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Kale + Blackberry + Beet + Almond Milk Smoothies

April 14, 2013 by Joy the Baker 105 Comments

three almond milk smoothies

What’s in your morning routine?  I make my bed, splash my face with cold water, drink a giant glass of lemon water, and try to forget about the giant bag of dark chocolate chips I’ve been meaning (and failing) to hide from myself.  I try my best to start things off well, with some clarity and conscious eating… that’s because it’s easy to reason with my relaxed morning brain.  By the time dinner rolls around it’s nearly impossible to talk my brain out of popcorn, wine, and handfuls of chocolate chips.  Morning is my power hour.  Dinner looks like a breakup rom-com where a heartbroken girl eats her weight in everything ever.

It’s a new Monday.  It’s a new week.  Let’s start things off feeling great!  The morning is on our side in three major ways.

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I love that three completely different smoothies can come from this display of ingredients.

It’s all about color!  We’re talking about the deep green of kale, bright yellow of pineapple, pretty purple blackberries, and beets that are just dying to stain your fingertips magenta.  

Our constants, our rocks, our anchors in the storm will be frozen banana chunks and cold Almond Breeze Almond Milk.

almond milk smoothie: three ways

I’ve coaxed you into putting greens in your smoothie before, haven’t I?  This Kale, Spinach, and Pear Smoothie started this whole green smoothie kick in my kitchen.

Pairing pineapple with kale really brightens the flavors and makes the smoothie feel like a tropical kale vacation.  Wait.  That doesn’t tempt you?  Don’t worry. This smoothie doesn’t taste like a salad in a blender.  The kale flavor really mellows when pulverized in the company of pineapple and vanilla almond milk.

kale pineapple smoothie

Kale, Pineapple and Almond Milk Smoothie

makes 1 large or 2 small smoothies

Print this Recipe!

1 banana, sliced into chunks, frozen is ideal

1 heaping cup fresh pineapple chunks

1 giant handful of coarsely chopped kale leaves, center rib removed from the kale

1 cup cold Almond Breeze Almond Milk

1 tablespoon honey (optional, but nice for added sweetness)

Remove kale leaves from their rough center stalk and coarsely chop.  In a blender, combine banana, pineapple, chopped kale leaves, almond milk, and honey (if using).  Blend until smooth and no big kale bits remain.  Add more almond milk if the smoothie is too thick for your taste.  Enjoy immediately.

almond milk smoothie: three ways

We’ve gone down the green road, now let’s talk purple.

Blackberries are both tart and sweet.  They’re moody, and I respect that.  I paired blackberries with a vanilla goat’s milk yogurt, and oat flour.  Oat flour is made by placing old-fashioned oats in a small spice grinder until pulverized into a powder.  It helps make me feel full and totally eases any belly unrest.  An extra kick of vanilla from the almond milk, and pure vanilla extract really bring home the vanilla and berry theme.

blackberry oat almond smoothie

Vanilla, Blackberry, Oat and Almond Milk Smoothie

makes 1 large or 2 small smoothies

Print this Recipe!

1 banana, sliced into chunks, frozen is ideal

1 heaping cup frozen blackberries

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt (I used goat’s milk yogurt)

1 cup Almond Breeze Almond Milk

2 tablespoons oat flour (old-fashioned oats ground in a spice grinder)

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

In a blender, combine banana, blackberries, yogurt, almond milk, oat flour, and vanilla extract.  It’s easy.  Blend until smooth.  Add more almond milk if the smoothie is too thick for your taste.  Enjoy immediately.

almond milk smoothie: three ways

Did you think for a minute that I’d leave you a smoothie with strawberries and bananas and call it a day?  Noooo way.  Not around these parts.  I’ve added roasted, cooled, and peeled beets to this smoothie.  It’s added fiber, folate, and major magenta coloring.  I’ve also thrown in freshly ground flax seeds for some good omega action.

This smoothie is packed with good, but doesn’t taste like drinking a beet salad.  It’s sweet, pink, and filling.  It’s totally my new favorite.

strawberry beet flax almond smoothie

Strawberry Beet Smoothie

makes 1 large or 2 small smoothies

Print this Recipe!

