Pumpkin smoothie with kale

5 from 3 votes

This kale & pumpkin smoothie is just the beverage to get you in the autumn spirit. It's perfect for breakfast or an anytime snack.

Prep Time5

Cook Time2

Total Time7

Course: Beverage

Cuisine: American, Vegan

Keyword: dairy free, green smoothie

Servings: people

Calories: 256kcal

Author: Cadry Nelson

Ingredients

1 cup non-dairy milk
2 to 3 leaves curly kale stems removed (about one big handful)
½ cup canned pumpkin not pie filling
2 to 3 bananas frozen in chunks
2 Tablespoons flaxseed or chia seed*
1 teaspoon maple syrup
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
6 ice cubes

Instructions

Put non-dairy milk, a big handful of kale, canned pumpkin, frozen banana chunks, flaxseed or chia seed, maple syrup, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and nutmeg into a blender. Blend until fully blended.
Add ice cubes to blender. Blend until the ice cubes are fully broken down.

Notes

Depending on the size of your bananas, you can use either 2 or 3 frozen bananas.

Canned pumpkin is not the same as pumpkin pie filling. The ingredients should read 100% pumpkin.

If your non-dairy milk is sweetened, you may want to omit the maple syrup.

If you're not using a high speed blender, I recommend blending the kale alone with the non-dairy milk before adding the other ingredients. It helps to fully break down the kale. You'll also want to use ground flaxseed/chia seed, or grind it in a coffee grinder before putting it in the blender.

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