4-Ingredient Pineapple Kale Smoothie

Made with just four ingredients and ready in minutes, this pineapple kale smoothie recipe uses a simple trick to create the perfect frosty sip!

save this recipe!

Save this recipe!

Get this sent to your inbox, plus get new recipes from us every week!

Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.

Email *

Save

Whether you like kale or just need a way to use up the wilting greens in your fridge, this smoothie will turn you into a kale lover. And thanks to frozen fruit (or frozen kale), it’s creamy without any dairy needed.

A tropical take on my classic green smoothie, this one adds juicy pineapple and sweet banana to balance the bitter kale. This way, there’s no need for added sweetener, and it’s still as sweet as a tropical island breeze.

Here’s what you’ll need

This is just an overview – jump to the recipe card for all the measurements!

• Kale: You can use any variety of kale here, like curly or dinosaur. Fresh and frozen both work.
• Pineapple: Use fresh, canned, or frozen pineapple chunks. You can substitute the pineapple for other fruits, like mango, apple, pear, or kiwi.
• Banana: Banana makes this smoothie feel creamy (without the dairy).
• Orange Juice: Fresh orange juice brightens up this smoothie! You can substitute just about any juice here, like apple, pineapple, or white grape.

Let’s blend!

As far as leafy greens go, kale can be much more sturdy than most, which means it may break down differently in your blender! Here’s how to perfectly blend kale, no matter what blender you have:

• Have a strong blender? (like Vitamix or Blendtec?) Just throw everything in and blend until smooth. Strong blenders should liquify the kale leaves.
• Have a weak blender? (…that you may have picked up at a yard sale 10 years ago, no judgment 😛?) Blend the kale and orange juice together first, blitzing until the kale is completely broken down. Then add in the banana and pineapple and blend until smooth.

Smoothie Variations

The nice thing about smoothie recipes is how adaptable they are! Switch up virtually any ingredient based on what you have on hand.

• Switch up the greens, using spinach in the smoothie instead of the kale.
• Different fruit can be used in place of the pineapple, like apple, pear, kiwi, mango, or berries.
• No banana, no problem. Swap out the banana for 1/4 cup canned coconut milk and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup.
• Swap out the orange juice for another liquid, like apple, pineapple, white grape juice, or homemade Hawaiian POG juice. You can also use any variety of unflavored milk here, like almond milk or oat milk.
• Add extras to boost the nutrition in this smoothie, like chia seeds, flax seeds, protein powder, Greek yogurt, or a spoonful of nut butter.

Meal Prep It!

Portion the kale, pineapple, and banana into freezer-safe baggies and freeze them. When ready to drink your smoothie, toss the contents of the bag in your blender, add orange juice (you will need a little more juice to compensate for having more frozen fruit), and blend.

rate pin print remove ads

4-Ingredient Pineapple Kale Smoothie Recipe

4.84 from 6 ratings

By: Sarah Bond

Prep: 5 minutes minutes

Total: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 servings

Made with just 4 ingredients and ready in minutes, this pineapple kale smoothie recipe uses an easy hack to create the perfect creamy sip. And like many of our popular smoothies, this naturally vegan smoothie has endless mix-in options to add protein, sweetness, and more.

Ingredients 

1x2x3x

• ▢ 1 ½ cups chopped kale, 90 g
• ▢ 2 cups chopped pineapple*, 330 g, frozen if possible
• ▢ 1 banana*, chopped and frozen if possible
• ▢ ½ to 1 cup orange juice, 120 mL to 240 mL

Save this recipe!

Enter your email & we’ll send it straight to your inbox. Plus you’ll get great new recipes from us every week!

Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.

Email *

Save

Cook ModePrevent your screen from going dark

Instructions 

• Blend all ingredients until smooth, adding more orange juice as needed to reach a smoothie consistency (will depend on the amount of frozen fruit used).
  

Notes

*At least one of your fruits should be frozen to make this smoothie frosty cold.

Switch up the greens, using spinach instead of the kale.

Different fruit can be used in place of the pineapple, like apple, pear, kiwi, mango, or berries.

No banana, no problem. Swap out the banana for 1/4 cup canned coconut milk and a drizzle of honey/sugar.

Swap out the orange juice for another, like apple, pineapple, or white grape. You can also use any variety of flavorless milk here.

Add extras to boost the nutrition in this smoothie, like chia seeds, flax seeds, protein powder, or a spoonful of nut butter.

For short-term storage, blend the smoothie and store it in an airtight bottle in the fridge for up to 3 days. Just reblend with a bit of ice before enjoying it again.

Nutrition

Serving: 1smoothie | Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 46.8g | Protein: 3.5g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 762mg | Fiber: 4.7g | Sugar: 28.7g | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information calculated by Sarah Bond, degreed nutritionist.

did you make this?Leave a comment below and tag @liveeatlearn on social media! I love seeing what you’ve made!