Breakfast Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Creamy, smooth, and sinfully sweet, you won’t believe how easy this Breakfast Pumpkin Pie Smoothie is to make! With nutritious oatmeal and yogurt, this smoothie tastes exactly like pumpkin pie in a glass, bringing the flavors of autumn to your breakfast table. Best of all, it’s like having dessert for breakfast, without all of the baking!
The holidays are quickly approaching, and with them come all of the autumn flavors we adore. What do you love most about the holidays? Is it the decorating, or spending time with family? The crisp air, pine tree scent and setting the slow cooker? Or maybe it’s the pumpkin-spiced-everything that seems to be in the air this season?
For me, it’s the pie.
And family time… You know, if it also includes pie.
In fact, I love pumpkin pie so much that I pretty much make it all year round. It’s smooth, it’s spiced, and it’s frankly delicious in every way. During the holidays, when there’s a selection of pie in the house at all times, I even have it for breakfast (admit it, you’ve done it, too!). Until, that is, I discovered the Breakfast Pumpkin Pie Smoothie.
If you’re really in the pumpkin mood this season, be sure not to miss these Soft Baked Gluten Free Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies! Soft, sweet and deliciously chewy, you wonโt even be able to tell that these pumpkin oatmeal cookies are gluten free.
I made this several different ways before I really got the recipe down. I tried plain greek yogurt with vanilla extract (nope, not sweet enough), more pumpkin and less everything else (nope, too bitter), and even with honey (ok, but not as good as maple syrup).
The secret to a really good pumpkin pie smoothie, it turns out, is a really good quality greek vanilla yogurt. It just takes the smoothie to a whole new level of flavor, and it’s the only thing I found that cuts the bitterness of the pumpkin puree.
My only other suggestion is to sub out the yogurt for vanilla ice cream, but that makes this more of a pumpkin pie milkshake, doesn’t it?
I topped this pumpkin pie smoothie with cinnamon, but it would also be good with granola, crumbled graham crackers or even whipped cream. Yum! I would even suggest swapping out the vanilla yogurt with a vanilla protein powder, if you want to get really healthy with it. I’ve done that in the past with delicious results.
So next time you’re craving pumpkin pie, but don’t want to deal with the cooking (or you just want to stay on the healthier side of breakfast), don’t be afraid to whip up a few of these Breakfast Pumpkin Pie Smoothies!
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Breakfast Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 1 medium banana
- 1 cup ice
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree, unsweetened
- 1/2 cup instant oatmeal, certified gluten free
- 1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Equipment
- Blender
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in blender and blend on high until all ingredients are smooth (about a minute, depending on how strong your blender is).
- Pour into a glass and serve immediately.
Nutrition
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Just bought a pumpkin, can’t wait to try myself!
Let me know how it goes! I’ve always done it with canned pumpkin, but I totally want to try it from scratch with a pumpkin I roast myself!
Thanks! I definitely have pumpkin-fever right now ๐
Yum, this looks great! Yogurt sounds great in it, though… I might go for the ice cream ๐
Thank you Tina! I definitely approve of the ice cream substitution ๐
Made this smoothie and it is ย actually pretty good !! Was afraid it would send my sugar count way high but it stayed under 150 !!!! Was pretty full all morning from it. I bought the vanilla Greek yogurt but also bought a pumpkin flavor Greek yogurt too. I used it instead of the vanilla one. Will try the vanilla one in the mornin to see if there is a big difference of not.
Thanks Jacqui for this great smoothie recipe ๐
Let me know how the pumpkin flavored yogurt turns out, I’m going to try it, too! ๐
You totally had me at pumpkin pie ! Love pumpkin pie everything ๐ but never thought of a smoothie recipe. Looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing it!
I’m also on team Pumpkin Pie! Also, team Pumpkin Everything! Thanks for stopping by! ๐
There is NOTHING about this I dont love!! Thanks for a great recipe and I can’t wait to try this!!!!
This one too !!! We love all things pumpkin {and your blog is amazing}.
Usually I donโt like pumpkin but this one looks delicious as it also has my favorite bananaโฆ The procedure also seems simple and so I am going to try it once.
Pretty tasty. I added more pumpkin pie spice for taste. Will make again.
When you say “instant oatmeal”, are we talking Quick Oats? Can you also use Old Fashioned Oats? Thank you!
Yes I usually use quick oats. I’ve used old fashioned oats before, but you’ll get some slightly bigger oat pieces (which isn’t bad, but not as smooth).
I love the warmth, the festivities, the smells, the smiles, and laughter. Halloween is the one night, “no matter if your rich, or poor,” no one went home hungry, or had to beg for food, or sweets! Plus, you didn’t have to be welcome, or invited. You just had to be there, you, yourself, or another.
Thank You
I made this diabetic friendly by substituting Splenda for sugar and sugar free maple syrup. It was very good.
Fall is perfect for all things Pumpkin ๐!
Edwina Harlanderย
PS on my previous comment I did use part half and half and part heavy cream to make it thicker.
Do you use dry oatmeal in the smoothie? ย Instant or steel cut?
Or is it cooked oatmeal?
I use dry rolled oats or instant oats. If you’re gluten free make sure it’s certified GF or purity protocol.
Cinnamon and nutmeg IS pumpkin pie spice…
I canโt eat raw banana. ย Suggestions?
I would leave the banana out and try adding a little extra Greek yogurt, just to give it a thicker texture.
Can any remaining be refrigerated or frozen?
You can, but some of the ingredients may start to separate. If that happens you can stir or blend it back together.
Made this using frozen ripe banana to make it more like a shake and topped with hemp hearts. So good!ย