Pumpkin Gingerbread Smoothie
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Published Oct 14, 2020, Updated Dec 15, 2023
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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
More Gingerbread Recipes
- Healthy Gingerbread Loaf
- Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal
- Gingerbread Energy Balls
- Gingerbread Overnight Oats
Pumpkin Gingerbread 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
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
It’s a great alternative to the green smoothies I usually make. Its spice and creaminess works well these cold winter months. I didn’t have almond milk and use whole milk instead. Such a wonderful breakfast!
So glad you loved this smoothie, Liz!! Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it. 🙂
Made this for my lunch today – so good! Definitely excited to start exploring more of your recipes:)
So glad you enjoyed this smoothie, Melissa! 🙂
What can I use instead of bananas? Thanks
You could try using frozen cauliflower instead, but it won’t be as sweet since the bananas add a touch of sweetness.
Made it this morning, and it was so delicious! Added some persimmon because I wanted to make two smoothies out of it and it turned out just like a gingerbread dessert 😊 thanks so much!
Woo!! So glad you enjoyed this smoothie, Bo! 🙂
delicious! didn’t add pecans as i didn’t have them on hand, but still had some great flavors.
I just made this recipe using fresh ginger which adds a nice kick! I didn’t have any chia seeds on hand, so it was a little thinner than it would have been with those added. The flavor is very reminiscient of gingerbread.
I’m glad you enjoyed this smoothie, Jen! Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. I appreciate it. 🙂
Very generous for 1 serving, but I can’t wait for the leftovers! YUM!
Tasty afternoon snack to use up some leftover pumpkin I had the fridge! I didn’t have the molasses so used some pomegranate molasses instead. Also added some protein powered and greens (so the color wasn’t as pretty as yours haha). Thanks for this recipe!
Ohhh pomegranate molasses?! Sounds yummy! I’m glad you enjoyed this smoothie, Sophie. Thanks for making it. 🙂
Brittany, This is the first smoothie recipe of yours I’ve tried and it’s a winner. I think I’m hooked! Will definitely try more. So Delicious! Also, love your Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe. Thanks!
Ahh yay!! That makes me so happy to hear, Melinda. I’m so glad you enjoyed this smoothie. 🙂 Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. I really appreciate it!
Dude. Just try it. It’s crazy delicious!!! I’ve been adding my protein powder to this shake too. Thank you so much for all these incredible recipes!!!
Ahh that makes me so happy to hear!! I’m pumped you loved this smoothie, Hillary.