Today, I’m excited to bring you one of my personal favorite smoothies that tastes like a slice of pie. Everyone, please meet my beautiful, creamy, delicious sweet potato smoothie!
My sweet potatoes-in-smoothie obsession started when I went digging around in my freezer looking for something fun and different to add to my smoothies. I found a bag of frozen sweet potatoes (not fries, ha!) and decided to throw them in, because why the heck not?!
AND OH MY ZAC EFRON (or OMZE), when paired with banana, cozy spices like cinnamon, vanilla and greek yogurt, it’s truly a dream come true. Basically, it tastes like a thick, creamy milkshake that I wanna live in for the rest of my life. Dramatic? Yep. But is that really anything new?
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Sweet potato smoothie ingredients
This sweet potato smoothie calls for only a few simple ingredients that you probably have already in your cupboard. What I love the most about this smoothie though, isn’t just the toasty pie flavor but rather the amazing nutritional profile. There are over 18g of protein, 7g fiber, and 9g of heart-healthy fats making it a perfect breakfast or post-workout smoothie. Here are the ingredients you’ll need:
- Sweet potato: this recipe calls for frozen cooked sweet potato, which can be found in the frozen veggie section of your grocery store. If you can’t find sweet potato, feel free to use butternut squash — it’s just as delicious!
- Frozen banana: using frozen fruit it best in smoothies and banana helps to sweeten this
- Milk: feel free to use any milk you’d like in my smoothie recipes according to your preferences. Almond milk tends to have a neutral taste in smoothies, coconut milk will add a more tropical and creamy flavor, and regular milk will add a boost of protein.
- Greek yogurt: for a boost of protein and to keep the recipe smooth and creamy, I love using greek yogurt. I typically use plain greek yogurt in my smoothie recipes, but you can use vanilla if you prefer a sweeter smoothie.
- Nut butter: either pecan butter or almond butter will work well in this recipe to create that nice, toasty flavor.
- Vanilla: a hint of vanilla is always recommended.
- Spices: don’t forget the cinnamon, nutmeg, and a pinch of cloves to help bring out that spiced sweet potato pie flavor!
What does a sweet potato smoothie taste like?
When I first made this recipe for my mom, she wasn’t certain she’d like it but as soon as she took one sip she exclaimed ‘YUMMY!’
Personally, I think this sweet potato smoothie tastes like pumpkin pie or sweet potato pie. It’s creamy, slightly sweet, and has a toasty flavor thanks to almond or pecan butter and a hint of spice from cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Too good.
How to prep sweet potatoes for smoothies
When you make a smoothie with sweet potato, it’s best to use cooked sweet potato. Here’s how I like to prep my sweet potatoes for smoothies:
- First, cut up sweet potatoes into chunks, drizzle with a little olive oil and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake sweet potato cubes at 375 degrees F for 20-30 minutes, flipping halfway through. Sweet potatoes are done when they are fork tender.
- Allow the sweet potatoes to cool completely, then place into a reusable bag or a freezer safe airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months.
- Use them in smoothies (or any recipe!) whenever you’d like.
Adding extra nutrition to this sweet potato smoothie
Feel free to toss any of the nutrient-dense ingredients into the smoothie! You may need to add a little extra milk, but the smoothie will turn out beautifully.
- Oats: to add a little heartiness to your smoothie and to help thicken it, feel free to add in 1/3 cup oats. Do not use steel cut oats as they will not blend well.
- Flaxseed meal: this is one of my favorite ingredients to add to smoothies for a little boost of fiber and minerals, and is especially great for nursing mamas as flaxseed can help increase milk supply. Usually a tablespoon is plenty! Here’s a brand I love.
- Chia seeds: feel free to add in a tablespoon of chia seeds to your smoothie for a boost of healthy fats and fiber.
- Hemp seeds: if you’ve been wondering what to do with those hemp seeds lurking in your cupboard, feel free to throw in a tablespoon into your smoothie for a boost of healthy fats, omegas and minerals.
