Yum, again! I’ve lost track of how many delicious recipes I’ve made – all from you! I made this yesterday morning, and it was so good. Every morning my little one year old son and I share a smoothie. I’d love to make this one for him, but he seems to be sensitive to oatmeal. Would leaving out the oatmeal be a crucial error – or do you think it would be okay?
Had this smoothie for breakfast this morning and loved it! Thanks for another great recipe :)
Canned Pumpkin doesn’t seem to be available in Australia! Would it be just like boiling pumpkin?
Thank you so much for this smoothie! I had some technical difficulties with my blender but persevered with my food processor. No oats and less than perfectly chilled coconut whip cream – yet it was still great. As a very new vegan, it was wonderful to knock back such a tasty and filling treat.
Made this last night. Brilliant.