4 Gut-Friendly Warming Fall Smoothie Recipes
That fall chill in the air making you question your cold summer smoothies habit?! Not to fear, here’s some recipes to Fall-ify your smoothie routine! From cinnamon-y carrot cake to chocolate sweet potato pie-these fall smoothies will warm you up from the inside out!
P.S. Each smoothie recipe contains at least 1 vegetable!
Smoothie Pro Tips For Optimizing Digestion:
Pour into a bowl and eat with a spoon to promote chewing and increase digestive enzyme output
use fresh vs. frozen fruits/veggies or let them come to room temp
add carminative herbs (which aid in digestive motility aka movin’ things along) via warming spices like cinnamon, ginger and clove
Fall Smoothie Recipes
Chocolate Sweet Potato Pie
8-10 oz unsweetened milk or dairy free milk
1-2 scoops chocolate protein (my current fav protein powders here)
1/2 medium sweet potato (cooked; can be frozen) or ½ cup canned pumpkin
2 T chia seeds (I recommend soaked for IBS peeps)
½ cup frozen zucchini (easier to digest if steamed first)
2 T raw cacao powder
a few shakes of pumpkin pie spice
Blend!
Carrot Cake
¼ cup full fat canned coconut milk +~1 c water
1-2 scoops vanilla protein
½ cup cooked/roasted carrots (can also use a handful of raw)
1.5 T raw almond butter
1/2 cup frozen cauliflower rice
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 date or 2-3 fresh figs
Blend!
Cinnamon Apple Crisp
8-10 oz milk or DF milk
1-2 scoops vanilla protein
1 peeled green apple (raw or baked)
2-3 T chopped walnuts
1-2 T GF oats (optional) or flaxseeds
a few shakes of pumpkin pie spice
pinch of cloves
small handful of raw spinach
Blend!
Ginger Beet
1 cup milk or DF milk
1 scoop unflavored protein powder or 2 scoops collagen peptides
½ cup chopped cooked/steaked beets
1-2 brazil nuts
1 frozen ripe banana
Squeeze of ½ an orange
~1 inch knob fresh ginger
A few dashes of turmeric powder
Blend!
