Adapted from this Tastes like Ice Cream Kale Smoothie on healthyblenderrecipes.com
Scant 1/4 C pitted dates
1 cup filtered water
1-2 cups baby kale (I like the bagged version)
1/2 cup raw unsalted cashews or pistachios, soaked
2 medium bananas
pinch of sea salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups frozen blueberries or mixed berries
optional boosters:
1 tsp minced ginger
1 TBSP chia, flax or hemp seeds
My kids were not too crazy about the original Tastes like ice cream version, but when I left out the ginger and used berries in place of the ice, it took on a whole new taste and went over pretty well. That ginger sure is super healthy but we have to get used to it’s strong flavor.
If the bananas and berries are frozen you will have difficulty blending. Berries can be thawed, water can be hot, or bananas can be fresh to make this quick and easy.
I like to warm up the water in a glass measuring cup and put the dates and nuts in while I prep the rest of the ingredients. Then I pour the glass in with the water, dates and nuts and typically those few minutes soften them enough for the Blendtec.