Pumpkin Spice Frappé
This recipe comes from the book, Feel Good Smoothies, where author Sandra Wu writes, “Everyone has a soft spot for pumpkin spice. Comforting and sweet, it makes us think of cozy winter days. This smoothie hits all the right notes that a pumpkin pie does, just with the added bonus of it being healthy-ish!” Find more recipes and tips from Wu here.
Reprinted from Feel Good Smoothies: 40 Smoothies to Power Your Body and Mind by Sandra Wu with permission from Chronicle Books, 2022. Illustrations by Rocio Egio.
How to Make It
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Place the almond milk, pumpkin purée, banana, pepitas, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a blender. Start the blender on low speed and slowly increase to high speed. Blend until smooth and creamy.
Ingredients
1 cup plain unsweetened almond milk
½ cup canned pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling), chilled
½ cup frozen banana slices
¼ cup unsalted pepitas, toasted and cooled completely
1 tbsp maple syrup
¼ tsp cinnamon
⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
pinch of sea salt
Directions
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Place the almond milk, pumpkin purée, banana, pepitas, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a blender. Start the blender on low speed and slowly increase to high speed. Blend until smooth and creamy.
