Pumpkin Gingerbread Smoothie

This pumpkin gingerbread smoothie tastes like your favorite holiday dessert, but is loaded with health-boosting ingredients like fresh ginger, blackstrap molasses and chia seeds. Vegan and gluten-free.

Oh man, I think I may have found my new favorite cold weather smoothie. It combines the flavors of two holiday desserts – pumpkin pie and gingerbread. Honestly, I think it might be one of my favorite smoothie recipes! Did I mention, it’s vegan, gluten free and packed with a ton of healthy ingredients?

Pumpkin Gingerbread Smoothie Ingredients:

• banana
• pumpkin puree
• unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• blackstrap molasses
• apple cider vinegar
• chia seeds
• fresh ginger (ground ginger will work too)
• vanilla extract
• ground cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves
• pecans pieces (optional)

Ginger 101

Let’s talk about ginger for a minute because it’s pretty awesome! Not only is it an immune booster (much needed in the winter months when colds and other viruses are rampant), but it’s also known for providing relief for an upset stomach, helping with digestion and providing anti-inflammatory compounds called gingerols to the body. Ginger is also great to help with morning sickness during pregnancy. I lived for anything ginger while I was pregnant with Liv.

I’m also a big fan of the heat/spice it adds to things. A little goes a long way and it definitely gives this smoothie a kick.

Quick tip: I peel fresh ginger, put it in a freezer ziplock and freeze it. It lasts so much longer than in the fridge and it’s easy to grate with the microplane when frozen as well.

A Naturally Sweetened Smoothie

In addition to the ginger, I added blackstrap molasses to this smoothie. I don’t usually add additional sweeteners to my smoothies unless it’s stevia (fruit tends to make it sweet enough) but molasses is usually found in gingerbread and ginger cookies so it made sense to add it to this smoothie. Plus, blackstrap molasses, is one of the most nutritious types of molasses and it’s rich in iron, calcium and magnesium. You can find more about the benefits of blackstrap molasses here.

Of course, this smoothie has other health boosting ingredients too–from the pumpkin to the almond milk, apple cider vinegar, cinnamon and chia seeds. There’s just so much goodness in this smoothie! But enough about the nutritional benefits, the fact of the matter is that it’s absolutely delicious. If you like ginger and pumpkin, it’s a must-make this winter. Trust me on this one.

More Pumpkin Recipes

• Pumpkin Bran Muffins
• Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
• Easy Pumpkin Granola
• Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

More Gingerbread Recipes

• Healthy Gingerbread Loaf
• Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal
• Gingerbread Energy Balls

Pumpkin Gingerbread Smoothie

5 from 20 votes

This pumpkin gingerbread smoothie tastes like your favorite holiday dessert, but is loaded with health-boosting ingredients like fresh ginger, blackstrap molasses, and chia seeds. Vegan and gluten-free.

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Prep Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 smoothie

Ingredients

• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin or homemade pumpkin puree
• 11/4 cup Almond Breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1 Tablespoon blackstrap molasses
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chia seeds
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, ground ginger will work too
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• pinch of nutmeg
• pinch of ground cloves
• 3-4 cubes of ice
• roasted and unsalted pecans pieces, for topping (optional)

Instructions

 

• Place all ingredients in a high-powered blender, blend until smooth. Pour into a glass, sprinkle with pecan pieces and enjoy.

Nutrition

Serving: 1smoothie Calories: 270kcal Carbohydrates: 44g Protein: 5g Fat: 10g Saturated Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g Sodium: 249mg Fiber: 8g Sugar: 12g

Author: Brittany Mullins

Course: Smoothie

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pumpkin gingerbread smoothie

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