1 banana, sliced into chunks, frozen is ideal

1 heaping cup sliced strawberries, frozen is awesome

about 1/3 cup steamed beets (I used two about half a large beet)

1 heaping tablespoon flax seed meal

1 cup Almond Breeze Almond Milk

In a blender, combine banana, strawberries, steamed and cooled beets, flax seed meal, and almond milk.  Blend until smooth. Add more almond milk if the smoothie is too thick for your taste.  Enjoy immediately.  

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  1. Barbara

    October 7, 2013 at 11:11 am

    I have just discovered these beauties and am typing this one-handed, since I am thoroughly enjoying the beet ‘n berry smoothie that is in the other hand! I added some protein powder and psyllium, since I had no flax. Loving it, can’t wait to try the berry-oat one, too. No pineapple for me though. Seriously allergic. I will need to think up a flavorful substitute for it. Thanks for putting these out there!

    Reply
  2. Hayley

    July 21, 2013 at 12:30 am

    I’m so happy to have stumbled across this website. I’ve been making different kale smoothies, but have not yet tried anything with beets. Your strawberry beet smoothie looks fantastic. I’m going to have to try it out tomorrow morning!

    Reply
  3. Louie Winterrowd

    June 7, 2013 at 2:54 am

    Because almonds are naturally very nutritious, almond milk doesn’t need to be fortified. You can make almond milk yourself at home, and it will have the same nutritional value as the almond milk available commercially.

    Reply
  4. Sylvia

    May 16, 2013 at 3:45 pm

    I have added these smoothies as part of my morning meal – great after a bowl of Kashi cereal. I cut up the fruit/kale ahead of time and freeze it and just throw them in a blender in the morning. I feel good about incorporating the greens (kale) into the smoothies – I never like the taste of it by itself. Great recipes. Thanks Joy!

    Reply
  5. Sara

    May 3, 2013 at 7:06 am

    If you are too restrictive in the mornings, you will not be able to get control of your cravings at night. If you deprive your body too much it has a natural response to get as much food as possible, something that might translate to eating too many chocolate chips at night :) Tic tacs and carrot sticks for lunch is the reason you can’t control yourself later! Eating sensible meals, and being totally mindful of what you’re eating is key. Being a chef I cannot imagine how much added stress there is because you have to constantly try your food as you cook, but basically the reason I wanted to comment is to say you should eat better lunches girl! Take care and love yourself!

    Reply
  6. Georgia

    April 30, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    Hi Joy,

    I LOVE your site! You rule.

    What kind of blender do you have?

    Thanks, doll!
    -Georgia

    Reply
  7. Tika Altemoeller

    April 28, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    I love the photos! The recipe also sounds great.

    Reply
  8. Mykelin Higham

    April 27, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    Thank you so much for posting these recipes!!! I just got my wisdom teeth out and I’m enjoying these cold and delicious smoothies immensely :)

    Reply
  9. Elaine

    April 27, 2013 at 9:07 am

    Was wondering if you can make these smoothies in advance and freeze them? I am always in a rush out the door in the morning, even though I try to tell myself to just get up a little earlier( I have to be up at 4:45 already) , it never happens! To be able to make them and freeze them would be ideal, then I could throw them in the vita mix in the morning to drink! hmmmm

    Reply
    • Paola Parsons

      June 24, 2013 at 2:32 pm

      I’ve never tried, so I can’t really say. I think freezing all but the almond milk would be fine. You’ll need the milk to get your blender going.

      Reply
  10. Kelly

    April 26, 2013 at 7:41 am

    I just made the strawberry beet smoothie. Holy smokes it’s good! I was wary since I could still smell the beet, but it just tastes fresh and delicious. Thanks for the great recipe Joy! (been reading your blog for the past couple years and absolutely love it. Happy weekend!)

    Reply
  11. Coral

    April 24, 2013 at 2:05 pm

    Made your kale smoothie this morning! I was silly and didn’t remove the stems – I added a lot of honey and tried my best to ignore the bitter flavor.

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