Go Back
Pumpkin chai smoothie served in two clear glasses
admin

Pumpkin Chai Smoothie Recipe

A creamy pumpkin smoothie with cooled chai tea, banana, Greek yogurt, milk, and maple syrup.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Steeping and cooling 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 187.8
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 chai black tea bags unsweetened tea bags, not powdered latte mix
  • 1/2 cup boiling water 120 ml, plus cold water if needed to restore volume
  • 1/2 cup plain pumpkin puree 120 g; not pie filling
  • 1 medium ripe banana 120 g peeled
  • 3/4 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt 170 g
  • 1/2 cup whole milk 122 g, chilled
  • 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup 20 g
  • 1 cup ice cubes about 120 g, plus ice for cooling bath

Equipment

  • 1 Blender Follow appliance instructions; blend only cooled tea
  • Heatproof measuring cup and ice-bath bowl

Method
 

  1. Place the chai tea bags in a heatproof measuring cup and add 1/2 cup boiling water. Steep for 4 minutes, or within the tea package directions, then remove the bags.
  2. Set the heatproof cup in an ice-water bath without allowing bath water into the tea. Stir occasionally and cool completely, about 15 minutes. Restore the tea volume to 1/2 cup with cold water if needed. Do not blend hot tea in a sealed cup.
  3. Add cooled tea, milk, yogurt, pumpkin, peeled banana, maple syrup, and the measured ice to a blender. Secure the lid and blend for 45–60 seconds until smooth, following the appliance instructions. Stop the blender before scraping if needed.
  4. If too thick, blend in cold water one tablespoon at a time. Divide equally between two glasses and serve immediately.

Video

Notes

Estimated nutrition uses ingredient weights and brewed black tea as a close proxy for the unsweetened chai infusion; spice extraction varies and is not individually quantified. Tea bags are removed, not eaten. Contains milk and caffeine; caffeine amount is not verified. Time assumes boiling water is ready; cooling can take longer. With previously chilled tea, preparation is about 10 minutes.
Video credit: My Ginger Garlic Kitchen Recipes, Spiced Chai Pumpkin Smoothie - How to make it [Full Recipe Process]. This original variation uses tea bags, banana and Greek yogurt rather than boiling loose tea in milk, and omits the video’s dessert toppings.