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Pumpkin Pie Milkshake

[heart_this] · Oct 25, 2009 · 49 Comments

Pumpkin Pie Milkshake

With pumpkins being in season I have been roasting them to make and freeze pumpkin puree for use later. By the end of the day my place was pretty hot from having the the oven on so much. While I was thinking about how warm my place was I remembered seeing this recipe for a pumpkin pie milkshake on Our Best Bites that sounded like the perfect way to beet the heat and enjoy some of the freshly pureed pumpkin. With the pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spices and the brown sugar, this drink is pretty much just a pumpkin pie in milkshake form. There is even a graham cracker garnish to remind you of the pies crust.
For the most part I left the original recipe as it was though, I did replace the vanilla ice cream with frozen vanilla yogurt and I garnished the milkshake with crumbled gingersnaps rather than graham crackers. This milkshake was literally as easy to make as throwing the ingredients together and blending. You can easily control the consistency of the shake by changing the amount of milk that you use. If you like a really thick shake, only use just enough milk that the ice cream or frozen yogurt will puree in the bender. If you like a thinner shake then you just need to add some more milk. The pumpkin pie milkshake was so good! It was nice and thick and the pumpkin pie flavours came through really well. It was a great seasonal treat and it was nice and refreshing after having the oven on all day long. I know that I will be enjoying a few more of these shakes while I still have some pumpkin puree on hand!

Pumpkin Pie Milkshake

Pumpkin Pie Milkshake

Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 1
ingredients
  • 2 cups vanilla frozen yogurt
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon gingersnap cookies (crumbled, optional
directions
  1. Blend everything other than the gingersnap cookies in a blender.
  2. Serve garnished with the gingersnap cookies.
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Comments

  1. VeggieGirl says

    October 25, 2009 at 1:18 am

    Spectacular shake!

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  2. ♥peachkins♥ says

    October 25, 2009 at 2:15 am

    Oh my! it looks really good!

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  3. Jenn says

    October 25, 2009 at 2:24 am

    Nice!! I'd like a glass of this. with a scoop of ice cream on top.

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  4. Linda - one scoop at a time says

    October 25, 2009 at 2:56 am

    When you freeze the pumpkin puree, do you just thaw it later and reuse for a recipe? I was just debating whether to eat my way through the excess pumpkin or throwing it away, not even realizing that I could freeze it and use later.

    That shake looks incredible.

    Reply
  5. Kerstin says

    October 25, 2009 at 2:59 am

    What a delicious idea!

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  6. Debbie says

    October 25, 2009 at 3:20 am

    oooow… can't wait to try this. thanks for posting it.
    🙂

    Reply
  7. screwdestiny says

    October 25, 2009 at 4:19 am

    Did you put that milkshake in a stemless wine glass? It looks like it. How very fancy of you. That looks delicious.

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  8. tigerfish says

    October 25, 2009 at 4:38 am

    Perfect for season!

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  9. Spice Rack says

    October 25, 2009 at 5:20 am

    Wow, this shake sounds good. It'll go with the pumpkin pie!

    Reply
  10. Laura @ Hungry and Frozen says

    October 25, 2009 at 6:23 am

    This sounds very American! Have a feeling it's the sort of thing I'd be unsure about but is actually ridiculously delicious. I like that it's garnished with crumbled cookies too :0

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  11. Lazy_Ducky says

    October 25, 2009 at 6:32 am

    very wintery coctail! Sweet and spice! Tahnks for idea for a healthy treat.

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  12. Conor @ HoldtheBeef says

    October 25, 2009 at 8:50 am

    How cool! Literally! What a delicious milkshake idea.

    Reply
  13. Jasmine says

    October 25, 2009 at 10:35 am

    This looks delicious. I definitely copied down the recipe. 🙂

    Reply
  14. Pam says

    October 25, 2009 at 11:55 am

    Perfect! I always have weird leftover amounts of pumpkin puree around this time of the year.

    Reply
  15. Kevin says

    October 25, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    Linda – one scoop at a time: Yep, it's as easy as freezing, thawing and using it in a recipe.

    Reply
  16. Joanne says

    October 25, 2009 at 12:49 pm

    You know. I generally think that you can't possibly outdo yourself. But then you go and take all your food to some higher plane. I love this. I think I could eat it every day for the rest of my life.

    Reply
  17. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    October 25, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    What a gorgeous creation! That milkshake must be so delicious!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  18. amanda @ fake ginger says

    October 25, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    That looks delicious! I wanna run to the store now so I can make it!

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  19. Lea Ann says

    October 25, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    You are really making the most out of pumpkin season. Why aren't I???

    I don't know which pumpkins are for cooking. I think Whole Foods has some smaller ones and I'll ask this morning.

    I don't think you're suppose to use the big jack o lantern pumpkins are you?

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  20. pookiepantry says

    October 25, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    this looks and sounds delicious… love pumpkin!

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  21. Dawn says

    October 25, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    now this is amazing Kevin!! you are so creative.