- Spinach: if you’re looking to get more greens in your smoothie, try adding a cup or two of raw or cooked spinach. You’ll never be able to taste it, but just know that it may change the color of your smoothie to brown depending on what other fruit you use.
- Protein: Easily add more protein to a smoothie by adding 1/2 cup greek yogurt or 1 scoop of your favorite protein powder. I recommend Vital Protein collagen peptides or Bob’s Red Mill Plant Based Vanilla Protein Powder.
- Frozen cauliflower: feel free to throw in a cup of frozen cauliflower to thicken your smoothie even more and get extra veggies in. You won’t even be able to taste it!
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I hope you love this sweet potato pie smoothie! If you make it be sure to leave a comment and a rating so I know how you liked it. Enjoy, xo!
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Cinnamon Sweet Potato Pie Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen cubed sweet potato (or sub frozen cubed butternut squash)
- 1 frozen banana
- ¾ cup unsweetened almond milk, plus more as necessary
- ½ cup plain greek yogurt (whole, 2% or fat free will all work)
- 1 tablespoon almond butter or pecan butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg
- Pinch of ground cloves
Instructions
- In a large high-powered blender, add in all ingredients and blend on high for 1-2 minutes or until all ingredients are well combined. If necessary, add in more almond milk to thin the smoothie. If desired, drizzled with almond butter and sprinkle with your favorite granola. Makes 1 smoothie.
Recipe Notes
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Recipe by: Monique Volz // Ambitious Kitchen | Photography by: Eat Love Eats
46 comments
I am so here for this!!!
Gonna make it tomorrow morning! 🤤
So good!! Hope you love it 🙂
It definitely says “strange” when I hear “sweet potato smoothies”, but I’ll definitely say “yes” for this recipe! Thank you for the heads up of the taste of this smoothie and how to make it even healthier by adding extra ingredients. I’m looking forward to more awesomeness from your #AKSmoothieWeek, Monique <3 <3
It does sound a little strange, but so delicious! Glad you’re loving #AKSmoothieWeek 🙂
So those look like yams to me. And would the consistency be ok without adding the absolutely disgusting bananas? And if I used a real sweet potato would it taste better?
First of all, bananas are AMAZING. Second of all, yes you can use 3/4 cup frozen blueberries instead. And I did use sweet potatoes in here, so it will be delicious!
Hi Monique,
Thanks for sharing this kinda awesome resource.
I want to ask you a question about oats.
Actually I love to eat oats a lot.
So, if I use full 3 cups oats in this recipe. Is it chance to lost taste?
Hi! I’d recommend starting with about 1/3 cup so that the smoothie doesn’t get too thick.
Thanks Monique
I thought the coffee lover’s smoothie was going to be my favorite #aksmoothieweek recipe until I tried this one. It is seriously one of the best smoothies I’ve ever had. I only had half of a banana so I cut back to 1/2 cup sweet potato, 1/4 cup Greek yogurt and less almond milk (but kept all the other ingredients the same). It was still very filling and satisfying for breakfast. I wish I had more frozen bananas so I could eat it again for lunch!
Isn’t this one amazing?! It was definitely one of my favs all week, too. Glad you loved it!
Monique volz;
Hi,I just finished looking at some of your recipes from your website,your cinnamon sweet potato pie smoothie looks so good and I would like to make your smoothie soon but it is high in carbs and sugar.I am a type 2 diabetic on insulin twice a day And I was wondering how I can break down the carbs and sugar in your recipe.I only have a 1 person magic bullet blender and would it be possible to half the recipe to fit it into my blender that will cut back on the carbs and sugar in your recipe.
I love your website and there are lots of recipes for me to check out and make at home.
Kim
Hi Kim! It sounds like this might not be the right recipe for you. I suggest checking in with a nutritionist or dietitian who can help you with a diabetic friendly smoothie or meal plan. I hope you find more recipes here that you love!
