Kale Banana Smoothie
This Kale Banana Smoothie tastes like dessert! Baby kale, banana, and cashews are the primary ingredients for this creamy, dessert-like kale banana smoothie. If you’re new to green juice, start with this one!
Making A Perfect Smoothie
It’s simple! Fill your high-speed blender with kale, banana, ginger, and cashews. I mostly use this single-serve blender and this blender for family smoothies … pssst, I’ve got my eye on this blender!
Add milk, maple syrup (optional), and ice. Blend until smooth. If you are calories conscious, you can opt for fat-free or reduced-fat milk options.
Ingredients
- Baby Kale
- Banana
- Cashews
- Ginger. Fresh + grated.
- Maple Syrup
- Vanilla Extract
- Milk
How To Make A Kale Banana Smoothie
- Combine baby kale, banana, cashews, and ginger in your blender.
- Add milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and ice cubes.
- Blend everything until smooth.
Recipe Notes
The banana’s natural sweetness combined with the nutty cashew flavors creates a delicious balance with the earthy flavors of the kale.
Non-Dairy options
I used regular whole milk for this recipe, but you can easily substitute non-dairy milk like
- Almond milk
- Cashew milk
- Soy milk
- Oat milk
- Hazelnut milk
It can be fun and easy to experiment too with different non-dairy kinds of milk. You’ll find that some milk results in a creamer kale banana smoothie and some in a thinner version.
If you or somebody in your family is lactose intolerant, you can also try lactose-free milk varieties. At my house, we love Trader Joe’s Lactose-Free Milk!
More Easy Recipe Ideas
Dessert Smoothie
Ingredients
- 3 cups kale
- ½ whole banana
- 3 tablespoons cashews
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ½ cup milk
- ½ tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup ice
Instructions
- Add kale, banana, cashews, and ginger to a blender.
- Top with milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and ice cubes. Blend until smooth. Approximate 45 seconds. Serve and enjoy.
Nutritional Information
Nutritional Disclaimer
Cheerful Cook team members are not trained nutritionists or medical professionals. Calorie information and nutritional values are estimates. If you have nutritional concerns, we recommend using a nutritional calculator.
Maike Corbett grew up in German kitchens learning to cook and bake alongside her Omas before spending over a decade running full-service restaurants in the US. She founded Cheerful Cook in 2017 to share practical, tested comfort food recipes that actually work on busy weeknights, drawing on both her American restaurant experience and her German home-cooking roots. Her work has been featured on MSN, Yahoo, the Associated Press, and other major media outlets.
I love this guilt-free kale smoothie!