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Are you one of those pumpkin-obsessed people who needs that fall favorite for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Well, I’ve got one of those figured out for you with this green pumpkin smoothie.
This autumnal vegan smoothie is packed with pumpkin, kale, bananas, and non-dairy milk. It’s a delicious breakfast or anytime snack. Vegan & gluten-free.
While the rest of the blogosphere is adding a dash of pumpkin spice into anything and everything, my jar doesn’t get a whole lot of action. I’m not one of those people who counts down the days until pumpkin season.
Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin rolls, and pumpkin pies are easy for me to pass. (And of course, PSL aren’t vegan. So even easier to ignore.)
I am more likely to get excited for seasons that herald asparagus, cherries, figs, and persimmons.
But squash? Eh… Not so much.
Occasionally, though, the urge strikes to branch outside of my ordinary. I don’t have anything against pumpkin per say. It just doesn’t strike me as something that’s deserving of a ravenous frenzy.
So sometimes I’ll get a wild hair to make something with it just for funsies. (I know. I get pretty wild.)
And in those odd pumpkin moods, I crack open a can of pumpkin puree and figure out all of the ways I’ll use every spoonful.
Green pumpkin smoothie
Enter the green pumpkin smoothie.
The green pumpkin smoothie is loaded with nutrient-dense kale, filling pumpkin, frozen bananas for creaminess, chia or flaxseed for added whippy viscosity, and a dash of cinnamon.
Even though it has plenty of kale in it, the bananas, pumpkin, and ice balance it out and keep it from being bitter.
This is a wonderful breakfast when you’re feeling like a smoothie that is more warming than the usual very cherry smoothie or blueberry banana smoothie.
Plus, the pumpkin in the smoothie gives it staying power. It has an autumnal flavor that could almost turn me into one of those obsessed pumpkin fans.
Green pumpkin smoothie
Ingredients
- 3 leaves curly kale stems removed (about 3 cups)
- 1 cup non-dairy milk Vanilla soy is especially good, but any will do
- 2 Tablespoons flaxseed or chia seed*
- 3 bananas frozen in chunks
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup canned pumpkin not pie filling
- 6 ice cubes
Instructions
- Blend kale and non-dairy milk in a blender until it is completely smooth.
- Add ground flax seed or chia seed, frozen banana chunks, cinnamon, and pumpkin. Blend until fully blended.
- Add ice cubes to blender and blend until the ice cubes are fully broken down.
Notes
Nutrition
Suburban Snow White says
I’m SO glad you didn’t do those things, Cadry. Now I don’t feel guilty for not having watched Scrooge (Albert Finney), Elf, and It’s a Wonderful Life. (And I definitely won’t be watching the Muppet Christmas Carol this weekend. Bah. Humbug.)
But will try the pumpkin kale smoothie. I am eager to find out what it tastes like. 🙂
cadryskitchen says
It sounds like we both have considerable self restraint. Let me know how the smoothie tastes… I’m curious myself. 😉
shaheen says
Green Pumpkin Smoothie – gosh I have to try this.
Anonymous says
And I did not go wild over your delicious Green Pumpkin Smoothie Charlie Brown, nope, not at all! 😉 oh glorious kale…
cadryskitchen says
Thank you for your candor. 😉
David, Good Karma Foods says
Yum, that looks great…adding it my my list of Holiday non-dairy drinks to try this season. Besides Soy Milk, it would go great with Flax Milk as well…Omega 3 boost!
cadryskitchen says
I haven’t seen flax milk in any stores in my area. Sounds interesting!
David, Good Karma Foods says
Trying looking in your local Wegman’s, Whole Foods or Earth Origins.
cadryskitchen says
We don’t have any of those stores locally, unfortunately. But I’ll keep my eye open the next time I’m in a larger city. Thanks!
Anonymous says
I’m gulping down my first Green Pumpkin Smoothie, and it is so yummy!
Cadry says
Excellent! I’m glad you’re enjoying it. Thanks for letting me know!
Sarah says
I add pureed pumpkin to my dogs’ food everyday because they get stomach aches less often when I do this. They also love it and do not want their food without it. Trader Joes is carrying pureed pumpkin and it is organic. Since I already have the pumpkin puree I thought I would try this recipe out. I added more cinnamon, some ginger, nutmeg and a squeeze of agave to your recipe to make it a little bit of a pumpkin pie flavored smoothie with only a little sweetener. Yeah for pumpkin season!
Cadry says
I’ve heard from other people that they give pumpkin to their dogs too to help with their digestion. I bet my cat, Jezebel, would be into it also, not for digestion, but just because she’s crazy about squash.
Your smoothie additions sound really delicious! Thanks for sharing!