Pumpkin Banana Smoothie (raw vegan)

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For Autumn flavours try this pumpkin banana smoothie. It's smooth, creamy, sweet and tangy. Made with fresh almond milk, raw pumpkin, banana, cinnamon, dates, and ginger.

This pumpkin banana smoothie is just filled with Autumn cosy goodness. I added pumpkin seeds scooped out from the pumpkin middle, for added nutrition and protein.

A glass of pale and creamy looking drink on a small ceramic plate with cinnamon sticks, banana and brightly coloured pumpkins nearby.

Smoothies aren't just for summer, you know. There are so many ways to enjoy them.

This smoothie makes a great mid-morning snack or afternoon pick-me-up. If you're adventurous and craving something different in a smoothie, then give it a try.

You can make it your own by swapping out or adding ingredients for different variations.

Details for this are below.

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Ingredients
Step-by-step instructions with images
Leftovers and storing
Top tip
Substitutions and variations
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So, after seeing all the gorgeous-looking pumpkin spice smoothie recipes online, I decided to have a go and make one myself.

However, here in the UK, I have yet to find a jar of pumpkin pie spice locally anywhere, so I improvised with spices I had at home instead.

Ingredients

This pumpkin banana smoothie uses simple, everyday ingredients. It's gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar free.

The full recipe card below provides exact quantities.

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Labelled ingredients for pumpkin banana smoothie recipe lying on a white surface.

This recipe is for a pumpkin banana smoothie without yogurt.

Pumpkin, for it's light sweet, earthy autumn flavour
Pumpkin seeds, straight from the pumpkin
Almond milk, for its delicious nutty creaminess.
Frozen banana is naturally sweet and fantastic for thickening smoothies.
Carrot pairs well with pumpkin.
Ginger, for its warming tart flavour. I use fresh ginger instead of powdered, which adds zing and really lifts this drink.
Cinnamon, sweet, earthy, beautifully warming
Dates, for their natural, caramel-like sweetness, filled with goodness

If you'd like to make your own almond milk see my recipe, how to make almond milk to learn more.

Step-by-step instructions with images

This raw pumpkin smoothie is so easy to make. Follow the step-by-step instructions below with images, or visit the recipe card for complete instructions.

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Top down close up view of recipe ingredients in a blender with dates, milk, pumpkin seeds and banana chunks.

Step 1 - Add the pumpkin smoothie ingredients to your blender

Close up, top down view of a bubbling creamy caramel coloured liquid in a glass dish.

Step 2 - Blend until smooth and creamy

A tall glass of creamy drink topped with a little diced pumpkin. Sitting on a ceramic plate with cinnamon sticks. Pumpkins in the background.

Leftovers and storing

Your pumpkin smoothie is best used the same day. Alternatively, pour into a lidded container and store in the fridge for up to three days.

For easy meal prep, add the chopped pumpkin smoothie ingredients to portion size freezer bags and freeze. Add almond milk before blending on the day.

Freeze and use within 3 months.

Top tip

Blending leftover pumpkin and freezing it in cup size batches is a fantastic way to use it up. Especially when you want to make easy pumpkin smoothies like this one!

Substitutions and variations

Swap up the flavours of your vegan pumpkin smoothie with some of these suggestions.

Pumpkin: Use butternut squash or swap it out for sweet potato. Or, you could use a cup pumpkin puree if you have some. You can also use cooked canned pumpkin puree but, this won't then be a raw smoothie.

Banana - Not everyone enjoys bananas in their smoothies. Mango is a fab replacement and also adds colour. Wanna try something else instead? Try thickening your smoothie with a scoop or two of sea moss gel.

Pumpkin seeds - If you're a fan of nuts, swap the pumpkin seeds for walnuts or pecans.

Dates - A tablespoon of maple syrup or date paste will lift your smoothie sweetness just as well

Almond milk - May be swapped with oat milk, coconut milk or any other dairy-free milk alternative.

For a chocolate flavour, add in a little raw cacao powder or carob.

Nut butter - Add in is a scoop of peanut butter, almond butter or pecan butter. Sprinkle chopped nuts or a sprinkle of chocolate powder on top just before serving.

Yogurt - For a pumpkin and banana smoothie with yogurt add a tablespoon of vegan yogurt for more tummy loving goodness.

FAQ

Should I use raw or cooked pumpkin for smoothies?

Both raw and cooked pumpkin can be used in pumpkin smoothies.

What flavours compliment pumpkin?

For sweet flavour pairings, try vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, maple syrup, chocolate, and cranberries, which all work really well.

I hope that I have answered any questions you may have about this easy pumpkin smoothie recipe. I'd love to know what you think if you make it. If you have any questions, please let me know. Please comment below, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest.

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