Take a mini-vacation with every sip of this yummy Mango Kale smoothie. Don’t let kale intimidate you! If you’re new to blending with kale, this is a great smoothie to help break you in. The tropical fruit and coconut milk give this smoothie a delectable flavor and texture, like a milkshake – only healthy!
We love blending with a variety of liquid bases. For this smoothie recipe, we went with coconut milk.
Table of Contents
Ingredients in the Kale Mango Smoothie
This simple recipe boasts a simple yet rawkstar list of ingredients:
Kale: This superfood leafy green is a powerful smoothie ingredient. Loaded with antioxidants as well as vitamins K, A and C, your body will do a happy dance with all the kale from this smoothie recipe.
Coconut Milk: I like using light canned coconut milk in this recipe to get the cream factor without the extra fat. 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.
Four ingredients to the perfect snack recipe! Or add a homemade protein powder and turn this tasty snack into a grab-n-go meal.
Easy Recipe Swaps
Never be afraid to make a smoothie recipe of your own. This simple blend can be swapped around to fit your needs and your tastebuds. Swap kale with spinach and mango with peaches or nectarines. If you need to lower the natural sugar in this recipe, replace the mango with 1/2 avocado or 1/2 cup frozen cauliflower.
And don’t forget about the milk base! You can use any dairy-free milk of your choice in this recipe; I recommend oat milk or cashew milk to keep the creaminess.
Mango Kale Smoothie FAQs
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).
Fresh vs Frozen Produce
Fresh, seasonal produce is meant to be nourishing, yet I find frozen produce isn’t a lousy second choice. Frozen produce is picked at the height of ripeness and flash-frozen to preserve maximum nutrition.
I typically buy fresh leafy greens and frozen mango and pineapple. That way I don’t have to take the time to peel mangos and I’ve got easy access to frozen ingredients for a refreshing smoothie. I also find frozen fruit is often less expensive than fresh, bonus!
More Kale Smoothie Recipes
- Classic Kale Smoothie
- Kale Banana Smoothie
- Alkaline Smoothie
- Coconut Water Smoothie
- Pineapple Green Smoothie
- Alkaline Smoothie Cubes
- Cherry Smoothie
- Meal Replacement Smoothie
- Coconut Oil Smoothie
- Fruit and Vegetable Smoothie
While kale has a stronger flavor than spinach, it is in a different family so it works well when rotating your leafy greens on a regular basis. If you haven’t had a kale smoothie yet, start small! Use half of what the recipe calls for, then increase as you get used to the new flavor. You may just fall in leafy love!
Will you rate this recipe once you’ve tried it? Your feedback is so helpful!
Mango Kale Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup kale
- 1 cup coconut milk canned or carton
- 1 cup mango
- ½ cup pineapple
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Blend kale and coconut milk together until smooth.
- Add remaining fruit and blend again.
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 greens of your choice.
- Swap coconut milk with the plant milk of your choice (cashew or oat would be great in this recipe).
I don’t usually like coconut milk but this recipe is delicious. Very tropical tasting.
Good but not great. A bit bitter from the kale.
Loved this Kale/Mango Smoothie! It may be the best yet. I did have to add 1/2 cup Flax Milk because I had slightly less than 2 cups of coconut milk left (made 2) and then 1/2 cup of water to get the blades moving through all the frozen fruit but it came out great!
This also was very good. I love how frozen mango makes everything so smooth and creamy. Added a couple of scoops of protein powder and I was all set.
Love that mango/pineapple combo!
Another great smoothie. This one is not too sweet, which is what I want sometimes.
Not sweet enough. Added half of a banana.
The kale was too tough for my blender. I would use a different green instead. I did like the tropical flavor, despite the grittiness.
Very good. Smooth and the combination of mango and pineapple was sweet and flavorful.
I liked this one. Halved the coconut milk and subbed coconut water for more liquid.
Mild tasting, because of the coconut milk?
That could be, Cristina. You can try adding an additional 1/2 cup of pineapple next time you blend this one to amp up the flavor a bit. Keep in mind that will alter the nutritional info for this smoothie, including the sugar content.
This is delicious
This was delicious! The mango and pineapple blend perfectly and mask the bitterness of the kale. The coconut milk rounds out the smoothie and makes it super creamy.
Kale usually works best in tropical flavored smoothies like these. Way to blend Hope! 🙂
I used coconut water and added banana instead of the pineapple it was really good I will try it with pineapple next it was super delicious
I loved it, will do it again, the flavors blend so well
I think kale in smoothies always tastes best paired with tropical fruits.