Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

This smoothie is nothing short of goodness, pumpkin-pie-goodness. Aside from the whopping vitamin A that pumpkins can provide, vitamin C and potassium also top the list. There’s even a good dose of omega-3 and -6. This is a quick, easy and healthy way to satisfy that pumpkin pie or pumpkin spice latte craving. 

Ingredients & Directions

Estimated time: 5 minutes

Effort/Skill: Easy

2 frozen bananas

1/2 cup pumpkin puree (not pie mix)

1 tsp cinnamon

1 small ginger nub (about 1/2 tsp)

1/2 - 1 cup almond milk

1 tbsp hemp powder (or you could used pumpkin seed butter)

1 tbsp ground flax seeds

Blend everything in the blender well. If you don’t have the fresh ginger, add 1/2 tsp of ground ginger powder. I like my smoothies thick, so I add the almond milk in gradually until it’s the right thickness. 

To make it into a dessert, top it off with some coconut milk ice cream (or coconut yogurt) and a sprinkle of freshly grated cinnamon stick. Enjoy!