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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.
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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).
Spectacular.
I love the flavor of this one and that you cant taste the kale at all but it came out too thick, I had to add more liquid., the blender had a bit of a hard time blending it. I did use frozen mango and pineapple.
Thick and delicious. I added lime juice which I highly recommend.
This made a delicious breakfast smoothie! I subbed in kale for the spinach and added oats, matcha, a coconut milk smoothie cube, and the magic trio (hemp hearts, flax seed, chia seeds). The balance of mango and pineapple was perfect.
This smoothie was refreshing. I needed to add more liquid, because I used frozen spinach and that stopped up the blender.
Full fat coconut milk balances well with the acidity of the pineapple and makes it very creamy. Delicious smoothie and great with hemp seed added as well.
My 3-star rating is for my adapted smoothie because I strayed from the original. I’m not enjoying the full coconut milk smoothies as much lately, maybe too rich for me? So instead I used coconut water and plain water, plus 2 coconut milk smoothie cubes. I put in Romaine instead of kale, frozen fruit and added some chia seeds. The lettuce certainly changes the flavour. I am however a big fan of mango and pineapple!
Love that you’re experimenting to find out what works best for you, Grace!!!
Little bit more thick. But taste awesome!
Coconut milk is a great addition to smoothie recipes! I really like the thickness it adds and feels and tastes like a milkshake! In this recipe the kale fades into the background of the pineapple and mango. Awesome!
Extra creamy and delicious.
Yum Yum
Loved it. I added a touch more mango and I did need to add some water. I think my stuff was too frozen. Tasted delicious.
Smooth and creamy. Yummy
Could use a little more liquid
Very nice! Hubby approved!
I enjoyed this combination, however, I subbed coconut water for the coconut milk. I am finding the coconut milk makes the smoothy too heavy for my likings.
LOVE this smoothie! I added protein powder and chia seeds. It was on the thick side, so I ate it as a bowl with sliced bananas, peaches, coconut slices & sliced almonds. So so good! Will be making this one over & over!!!