Ginger Pumpkin Spice Smoothie is what’s for breakfast most days around here lately! It’s a welcome change from my normal fruity smoothie with pumpkin, maple syrup, frozen bananas, cinnamon, ginger beer, dates(optional) and almond butter. 🎃
A smoothie can be made in a matter of minutes with whatever thrown in! But… take time and use ingredients that actually complement each other and end up with a delicious plus healthy breakfast that you will want to make over and over!
To Make Ginger Pumpkin Spice Smoothie…
The most useful tip that I have for making this smoothie is to use a good blender!! I just added a handy link there 🙂 The blender that I used for this photo blends ice really well but it would not completely blend the dates. I didn’t really mind but if you want this super-smooth I would recommend a Vitamix or Blendtec.
Ginger beer may seem like a really odd ingredient for a smoothie but it just really works for this recipe. To eliminate added sugar use almond milk or coconut water instead of the ginger beer!
Today is #nationalchocolateday so add some dark chocolate chips to this recipe 😁.
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Another favorite fall recipe… Mini Sweet Potato Bundt with Caramel Pecan Sauce!
Ginger Pumpkin Spice Smoothie
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1/2 cup ginger beer or almond milk use as needed for consistency
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp all-spice and cinnamon
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 3 Medjool dates, seeded
- 1 tbsp maple syrup(optional)
- 2 cups crushed ice
Instructions
- Starting with the crushed ice, add all ingredients to a good quality blender.
- Blend on high for a few seconds. Stop and check for consistency and scrape down the sides of the blender container if needed. Add more liquid if needed to make it pourable.
- Blend until completely smooth. Pour into two tall glasses and serve immediately!
