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Don’t knock it till you try it! This Tastes-Like-Ice-Cream Kale Smoothie is truly magical. Smooth, creamy and delicious – you’ll be making this smoothie all year long!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Smooth, creamy, and kid-approved: Just like my Cotton Candy Smoothie, this kale smoothie tastes like dessert but is actually healthy! Even the pickiest eaters will love it.
- Quick, easy, and versatile: Just toss the ingredients in the blender for a breakfast, snack, or guilt-free dessert. So simple!
- Packed with nutrients: Kale, bananas, and cashews give you vitamins, antioxidants, and a natural energy boost.
- Customizable: Like all of my Smoothie Recipes, add other fruits, protein powder, or seeds to make it your own!
Why Add Kale to Your Smoothies?
Good question! And I’d love to be the one to answer that for you. Kale is one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet! It’s loaded with tons of vitamins like Vitamins A, K and C, and it’s packed with antioxidants that are overall good for boosting your immunity.
I love adding kale to recipes like:
The Ingredients
What makes this healthy kale smoothie taste like ice cream? The magic is in these ingredients:
- Bananas and dates: Add natural sweetness and balance the greens.
- Cashews: Create a rich, creamy texture.
- Ice: Gives it that frozen, ice-cream-like consistency that both kids and adults love.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, see the recipe card below.*
How to Make Tastes-Like-Ice-Cream Kale Smoothie
- Put all of the ingredients into your blender (in the order listed in the recipe card) and puree for about a minute, until smooth and creamy. Tweak flavors to taste.
Tips and Tricks
- Use ripe bananas for maximum natural sweetness.
- Soak cashews ahead of time for an extra smooth texture if you have the time.
- Adjust the amount of ice for thicker or more pourable consistency.
- With a conventional blender, you’ll get the smoothest consistency if you use maple syrup or chop the dates finely.
More Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Give this Tastes-Like-Ice-Cream Kale Smoothie a try and see why it’s become a favorite in our family. It’s creamy, sweet, and packed with nutrients. Proof that healthy can be absolutely delicious!
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Tastes-Like-Ice-Cream Kale Smoothie
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1/2 teaspoon probiotic powder, optional
- 1/2 cup raw, unsalted cashews, soaked
- 1 cup torn-up curly green kale leaves
- 2 ripe bananas, fresh or frozen
- 1/4 cup chopped pitted dates, soaked OR 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract
- 2 cups ice cubes (a little less if using frozen bananas)
- 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger, optional
Instructions
- Put all of the ingredients into your blender in the order listed and puree for about a minute, until smooth and creamy. Tweak flavors to taste (you may like a bit more kale, sweetener, or ginger.)
Notes
- Use ripe bananas for maximum natural sweetness.
- Soak cashews ahead of time for an extra smooth texture if you have the time.
- Adjust the amount of ice for thicker or more pourable consistency.
- With a conventional blender, you’ll get the smoothest consistency if you use maple syrup or chop the dates finely.
i love dr oz’s breakfast smoothie!
2 tbsp rice protein powder
2 tbsp ground flaxseeds
1/2 cup frozen berries
1/2 banana
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
my favorite blender recipe is super simple, frozen bananas, frozen strawberries, greek yogurt for a super quick “ice cream”.
We have smoothies every day, but also I love making banana ice cream in my blender 🙂
Smoothies- green and fruit-based (berry, cantaloupe) are huge in our house. That’s probably the biggest reason our blender is used as much as it is!!! Great way to get the fruits and veggies (esp. greens) in!!! And, even more so in the summers…cannot wait for warmer weather to enjoy even more variety in blended drinks and smoothies…
My kids love a smoothie with frozen blueberries, spinach, protein powder and plain yogurt. We’ve even made the recipe into Popsicles. Sure kids, have a Popsicle for breakfast;)
Weelicious ice pops! We make the strawberry ice pops most often.
Looks delish!
I’m a come as you are kind of mom when it cones to smoothies & juices. We mix what we’ve got in the fridge. Some great combos have included avocados, collards, apple, carrots & melon.
I love making just basic smoothies in the blender…a frozen banana, peanut butter, milk/kefir/yogurt, maybe some berries or other additions but I actually really like the basic peanut butter banana smoothie!
Well my favorite used to be kale, coconut milk, hemp seeds, peanut butter and frozen banana but now it’s this amazing kale smoothie! My kids sucked it down and asked for more 🙂
My favorite right now is PB & J smoothie
2 cups milk ( I use almond)
2 cups organic frozen strawberries
1/3 cup unsalted peanut butter
1 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp salt
agave to taste
I love a good smoothie! My favorite right now is banana, papaya, chia seeds and, vanilla almond milk! So good!
I love getting my toddler to drink her greens with inspiration from some of your Weelicious recipes.
I’m still partial to your “ice cream” made with bananas, cocoa, honey, and Greek Yogurt.
I have been making smoothies for my boys since my oldest was 1 year old. We love to mix and match a bunch of fruits and veggies into the blender. Mostly what we have in the fridge is what goes in the blender. It’s fun to see their excitement of veggies this way (it’s pretty much the only way they get excited about veggies).
I’m really plain, I love a good strawberry, banana, blueberry smoothie.