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  22. George Gaston says

    October 25, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    Kevin… this sounds like a delicious fall shake! Thanks

    Reply
  23. Cara says

    October 25, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    I like to drink my pumpkin pie too – I make protein shakes with vanilla whey, cottage cheese, and pumpkin puree and they are seriously awesome 🙂

    Reply
  24. Jacqueline says

    October 25, 2009 at 4:53 pm

    Yum! Sounds good Kevin. I have still not experienced pumpkin in anything but savoury dishes. I really must make the effort. What do you think I should start with Kevin?

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  25. Amanda says

    October 25, 2009 at 5:37 pm

    Fabulous Kevin! Obviously great minds think alike as I just posted an Apple Cider Milkshake that I love making. Will have to try this pumpkin one 🙂

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  26. meeso says

    October 25, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    Awesome shake, those are great fall flavors!

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  27. Valerina says

    October 25, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    Just another reason to love this time of year! What better excuse to have a pumpkin pie milkshake? This looks exquisite!

    Reply
  28. The Duo Dishes says

    October 25, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    It's still really warm here in LA, so this is a nice way to get the pumpkin flavor of the season in a cold treat.

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  29. We Are Not Martha says

    October 25, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    I should just set up automatic updates for every recipe on your blog because they're all amazing!! Will definitely be making this!

    Sues

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  30. pigpigscorner says

    October 25, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    Looks and sounds amazing!

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  31. Robin Sue says

    October 25, 2009 at 9:52 pm

    No you didn't just make this shake!! Kevin yo are killing me, this looks so awesome. Forget McDonald's stupid green shakes for St. Pats, they need to make your Pumkin Pie Shake for Fall. Awesome!

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  32. Chris says

    October 25, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    Just made this Kevin, and it's absolutely delicious! Thanks

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  33. Kevin says

    October 25, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    Lea Ann: Around here the pumpkins are usually labeled as pie pumpkins (the smaller ones) or carving pumpkins (the larger ones). I have always gotten the smaller 'pie' pumpkins for cooking.

    Reply
  34. darnold23 says

    October 26, 2009 at 12:14 am

    I've posted your link on my blog. This is such a great idea! Thanks for sharing it with us.

    Reply
  35. syrie says

    October 26, 2009 at 12:20 am

    Wow what a combo! Never heard of anything like this before. Great to see such interesting things being done with pumpkin.

    Reply
  36. Lori says

    October 26, 2009 at 1:14 am

    One of the Autumn things I look forward to is Pumpkin Ice Cream or Pumpkin Frozen Custard at my local ice cream shoppe. But this is one I could whip up at home quite easily. A great idea Kevin.

    And so funny on Friday, I roasted butternut squash, then pumpkin and then amber cup squash, delicata and even spaghetti squash. My oven kept going all day long.

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  37. Helene says

    October 26, 2009 at 1:18 am

    That's a recipe to keep for sure Kevin. Love those pumpkin recipes.

    Reply
  38. Peabody says

    October 26, 2009 at 2:11 am

    Oh yum. Sounds good. My mom would throw extra pie with ice cream and milk in the blender when we were kids. This reminds me of that. 😉

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  39. MaryBeth says

    October 26, 2009 at 2:16 am

    I love to drink pumpkin shakes this time of year…I will head straight up to your place for a big glass..YUMM-O

    Reply
  40. restaurantgroupie says

    October 26, 2009 at 4:50 am

    that's really different! love it!

    Reply
  41. Jessica says

    October 26, 2009 at 8:14 pm

    I've seen a lot of baking recipes that use pumpkin, but I haven't seen a shake yet! This looks delicious!

    Reply
  42. Sara @ Our Best Bites says

    October 26, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    Love your take on it Kevin! Isn't it yummy?? Man, I've been making way too many of these lately!

    Reply
  43. Aggie says

    October 27, 2009 at 1:25 am

    It has been so hot here still…that milkshake would be perfect for the season!!! Looks awesome!

    Reply
  44. ritagian says

    October 31, 2009 at 2:45 am

    Hmmmmmmmmm… sounds delicious!
    I'll definitely be trying this recipe… I'll probably do it with macadmia ice cream instead of froyo (we don't have that here in Venezuela)…
    Congratulations on keeping up such an excelent blog…

    Valeria

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  45. Mark says

    November 9, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    Fantastic – perfect for cold winter days. I combined this with Alton Brown's Eggnog recipe (that has a little bourbon) and it is simply splendid – the pumpkin adds so much to a simple eggnog.

    Thanks for all you do Kevin!

    Reply
  46. Anonymous says

    November 16, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    You are my Hero! This is all Ill ever need to eat for the rest of my life!
    Best food blog on the net.

    Reply
  47. Jessiker says

    November 3, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    WOW!

    Reply
  48. Lori says

    August 26, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    Yum! Can hardly wait to try this!

    Reply
  49. snausages22 says

    October 4, 2012 at 12:37 am

    Can not wait to give this a try!!!

    Reply

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