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Kale Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie! A healthy layered smoothie made banana free, dairy free and naturally sweetened with stevia and applesauce. Almost too pretty to eat!
This Kale Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie was originally published August 2015. I’ve retested and re-photographed the recipe. It’s a goodie!
People drink smoothies for a variety of reasons. Some for convenience and some for their sweet tooth. After all, it IS a deliciously sweet treat!
Instead of drinking a smoothie for convenience or for your sugar cravings, let’s think about drinking a smoothie for a change for it’s healing anti-inflammatory powers. Ah did I say healing? Yes friends! Smoothies made with antioxidant rich fruits are healing. Think of it as food with super power!
Antioxidant rich fruits protect your body from disease development and help to reduce inflammation. The more colors the more variety of antioxidants and protection you get. That’s why they say eat the rainbow! Are you cool with that?
I hope you are! Food really is healing and your body will love you more when you feed it good things.
Kale Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie
This smoothie is one you need friends. A mighty powerful one too! Not only is it pretty with it’s colorful layers, it’s packed with antioxidants from the berries and pineapple.
I made one for Mom and she asked “what’s in this? it’s really good!” My response was kale, strawberries, pineapple & applesauce. I know it sounds strange, but trust me. It’s good!
It’s a creamy blend of the perfect sweet flavors. No added sugars, real INGREDIENTS (free of dairy, and bananas), and naturally sweetened with applesauce and stevia. Plus this is one of the thickest fruit plant smoothies I’ve ever had. Ahhh so so perfect for those on a gluten free diet.
Sometimes the most unexpected things go together and this is one combination you MUST try!
What You Need
- Strawberries
- Almond Milk
- Pineapple
- Kale
- Applesauce
- Stevia
- Ice Cubes
Helpful Tips
For this recipe, I recommend using fresh strawberries instead of frozen. Why? The fresh berries give the smoothie it’s vibrant color! Frozen berries DO work, but just know the color will be a few shades lighter. You will not need to add ice cubes if using frozen berries. They should have enough water on their own!
I definitely recommend a high-speed blender to make this recipe. It will blend the kale nice and smooth. There’s nothing worst than a big chunk of kale getting stuck in your straw! It’s also a great thickener to the pineapple in the top layer of the smoothie. So good!
No more tips friends! Let’s get blending andgGive this kale strawberry pineapple smoothie a whirl shall we?
Want More Smoothies To Try? Try these next!
Strawberry Greek Yogurt Smoothie
Blueberry Protein Zucchini Smoothie
Chocolate Mocha Protein Smoothie
Cantaloupe Mint Citrus Smoothie
Kale Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Strawberry Layer
- 1/2 cup strawberries
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, or milk of choice
- 2 ice cubes
- Stevia, to taste
For the Pineapple Kale Layer
- 1 cup kale, chopped ,ribs & stems removed
- 2/3 cup pineapple, chopped, frozen
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 ice cubes
Instructions
- In a high-speed blender, combine strawberries, almond milk and ice cubes then process until smooth. Pour into a glass. Place in the freezer while you prepare the next layer.
- Rinse out your blender with water then add kale, pineapple, applesauce and ice cubes. Blend until smooth then top the glass with the kale pineapple layer.
- Serve immediately!
Notes
- My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
So I made the strawberry smoothie the strawberry wasn’t hard. It was soft. It looked really good. I made the kale and it went right through. I don’t know how you made the kale stay on top.
May want to freeze the strawberry portion a bit before topping with the kale. If it’s warm out, they will certainly go right through.
This really is gorgeous! Love that pink & green!!
Thank you Marla & thanks for the share too!
I am so, so sorry to hear about this! You are an amazingly strong woman to be able to keep up the positivity in a situation like this.
This smoothie is so beautiful! I love the layers and I am sure that the pineapple/strawberry combo is delicious!
Thanks Heather for that! Every bit of positive energy helps.
I love that you did this half and half I just blend it all together and it looks like poo. LOL!
That should be a crime!
I love the way the two colors of the smoothie are separate. It’s beautiful as well as delicious 🙂
I am so sorry that you’ve been going through such pain and difficulties. Good for you for sticking up for yourself. A person definitely has to be their own advocate. A couple years ago, my husband got misdiagnosed twice! If he hadn’t demanded a second opinion he would have been taking unnecessary medication and basically scared that he would die at any minute.
I’m sorry your husband had to go through that. Do you know almost every person I talk to has some kind of similar story? It’s really unfortunate. It should be about the patient and what’s best for them.