Pumpkin Zucchini Bread Smoothie.
Pumpkin is endlessly fun and colorful this season, but it is so nutritious! Full of antioxidants, fiber and many vitamins, especially vitamin E, great for skin, and vitamin A and carotenoids, offering incredible eye protection. Add in the zucchini and spices, and you have a super healthy creamy spicy fun seasonal meal! Serve with cinnamon and a dollop of yogurt on top. Happy Pumpkin Zucchini season!
Pumpkin is endlessly fun and colorful this season, but it is so nutritious! Full of antioxidants, fiber and many vitamins, especially vitamin E, great for skin, and vitamin A and carotenoids, offering incredible eye protection. Add in the zucchini and spices, and you have a super healthy creamy spicy fun seasonal meal! Serve with cinnamon and a dollop of yogurt on top. Happy Pumpkin Zucchini season!
INGREDIENTS
- 1/4 cup cashew milk
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 cup organic pumpkin puree (I use this brand)
- 1/2 cup zoodled zucchini
- 1/4 cup carrots
- 5 walnuts
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- Pinch of sea salt
METHOD
Blend, top with coconut yogurt, cinnamon, grated zucchini and enjoy! Don’t forget, tastes better with a glass straw! I use this brand.
Dee Dine is the recipe developer and writer behind Green Smoothie Gourmet. She shares her super healthy wholesome recipes on her blog and her Instagram that she feeds her family and friends. She gravitates toward recipes that are fast to create, plant-based, nutritious, easy, and use familiar ingredients. And chocolate is always a good idea! More about Dee.
Nisha / @rainbowplantlife
Love this creative recipe, Dee! The addition of all those spices is wonderful, I bet it tastes like thanksgiving!
Debbie
Nisha! I love that assessment, yes, a perfect Thanksgiving breakfast! Enjoy the season sweetie! Thanks for stopping by, Dee xx.
Anna
Beautiful!!! I’m yet to try drinking pumpkin (believe it or not, I’ve never had pumpkin latte or any beverage with pumpkin flavor!), so this could pe a perfect starting point for me! 🙂 great recipe Dee, thanks for sharing and happy pumpkin season to you my friend!!! xxx
Debbie
Anna! Anna! Oh, pumpkin tastes great in a smoothie, kind of like mango, thick and creamy. Happy pumpkin season to you too my lovely friend!! Dee xx.