Add a little pep to your step when you start your morning with this energizing, refreshing green smoothie. Made with tropical, juicy pineapple, creamy banana, nutrient-dense kale, and homemade almond milk. this smoothie is an ideal breakfast or pre- or post-workout snack. It blends easily in less than a minute and you can personalize it with optional add-ons, including chia seeds, fresh ginger, lemon juice, or fresh mint.
If you have an aversion to kale, that is completely okay, but you are missing out on valuable nutrients by avoiding it. You can use spinach in its place, but should you decide to use kale, make sure that you remove the thick, fibrous stems. That will make all the difference to your smoothie. It makes it silky smooth and you won’t feel like you are chewing grass when you drink it. Ideally, you should use frozen pineapple chunks, as doing so adds thickness to the smoothie. Feel free to use fresh pineapple chunks if you prefer a lighter consistency to your smoothie.
We recommend using a frozen banana to create a lovely creamy base for your smoothie. That will pair beautifully with the homemade almond milk, which also adds a subtle nutty flavor that complements the rest of the ingredients. Should you have a nut allergy, feel free to replace the homemade almond milk with homemade hemp seed milk, homemade pumpkin seed milk, or even homemade sunflower seed milk. You can easily find recipes for all of those non-dairy milks in our recipe section.
- Category: Smoothies & Juices, Raw, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free
Ingredients
- 2 c kale leaves, thick stems removed
- 1 c pineapple, cubed
- 1 banana, peeled, sliced, and frozen overnight
- 1 c homemade almond milk
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. You may need to stop blending, scrape down the sides of the blender, and continue blending.
- Taste the smoothie and adjust with optional add-ons, including lemon juice, chia seeds, or even ice cubes for a colder, thicker consistency.
- Serve immediately and enjoy.












