Description
Enjoy a healthy and delicious pumpkin spice protein smoothie. This recipe is perfect for a quick breakfast or a post-workout treat, offering a taste of fall with nutritious ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (canned, not pie filling)
- 1 scoop vanilla or unflavored protein powder
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: 1-2 teaspoons maple syrup or honey for sweetness
- Optional: Ice cubes for a colder smoothie
Instructions
- Combine almond milk, pumpkin puree, protein powder, chia seeds, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and vanilla extract in a blender.
- If using, add maple syrup or honey and ice cubes.
- Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately.
Notes
- For a thicker smoothie, use less almond milk or more ice.
- You can adjust the amount of pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon to your preference.
- If you don’t have protein powder, you can omit it, but the smoothie will be less filling.
- This smoothie is best enjoyed fresh.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Blended
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 smoothie
- Calories: Approximately 250-350 (varies with protein powder and sweetener)
- Sugar: Approximately 10-20g (mostly natural from pumpkin)
- Sodium: Approximately 150-250mg
- Fat: Approximately 8-15g
- Saturated Fat: Approximately 1-3g
- Unsaturated Fat: Approximately 7-12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: Approximately 20-30g
- Fiber: Approximately 5-10g
- Protein: Approximately 20-30g (depending on protein powder)
- Cholesterol: Approximately 0-5mg (varies with protein powder)