My husband and I are addicted to this smoothie! I like to make it after a workout. Thanks for this delicious recipe!
Thank you so much for this recipe! I made it with one medium sweet potato, subbed cashew milk and one apple for the almond milk and banana, added some flaxmeal, and topped it with extra pumpkin pie spice. It made two nice filling smoothies which my boyfriend and I really enjoyed!
Perfect! Glad those swaps worked out well 🙂 such a great breakfast or snack!
I love this recipe – and my kids do too! I usually add spinach to it, and more almond milk as it is very thick and creamy.
So happy this one’s kiddo-approved! One of my favs.
Would it work with steamed potatoes? Or does the roasting add a lot of flavour?
Steamed should be fine! 🙂
WOW! This is amazing. I left out the yogurt and added two dates for sweetness. I added two scoops of collagen powder to increase the protein. I used frozen sweet potatoes and an unfrozen banana, which worked fine! I also added some ice cubes. Very tasty! I will make this one again. Thank you for the sweet potato pie smoothie!
Perfect! So happy you enjoyed!
I love this smoothie so much!!
So happy to hear that!
THIS WAS THE BEST SMOOTHIE EVER.
THANK YOU PAT.
So glad you loved it!
Thank you for this gutsy recipe! I was getting a little bored with the usual berries or coffee smoothies. This was something completely different and absolutely delicious- I love it! Can’t stop eating it I am addicted. Thank you 🙂
Absolutely! This is a fun one 🙂
I made this exactly except that I added refrigerated or room temperature ingredients instead of frozen and used the soup function on my Blendtec blender. For reference I had 244 g of mashed sweet potato and 114 g of banana. It was an excellent warm smoothie great for fall or winter. I ate it with a spoon as it was pretty thick.
Perfect! Glad you enjoyed!
I’ve made this recipe a few times and it’s so good. I used baked sweet potatoes that I had on hand, and used fresh bananas, so I needed to add some ice. I used pb and dairy free milk because it’s what I have on hand. Make the recipe your own (but make sure you use cooked sweet potatoes). The recipe doesn’t specify – should be self explanatory- but I felt like I should add that for people who just need specific details. Try this one- it’s so good!!
Edit- if you read through the blog it does tell you to cook the sweet potatoes. I usually jump to the recipe though.
Perfect! And yes cook those sweet potatoes 🙂
Could this still work with already baked sweet potato? I imagine the consistency might change, but taste wise would it be good?
That should work! Feel free to add a few ice cubes to help it thicken up 🙂
very nice recipe
Just made this for a post-workout breakfast and it was amazing! My doctor recommended I do a whole30 so I can’t have oats or any of the grains I would normally have for post-workout carbs, but I can have sweet potatoes and wanted to try this. My vanilla protein powder is pretty potent so I think it overpowered the sweet potato flavor a little, but it’s still delicious! I added hemp hearts and riced cauliflower and used unsweetened vanilla coconut yogurt for even more creaminess. I wasn’t ready for fall but I think I am now! 😂
Haha LOVE that, glad it put you in the mood for fall!! So happy you enjoyed it 🙂
Wow, this is really good exactly as written! I had frozen sweet potato cubes bought from the store, and those worked great. Highly recommend. The second time I made it, I added two scoops of the suggested Vital Protein collagen peptides (vanilla flavored), and that version was also wonderful.
Nice! Those frozen sweet potatoes are a great shortcut 🙂 Glad you loved it!
This was so delicious…so creamy, rich and good for you! It’s perfect for Fall, will make it again. ❤️
Raw or cooked sweet potatoes?
Hi, do you use raw or cooked sweet porato? Thanks
You will want to use frozen cooked sweet potato, which can be found in the frozen veggie section of your grocery store. Enjoy!
Do you peel your sweet potatoes before baking them?
I don’t, but you can if you’d like!