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Englisch Pumpkin smoothie with Apple, Pear and warming Spices
There are about 800 pumpkin varieties! Small, large, all kinds of shapes and colors - for eating or just as decoration. What would autumn be without these magnificent vegetable fruits! Which of them fits best in a green-pumpkin smoothie - we have been looking for a long time... good things take time, we have finally found what we were looking for: nutmeg pumpkin.
Pumpkin smoothie recipe: Musketeer
Unlike Hokkaido or butternut, Muscat squash doesn't taste like starchy mush when pureed raw, but resembles its relatives - melons. This pairs perfectly with pear and apple, as well as the sweeteners banana and Medjool date.
We also combine the subtle nutmeg pumpkin flavor with warming pumpkin pie spices: a little nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, cinnamon and vanilla. In our opinion, the smoothie tasts best with a mild green base - e.g spinach or the winter salad Indian lettuce.
Spice tip: In general, spices can add variety to green smoothies - just try your favorite flavors. It's best to start with small amounts because a high-speed blender extracts all the aroma.
Pumpkin smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 handfuls of spinach or Indian lettuce
- 100 g nutmeg pumpkin raw
- 1 banana peeled
- 1 small apple with peel
- 2 small pears with peel
- 2 medjool dates stoned
- 2 oranges only the juice
- 1 thin slice of lemon with peel, about 1 cm
- 300 ml water
Instruction
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Wash leafy greens, pear and apple, chop if necessary.
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Peel banana and pumpkin, remove pumpkin seeds and add to the container first. Then add the rest of the fruit and leafy greens.
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Add spices to taste and personal preference. Finally, add fresh orange juice and water.
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Blend on maximum speed until you have a uniform creamy consistency - about 1 minute.
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Enjoy your pumpkin smoothie from the heart!
Would you have thought you could drink raw pumpkin in a green smoothie? How do you like our "Musketeer"?
We'd love to hear your feedback on the pumpkin smoothie here.
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why do we need to remove the pumpkin seeds? They are so healthy!
if you’d like to blend some of the pumpkin seeds, feel free to give it a try. We haven't done it so far for taste reasons.
Please let us know how your pumpkin smoothie with seeds turned out.
Best regards,
Carla
I’m not sure if I understood it correctly: Can you blend pumpkin seeds with the fruit?
I really like this recipe!
we are very glad that you like our pumpkin smoothie recipe – we’re excited to hear how you find the smoothie’s taste.
To answer your question: As described in the instructions, the muscat pumpkin is peeled and the seeds are removed before blending.
Enjoy the recipe!
Carla
Best regards,
Carla
we're very glad to hear that - thank you for your lovely feedback. It will surely be a great fit with cinnamon and ginger! Enjoy it.
Best,
Carla
thank you so much for the recipes (juicer). Always a pleasure. Wishing you and your team a wonderful Advent season and a Merry Christmas.
Warm regards,
Heike
Thank you!
Wishing you all the best as well,
Carla
do you also have recipes for the juicer?
Best wishes,
Heike
of course - you can find our TOP 10 juicer recipes here.
Enjoy!
Carla
Best regards, Heike
I wouldn't recommend that. Blending a smoothie involves processing all the ingredients together. Therefore, the taste result is completely different than when you juice the same ingredients. Juicing ultimately removes the fiber or collects it as pulp. Additionally, not all smoothie ingredients – especially very soft fruits like bananas, mealy pears – juice as well as they blend.
You can find our TOP 10 juice recipes here.
Best regards,
Carla
Margarete
we only provide the approximate calorie count in our recipes. You would need to calculate the number of carbohydrates yourself.
Best regards,
Carla
I'm getting a Vitamix for Christmas, and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm just wondering how you can buy small amounts of ingredients here, like 100 g of pumpkin, for example. Usually, you buy a pumpkin that's larger and then have to use up the rest in some other way?
Cheers,
Melanie
That's true, of course. At farmers' markets, you can sometimes buy just a portion of the pumpkin, especially if they're very large. However, you can create a lot of culinary delights with pumpkin—from curry to soup and even chutneys... you're sure to find some use for it.
Best regards and have fun in advance with your Vitamix!!!
Carla
Thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately, we currently don't have a delicious pumpkin smoothie recipe. However, as inspiration for a savory smoothie, I can recommend a tomato and bell pepper smoothie.
Warm regards,
Carla
Warm regards,
Ute
Thank you so much for your feedback - it means a lot to us :)
Warm regards,
Carla
I once used raw Hokkaido pumpkin in a smoothie; I didn't find it particularly noticeable in terms of taste or thickness. However, muscat pumpkin is really great!
Thanks again & have a nice week :).
How lovely to hear that you enjoyed the butternut squash smoothie. We definitely think that this variety is one of the finest!
Warm regards, Carla
Great, a pumpkin smoothie.
Great ingredients.
I'll include it in my recipes.
And that great picture with the cute heart emojis?
The soup is also enticing.
Keep up the good work, you gems!
I always look forward to the many great recipes and ideas you share. However, I’m reaching out today because I have a request: Could you please include not just the calorie information but also the three key nutritional values in your recipes - carbs, fat, and protein? It would help me find recipes with lower carbs more quickly, as I have significantly reduced my carb intake.
I wish you continued success and look forward to the many recipes that are yet to come!
Best wishes from Angela
Unfortunately, I’m not as – how should I say – fanatical, or rather enthusiastic about smoothies as you or many of your – especially female – clients. I never take anything too religiously. I mostly live in the Philippines, where I can't find many of the things you recommend. In particular, there's a lack of spices, as Filipino food is usually quite bland. I only have a simple blender that, while it can chop everything, can only dream of creating creamy blends. I suppose someday, when I’m back in Germany, I’ll buy a different blender. Maybe then I’ll also have that big "aha" moment!
Wishing you a wonderful autumn and winter.
Best regards, Paul
Best regards,
Monika P.
1. Fill the container halfway with warm water.
2. Add 1 tablespoon of soda (e.g., from Heitmann, available at drugstores).
3. Close the container and run it at full power for 1 minute.
4. Fill the container to the top with warm water.
5. Let it sit overnight.
6. In the morning, empty the water and use a soft brush to clean it - don't use a scouring pad!
7. Rinse thoroughly with clean water.
8. Optionally, polish with a microfiber cloth. Done!
If you do this cleaning once a month, your container won't discolor as much anymore. I'm looking forward to your feedback! Best, Carla
The autumnal smoothie recipe with fruit and pumpkin sounds truly delicious. I'll definitely give it a try soon. Thank you so much for the recipe idea.
Sending love,
Elke S.