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If you’ve been blending green smoothies with spinach and feel ready to expand into kale, I’ve got you. That’s exactly why this Kale Mango Smoothie is such a great bridge when you’re ready to move past spinach.
The naturally sweet mango and pineapple soften kale’s bold flavor, while coconut milk creates a creamy, smooth texture that makes every sip feel refreshing and satisfying. It’s a simple way to build confidence using heartier greens without sacrificing flavor.
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Kale Mango Smoothie Ingredients
- Kale: Loaded with nutrients and plant power, kale helps fuel your day the green way. You can even freeze kale ahead of time so your smoothie comes out colder and smoother every time.
- Coconut Milk: I like using light canned coconut milk in this recipe to get the cream factor without the extra fat. These are my favorite coconut milk brands. You can use canned or carton, whichever your preference, or go all out and learn how to make coconut milk.
- Mango: The mighty mango may be mild in flavor, yet it adds the perfect amount of sweetness and cream to this recipe.
- Pineapple: Whether fresh or frozen, pineapple adds vitamin C, manganese and fiber. If you’re prepping fresh, here’s how to cut pineapple.
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How to Make a Kale Mango Smoothie
- Add liquid and kale first: Pour 1 cup coconut milk into your blender, then add the kale. Blending greens with liquid first helps break them down completely and creates a smoother texture.
- Blend until smooth: Blend the coconut milk and kale until you don’t see leafy pieces remaining. This step prevents chunks and gives your smoothie a creamy base.
- Add the fruit: Add 1 cup mango and ½ cup pineapple. Frozen fruit works best because it creates a thick, cold, refreshing smoothie without needing ice.
- Blend again: Blend until fully smooth and creamy. If the smoothie is too thick, add a small splash of coconut milk. If it’s too thin, add a little more frozen mango.
- Serve and enjoy: Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately for the best flavor and texture.
Recipe Tips
- There’s only four ingredients in this perfect snack mango kale smoothie. If you want to make it more filling, add my homemade protein powder and turn it into a grab-n-go meal.
- If kale feels intimidating, you’re not alone. Start with a small handful and blend it with tropical fruit or citrus to take the bitterness out.
- For tips on blending it all perfectly, check out my guide on how to make a smoothie.
- A high-powered blender works wonders. If you need one, check out these blenders for smoothies.
More Tropical Kale Smoothies
If you’re a fan of nutritious, flavor-packed blends, here are some more recipes for inspiration. Packed with vitamins, fiber, and natural goodness, they show just how versatile tropical smoothies can be:
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Kale Mango Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup kale
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup mango frozen
- ½ cup pineapple frozen
Instructions
- Blend kale and coconut milk together until smooth.
- Add remaining fruit and blend again.
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Notes
- Use at least one frozen fruit to make the smoothie cold or serve over ice.
- To lower the natural sugar content use 1/2 cup mango and 1/4 an avocado or 1/4 cup cauliflower.
- Swap kale with the leafy green vegetables of your choice.
- Swap coconut milk with the plant milk of your choice (cashew or oat would be great in this recipe).
Nutrition
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Leave a review for a chance to win signed copies of my cookbooks!Common Questions
Yes! Raw kale provides the most nutrition, yet frozen is perfectly acceptable as well. When using fresh kale, wash well then remove the kale from the stalk (it’s bitter). Then massage the kale to soften it up.
My Mango Kale smoothie provides healthy fat as well as a boost of potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C and calcium. Talk about a nourishing beverage!
My four-ingredient mango kale smoothie has 233 calories per serving. If you want a more filling drink then swap carton coconut milk for canned (either full fat or light).
I love this smoothie, very refreshing. It was like a taste of summer.
I’m enjoying tropical heaven in the middle of a gray Midwestern January morning. Tuesday is suddenly looking a little brighter with a delicious smoothie!
Love this smoothie! My greens were a blend of baby kale, chard and spinach. I also substituted a banana for the pineapple because that’s what I had on hand. I use half water and half coconut milk, I like the smoothie a little less thick. Definitely will be adding this to the rotation 🙂
So glad you were able to make this work for you! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Yummy! I used canned coconut milk since the store I went to didn’t have unsweetened coconut milk in the carton. It was definitely the predominant flavor, so I’d like to try it with a different kind of liquid next time. Overall really good, though. Felt very tropical.
This was such a yummy creamy smoothie, it will most definitely be put on my to make again list!
Smooth. Great flavor. Easy to make and easy to drink
I wasn’t too sure about using Kale and how it would change the flavor of the smoothie’s, but no worries; they taste amazing!
So glad you are on the kale wagon now!! 🙂
I think I will try this with coconut water next time as I didn’t love the coconut milk. Otherwise great!
Article was very helpful. The smoothie, simply but delicious.
Like a tropical vacation, so good!
I was a little hesitant to try kale in the smoothie but it tasted great!
These are changing my lifestyle!!!
Delish! These are changing my lifestyle!!!
I Love this smoothie! It’s like a mini trip to the beach on a cold and foggy day!!
Very tasty! I too was alarmed by the calorie total, however it’s not too surprising as there’s so much fruit in it. Used So Delicious shelf stable coconut beverage and it turned out fine. So green, smooth and tropical.
Feel free to swap the amount of fruits and veggies to make your smoothie less sweet if you prefer it that way!
I don’t typically use only Kale in a smoothie; I always combine the kale with spinach. I was excited to try this one and was pleasantly surprised how good it tastes.
Kale yeah!!
Not bad flavour, but I noticed kale tastes more powdery? Not a huge fan of that. Might have added too much, will try less next time or switch to half kale half spinach
Hey Liz,
Make sure you are removing the stems from your kale to avoid that bitter taste. If you are not a fan feel free to do half and half or swap it completely with another green of your choice!
The smoothie tastes great but I was alarmed to see 700 calories!
Is this really 700 calories?!!!
That’s what I’m wondering too!!
Yumm, just made this immediately — add a little of almond milk + coconut water since I am not too keen to coconut milk but they turned out so good!!! Thanks for sharing !