High-Protein Pumpkin Recipes
Pumpkin season meets the protein shelf — smoothies, balls, pancakes, and pillows that put real pumpkin to work.
★ Breakfast
BreakfastPumpkin Spice Smoothie Bowl
This takes my taste buds straight to Halloween Town!!!
Nicole RenardIngredients
- 1/4 cup Almond milk (or milk of choice)
- 1 Frozen banana
- 1/2 cup Frozen riced cauliflower
- 1/2 cup Frozen mango
- 1/3 cup Pumpkin purée
- 1 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
- Splash Vanilla
- 1 scoop Vanilla protein powder (optional)
Instructions
- 1Add all ingredients into a high speed blender
- 2Blend until smooth
- 3Pour into a coconut bowl & top! I used Trader Joe’s pumpkin Joe Joes, pumpkin spice cookies, pumpkin spice RX bar & pumpkin spice My Mochi Ice CreM & a pumpkin spice peanut butter drizzle!
- 4Enjoy!!!
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Open in Pepper →Why Pumpkin Is Secretly a Great Protein Vehicle
Pumpkin itself isn't high-protein, but its texture is — thick, creamy, and a natural base for anything you want to load with protein. It hides Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and protein powder better than almost any other ingredient.
Skip the latte and make a pumpkin protein smoothie instead. It tastes like fall, costs a dollar, and lands at 20–30g of protein.
Home cooks on Pepper are already building their definitive collections of these nutrient-rich pumpkin recipes, ensuring the cozy flavors of fall are always within reach.
Quick Tips
- 1
Use pure pumpkin purée
Not pumpkin pie filling. Filling is loaded with sugar — purée is just pumpkin.
- 2
Pair with warm spice
Cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove make even a protein-powder smoothie taste like dessert.
- 3
Pumpkin freezes well
Open a can, portion into ice cube trays, freeze. One cube goes straight into a morning smoothie.
- 4
Add protein after blending purée
Whisk in whey or Greek yogurt at the end so heat doesn't break the texture.
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