If fall makes you want to get in the kitchen, try these protein-packed vegan recipes bursting with pumpkin spice flavor. Many of them use canned pumpkin puree to add fiber, but they also incorporate protein powder, whole grains, nuts, and seeds to increase the satiating protein. From pies to smoothies to cookies to oatmeal, you’ll love these warm, fall-inspired recipes.
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Low-Sugar Protein-Packed Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate-Chip Muffins
This recipe is vegan and made with plant-based protein powder and flaxmeal for an extrasatiating muffin you can enjoy for breakfast, a snack, or dessert. One 106-calorie muffin offers four grams of protein.
Get the recipe: vegan pumpkin chocolate-chip protein muffins
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Almond-Butter Pumpkin Chocolate-Chip Cookies
These seven-ingredient cookies are grain-free, so they’re low in carbs and low in sugar, but they offer a decent amount of protein – three grams per cookie!
Get the recipe: gluten-free vegan pumpkin cookies
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Pumpkin Protein Smoothie
Made with real pumpkin puree and sweetened naturally with banana, this dairy-free pumpkin spice smoothie is packed with 18 grams of protein and offers 11.3 grams of keep-you-full-till-lunch fiber.
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A Week of Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats
This perfectly spiced pumpkin pie overnight oats recipe makes five jars at once, each offering 18 grams of protein.
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Chocolate-Chip Protein-Packed Pumpkin Bread
This easy pumpkin bread recipe has half the sugar and over twice the protein of a typical recipe, offering 9.2 grams of protein per moist and delicious slice.
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Vegan Pumpkin Pie
This simple pumpkin pie will have your traditional-pumpkin-pie-loving friends oohing and ahhing. It’s raw, gluten-free, and vegan. Since the crust is made with nuts, each slice offers almost five grams of protein.
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Pumpkin Pie Avocado Pudding
Made with high-fiber avocados and high-protein silken tofu, this spoonable treat offers 5.3 grams of protein.
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Pumpkin Spice Latte Protein Smoothie
This will easily become your go-to smoothie recipe, not only for the irresistible pumpkin-pie-like flavor, but also because, for just 337 calories, it offers 17 grams of protein.
Get the recipe: vegan pumpkin spice latte protein smoothie
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Chocolate-Chip Pumpkin Pie Protein Balls
These vegan cookie-dough-like balls are rolled in chopped chocolate chips and pumpkin seeds, and offer 6.8 grams of protein for two balls.
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Quinoa Pumpkin Muffins
Fluffy bits of quinoa are the secret to these filling muffins, while pumpkin puree and applesauce keep things moist without the need for eggs or oil. Each muffin offers almost five grams of protein.
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Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats
This recipe for pumpkin pie overnight oats makes one serving that offers 9.7 grams of protein.
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