Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie with Turmeric

Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie with Banana, Turmeric, Almonds and honey

The pumpkin patch in the kitchen garden is going strong, thereby pushing my creativity in cooking with pumpkin. I’ve seen plenty of carrot-cake smoothies doing the rounds on Pinterest. If carrots, then why not pumpkin, right?? I was so kicked to make this almost entirely homegrown smoothie, with the pumpkin, bananas and turmeric from the kitchen garden. Not a gloat, but ever so grateful for these gifts from the garden 🙂

I admit there’s a little bit of prep involved in this smoothie. You need to slightly cook the pumpkin, because raw pumpkin in a smoothie would be kinda ugh! Also, frozen bananas give you the creamiest, most delicious smoothies. But if you get your act together the previous night, this breakfast should not take you more than 2 minutes to put together and a super-healthy, filling one at that. It’s got a serving of vegetable, fruit, healthy fats from the almonds, antioxidants from turmeric. It keeps you filled up for 4 hours (speaking from personal experience)!

So, cook the pumpkin, peel and put the bananas in a ziploc in the freezer, soak the almonds – and wake up in the morning feeling like a boss, who can get breakfast going in just 2 minutes!

No pumpkin? Try using carrots instead in the exact same manner.

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Pumpkin, Banana and Almond Smoothie Yum

Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie with Banana, Turmeric, Almonds and Honey - 5 minutes of prep at night, and enjoy this super healthy, filling breakfast in just 2 minutes!

Course

breakfast

Cuisine

global vegetarian

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

2 minutes

Passive Time

480 minutes

Servings

glasses

Ingredients

• 200 grams yellow pumpkin
• 3 bananas small (frozen)
• 12 almonds (soaked overnight)
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
• honey 1 tbsp

Course breakfast Cuisine global vegetarian Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 2 minutes Passive Time 480 minutes Servings glasses Ingredients 200 grams yellow pumpkin 3 bananas small (frozen) 12 almonds (soaked overnight) 1 cup milk 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder honey 1 tbsp

Instructions

Prep for the smoothie the previous night

1. Peel and slice pumpkin. Microwave it with 1/2 cup water for 4 minutes.
2. Peel bananas and freeze it.
3. Soak the almonds in a cup of water.

To prepare smoothie for breakfast

1. In a blender, add the cooked yellow pumpkin, frozen bananas, soaked almonds, turmeric, cinnamon, honey and 4 ice cubes.
2. Blend until you get a smooth puree.
3. Serve into 2 glasses. Sprinkle some turmeric and cinnamon over the top if desired.