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This Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake Is My New Go-To This Fall

This Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake Is My New Favorite Post-Workout or Lunchtime Fuel

Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake For Fall

Aside from color-changing leaves, the taste of pumpkin is the most universal sign that Fall has kicked Summer to the curb and embraced us with outstretched tree trunk arms. It's everywhere — in our desserts, our lattes, even our deodorant (I'm not kidding). So I was pleased — though not surprised, since I knew it'd be delicious — when I tasted a pumpkin pie protein shake bursting with Autumn flavor.

The recipe is a slight adaptation from blogger (and POPSUGAR employee) Taylor Celentano's Pumpkin Protein Smoothie. I've had it, along with some nuts, as my lunch, and it makes for a great post-workout drink. The BSN Syntha-6 Pumpkin Pie Protein Powder used here blends nicely with peanut butter — plus, just the powder itself packs 22 grams of whey protein. Of course, you can use any brand of pumpkin protein you like.

I made a few tweaks of my own to adjust the recipe for what I had available at home, so the ingredients and estimated nutrition facts ahead are based on my adaptation. For instance, on her site, Soul Brew, Taylor said that she added collagen (I did not), used a frozen banana (I used a fresh banana), and put three-quarters of a tablespoon of peanut butter (I love peanut butter and upped it to one tablespoon). We both used unsweetened vanilla almond milk. The shake as a whole truly does taste like a slice of pumpkin pie, so get to blendin' already!

Protein shake recipe for fall

Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake

Original / Soul Brew

Notes

If you don't have these exact ingredients, don't sweat! Use what you have or what you can buy at the store.

This Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake Is My New Go-To This Fall

Ingredients

  1. 1 1/4 cups almond milk
    1 scoop pumpkin pie protein
    1 frozen (or raw) banana
    4 to 6 ice cubes
    1 tbsp natural peanut butter
    Optional: a dash of cinnamon on top

Directions

  1. Take all of your ingredients, including the one scoop of protein, and blend them in a NutriBullet or blender until ice is crushed and peanut butter is mixed in (about 15 seconds or so).
  2. Pour into a glass, or drink it straight from the NutriBullet cup!

Nutrition

Calories per serving
437 to 457
Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Sam Brodsky
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