Pumpkin Berry Smoothie
Published 11/12/2019
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Use up your left over canned pumpkin and make this Pumpkin Berry Cashew Butter Smoothie! It combines delicious fall flavors making a yummy superfood-filled breakfast or snack!
Smoothies All Year Round
There is a myth floating around that you can only make smoothies in the summer. I call B.S.! Smoothies are an all-year-round dish. We have so many healthy smoothie recipes on Fit Foodie Finds that make a great quick breakfast or post workout snack. We have smoothies for every season that highlight seasonal fruits and flavors. We understand that you don’t necessarily want a tropical piña colada smoothie in the middle of winter so we’ve worked hard to develop smoothie recipes for every season. This pumpkin smoothie is a perfect smoothie recipe for fall. It incorporates all of your favorite fall flavors plus some smoothie staples you probably have in your freezer right now.Use Up Your Canned Pumpkin
One reason we love this pumpkin berry smoothie recipe is because it gives us an excuse to use up the canned pumpkin in our refrigerator from all of our fall pumpkin recipes. Who doesn’t have canned pumpkin left over in the fridge? Add this pumpkin berry smoothie to your fall recipe list!Everything You Need to Know
This smoothie recipe is easy to blend together if you have all of the ingredients ready to go! Let’s chat more about what ingredients are in this pumpkin berry smoothie and why we used them. And? If you need to make some substitutions, we’ve got you covered there, too!Pumpkin Smoothie Ingredients
Pumpkin Puree- What would a pumpkin smoothie be without actual pumpkin puree? Though this smoothie is still sweet, the pumpkin takes the sweetness down a notch and makes the smoothie more of a balanced sweet and savory smoothie. Adding pumpkin puree to a smoothie also gives you a chance to sneak in extra vegetables throughout the day. Don’t have pumpkin puree? Try sweet potato puree of butternut squash puree! Frozen Blueberries- We decided to use blueberries in this pumpkin smoothie because they cut the savoriness of pumpkin and add the perfect amount of sweetness. The blueberries also make the smoothie a beautiful blue color. Feel free to substitute blueberries for any other frozen berry you have in your freezer! Any berry will do the trick. Frozen Banana- Frozen bananas are a must have at all times kind of a thing for us! We have frozen bananas in our freezer at all times because bananas make a great smoothie base for any smoothie. Check out our post on how to freeze banana for smoothies here! Cashew Butter- Not only does the cashew butter add protein to this pumpkin smoothie, but it adds a creamy consistency that thickens this smoothie to a delicious rich texture! Any nut butter will work as a substitution for cashew butter in this smoothie! Unsweetened Almond Milk- We use unsweetened almond milk as the liquid in most of our smoothie recipes. The flavor isn’t overpowering and it is a great source of protein! Any milk or milk substitute will work as a substitution for almond milk! Pumpkin Pie Spice- Pumpkin pie spice adds a dynamic flavor to the smoothie for fall. Make our homemade pumpkin spice for easy access to pumpkin pie spice all season long! Ground Flax- A little flaxseed adds a lot of fiber to this pumpkin berry smoothie recipe!Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Pumpkin Smoothie with Cashew Butter
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
- 1 tablespoon cashew butter
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1/2 tablespoon flax seed meal
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend on high until smooth.
- Scrape the sides of the blender and add additional almond milk (1 teaspoon at a time) if smoothie is too thick. Blend until smooth.
- Serve with granola or fruit toppings and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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OMG, how did I miss THIS?!?!?! Looks divine. I’m so making it this week for breakfast!
I love TJ’s cashew butter but they’ve been outta stock for so long, I’ve been making my own 🙂
I bet you couldn’t even taste the pumpkin in there, so this might be a good way for people who aren’t huge pumpkin fans to get it in! Pumpkin is so good for you! (and delicious so I don’t mind tasting it:)
It wasn’t pumpkin overload that’s for sure! I love mixing flavors…sometimes too much of one thing is no bueno!
Pretty sure I eat my left over pumpkin from the can. But when I’m not hiding in my room to do that, I mix it with oats, bananas and chocolate chips and make some fast ‘cookies’. Always good 😀
😀 I like pumpkin flavor, but there’s something about it eating plain… YICK. Maybe it’s the texture?!
cashew butter makes everything better. well in my opinion. YUMO!
p.s. are you using diggit for the social shares side bar?
Seriously I ate that jar in like a week. I am using Digg Digg! My designer was able to go in a change the CSS and make it blue!
ohhh can i get info on your designer? I’m trying to help my husband design a coaching site and blog. Ya, i’m not so good at it. LOL! If you don’t want to share,totally understand. But let them know they are doing a great job!
I’ve never thought of mixing in a crunchy topping on my smoothie but you have totally inspired me to try it out! Granola makes anything taste better so naturally is must add a little something amazing to a thick and dreamy smoothie. Totally brilliant. These pics are gorgeous btw.
OMG. That’s the only way I eat a smoothie is with crunchies on top 😀
Holy YES. I love how smoothies can perfectly unify ingredients that seem so random. I just wish I could have a blender in my college dorm.
Doode I feel you. What about a magic bullet?! They are small. You might wake up your neighbors…but let’s be real, you could be doing something more…dangerous!?
If I get an apartment next year, I can bring a blender! But we’re not even allowed to have anything except a micro-fridge in our dorms. I guess fire/electrical surge prevention is a good thing…
Whattttttt. Come to think of it I don’t think I had any kitchen gadgets. Whomppp. Is your dining hall at least good?! Ours stepped it up like 3 years after I left the dorms.
Yesss thankfully the dining hall food is amazing here at Boston University! There are plenty of healthy options, and they often focus on sustainable/local food! Spoiled I am.
Cashew butter = the bomb.com. I’ve been enjoying pumpkin in my favorite cornbread recently but also started to experiment with some smoothies. I made a good one this morning. Just needs a little more tweaking .
Ing pumpkin cornbread. So freaking genius.
Omg. #autocorrect
okay that is a monster smoothie!! I love anything cashew. Pumpkin…. I’m kinda over it already and it’s still Oct. Where did you find that mason jar lid?
I got the mason jar frommmmmmm target? And the lid from a little boutique in Minneapolis. ‘Twas a good find!
You’re so damn inventive! Seriously… I love how you always pair seemingly unconventional items. Pumpkin almond smoothie? *yawn*. It’s been done. But pumpkin…berries..cashews. Now that interests me…
Have I mentioned how much you rock?
Love you peebs and jeebs 🙂
What she said. 🙂