The color of this kale smoothie is totally gorgeous don’t you think?
I am in love with it. Pale green and so pretty.
It’s also double-thick and ultimately delicious. So if you’re a smoothie fan, this might well be your new fave!
This recipe is super simple, as expected really because it’s a smoothie not a fancy entree!
It has more ingredients than our usual smoothie recipes (which are sometimes just 2-ingredients – looking at you mango smoothie and you watermelon smoothie!).
But every ingredient in this smoothie works wonderfully and the flavor is simply divine.
This smoothie is ultra creamy and that comes from frozen banana (always a winner in smoothie recipes) which creates creaminess and an ‘ice-cream’ texture for this smoothie, and then we also have cashews providing heaps more creaminess. So really, this is creaminess to the extreme!
We have kale (of course, it’s a kale smoothie), a couple of dates for extra sweetness, a little cinnamon, fresh lime and some minced ginger. Seriously, the minced ginger is the winning ingredient here, it gives this such a pop of flavor and blends so well with the other ingredients.
If you ever go to a juice bar, there are always heaps of juice options that contain ginger, this is because ginger goes so well with juices and smoothies! So unless you hate ginger or something, don’t skip the ginger in this smoothie! It’s super good.
So I hope you’ll love this vegan kale smoothie, it is:
- Creamy
- Smooth
- Gorgeous
- Double-Thick
- Kinda like a delicious milkshake!
Make it and serve it right away, this isn’t something that will keep as the fresh ingredients will oxidize, so definitely consume it right away for the most delicious flavor and freshness.
So what do you think of this kale smoothie? Let us know in the comments and please rate the recipe, thank you!
For more delicious smoothie recipes, check out these recipes:
- Pineapple and Mango Green Smoothie
- Blueberry Banana Smoothie
- Matcha Green Tea Smoothie
- Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
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Kale Smoothie
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 2
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Creamy and smooth kale smoothie with a gorgeous pale green color that tastes like a delicious ice-cold milkshake! Even if you hate greens you will love this smoothie!
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/4 cups (300ml) Soy Milk (or sub almond milk)
- 2 Frozen Bananas (~200g, previously peeled, broken into quarters and frozen for at least 12 hours)
- 1/2 cup (75g) Cashews
- 2 cups (56g) Kale (torn up, packed)
- 4 Medjool Dates (pitted)*
- 1 tsp Minced Ginger
- 1/8 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp Lime Juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 cup Ice Cubes
Instructions
- Add the soy milk to your blender jug and then the frozen bananas, cashews, kale, dates, minced ginger, cinnamon and fresh lime juice. Top with ice cubes.
- Blend until very smooth.
- Pour out into glasses and serve.
Notes
*If you can’t get medjool dates switch it out for any variety of pitted dates. Medjool dates work well here as they are nice and soft so blend easily.
- Category: Drinks, Breakfast, Smoothie, Gluten-Free
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Smoothie (of 2)
- Calories: 373
- Sugar: 15.2g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 19.5g
- Saturated Fat: 3.7g
- Carbohydrates: 42.6g
- Fiber: 4.9g
- Protein: 13.8g
Keywords: kale smoothie, vegan kale smoothie
Thanks for the awesome recipe. I am diabetic and want to substitute the dates. Any ideas?
Hi James, you could leave out the dates. The bananas should create enough sweetness, but taste test and see if it tastes good, if it feels like it needs to be a little sweeter, you could just add in a little stevia to replace the sweetness of the dates. All the best! 🙂
What kind of blender do you use? The smoothie looks so good!!
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Hi Shaziya, we use a Vitamix. I highly recommend one, we’ve had ours for years and it works great! 🙂
This is soooooo delicious!!!!
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HI, I am new to the smoothie world i should say :)…can u please tell me which blender or smoothie maker u use? my normal mixer isnt doing the trick….i always end up with big chunks remaining…never get a smooth and creamy smoothie like u in ur pic. Thnx in advance!! 🙂
Hi Manisha, we have a Vitamix 5200, which is quite a heavy duty blender and works wonderfully well. If you’re a smoothie fan then it’s a very worthwhile investment since they keep going for many many years and you can make all kinds of things in them. ::)
Cool Thnx Alison, gonna order that rite away…since we all are bad eaters I find smoothies are the only way i can get some greens in us so this will be a good investment!! 🙂
Awesome! It’s definitely a great investment, we use ours ALL the time. 🙂
Fantastic! And ginger was the last thing I would add to a shake. But damn it tasted so good.
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Haha yes, it just works! Thanks so much for the great review. 🙂
Made this for dinner last night – Came out as described here – tasted awesome and wholesome
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So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for the awesome review. 🙂
This is absolutely delicious! Thanks for the recipe. Amazing combination of ingredients! I used almond milk, and followed the recipe as written. Will definitely make this again!
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Wonderful! So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the awesome review. 🙂
We didn’t have Kale so used two cups of frozen peas instead. Tasted amazing.
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So interesting! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Just made this…it is so delicious!!! Creamy and refreshing. I’m not sure anyone would know there’s kale in it if they weren’t told. Thanks!
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Perfect! So happy to hear Neil! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Just made this kale smoothie. It came out just like the pictures and it tasted awesome!
Wholesome, gorgeous, smooth double thick milkshake!