Black is the new green! The dark color of this smoothie is from antioxidant rich blueberries and kale added with almond milk, peanut butter, ripe banana, dates.
Blueberry Kale Smoothie
Blueberry Kale SmoothieThis smoothie is naturally sweet, filling and so good for you. Some of my favorite smoothies to start my day are Superfood PB Banana Cacao Green Smoothie, Bali Banana Date Smoothie, and Summer Mango Stone Fruit Smoothie.
For those of you on Weight Watchers, I never know if I should count the fruit in my smoothies. Some say no, others say yes. I’ve decided to count the dates, but not the banana and blueberries – your call!
Here’s a helpful tip: When your bananas are brown, freckled and look like they’re ready to be thrown out – peel them, cut them and put them in your freezer, they are perfect in smoothies! Buy organic berries when they go on sale, and freeze them too!
Blueberry Kale Smoothie
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup organic frozen blueberries
- 1 loose cup baby kale
- 1 tbsp peanut butter or any nut butter
- 3/4 cup Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- 1/2 frozen ripe banana
- 2 pitted dates
- 1/2 cup ice
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.
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I’m not quite sure how this smoothie has zero potassium per the nutritional information. Also it would seem that the sodium content is understated given the ingredients.
I made this yesterday with spinach instead of kale (hard to find here in Mexico) and natural oranje juice instead of almond milk, very delicious & nutricious!
I didn't have blueberries or dates on hand, so I substituted fresh strawberries, a little blue agave and extra ice (since strawberries weren't frozen). Really like this recipe. The peanut butter added a nice touch. Thanks for sharing!! I'll give it another try with the blueberries and dates next time. Also, I've been freezing bananas since my 7 year old was a baby….it makes a great healthy frozen treat to snack on anytime.
Anonymous, the peanut butter is 90 calories for two tablespoons, the recipe calls for one tablespoon.
I made this today and was thrilled to see that it turned out a lot purpler than I expected. Thanks, frozen blueberries! My 12-year-old loves kale, but the idea of a green smoothie just turns her off. I'm pretty sure I can get her to drink this one! (I also didn't use dates, as I don't have any on hand, and didn't miss them. I used PB2 instead of peanut butter, and it worked well.)
Why do you use Almond Milk rather than regular milk? Just curious?
A lot of us can not tolerate dairy. Almond, soy, walnut milk is stomach friendly.
Hi Gina,
I love your recipes. I made the famous Crock Pot Santa Fe yesterday and wow, amazing!! as I expected! I made this smoothie a few minutes ago for my breakfast. I gave some to my picky 3 year old, who loved it!!! He had a big smile on his face! My 2 year old loves it! and my Husband also tried it and I had to make a second smoothie for everyone!! The peanut butter is awesome for the taste factor while concealing the greens! I didn't have pitted dates so I used Stevia packets..this recipe is amazing! My four year old agreed to have this as an after dinner desert! a healthy treat! whoo hoo! Thank you Gina! – Jenna
Wife hooked up with a Vitamix recently, gonna give this one a shot.
I made this today, substituting almond butter, soy milk, and prunes, instead of peanut butter, almond milk, and dates, because it is what I had at home. It was a great smoothie! Thanks!
Yummmmmy! I've been all about the Kale smoothies lately. Thanks for the recipe, here's one of my faves: https://www.skinnytaste.com/2014/01/blueberry-kale-smoothie.html
It's not easy for me to get almond milk (it's pretty expensive if I do find it)… is there any other suitable substitute?
Gina – what would you suggest to substitute for the banana? I just can't stand bananas and I feel like the ruin any smoothie that I make with them included.
I love this smoothie! It's an interesting and delicious combination. I think the dates make it superb.