Enjoy a creamy vegan peanut butter green smoothie that tastes like a dessert but is actually made with kale, banana, and dates. It's super quick to make with a high-speed blender and 5 simple ingredients.
When you want to incorporate more raw, dark leafy greens into your routine but aren't in the mood for a spinach chickpea salad or avocado kale salad, green smoothies are an excellent alternative.
Like with my popular tropical pineapple green smoothie, with a little planning, you can have a quick vegan breakfast or post-workout treat in as little as 5 minutes when you make this peanut butter green smoothie.
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I love this smoothie, I enjoy adding different options to it. Very tasteful and energizing!
- Teretha
Ingredients
- Non-dairy milk: I prefer unsweetened organic soy, but you can use your favorite such as almond or oat.
- Kale: Any variety will work such as Lacinato (also known as Dinosaur kale or Tuscan kale) shown in the photo above, curly green kale, or baby kale.
- Natural peanut butter: No sugar or oil added, made with only peanuts and optional salt.
- Banana: For the best results, use a ripe banana that has some spots on the peel. Peel and freeze the banana in halves or slices in advance.
Please see the recipe card for the complete ingredients, measurements, and instructions.
How to make a peanut butter green smoothie
- Using a high-speed blender such as a Vitamix, add the ingredients to the container starting with plant milk and ending with the frozen banana.
- Blend until completely smooth, using the tamper, as needed. Pour into a glass and enjoy right away.
If your blender tends to leave chunks of green in your smoothie, try blending in two steps: First, blend the liquid, dates, and kale. Then add the peanut butter and frozen bananas and blend until completely smooth.
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📋 Recipe
Peanut Butter Green Smoothie
Equipment
- high speed blender
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk, such as organic soy, oat, or almond
- 2 Medjool dates, pits removed
- 1 cup kale, ribs removed, roughly chopped (or substitute fresh spinach)
- 1 Tablespoon natural peanut butter, (or other nut butter or sunflower butter)
- 1 frozen banana*
Instructions
- Add the non-dairy milk, dates, chopped kale, peanut butter, and frozen banana, in that order, to the container of a high-speed blender. (If your blender isn't as powerful, start by adding the non-dairy milk, dates, and chopped kale to the container. Place the lid on and blend until the greens are partially broken down. Then remove the lid and add the peanut butter and frozen banana.)½ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk, 2 Medjool dates, 1 cup kale, 1 Tablespoon natural peanut butter, 1 frozen banana*
- Place the lid on and blend until completely smooth, using the tamper, as needed. (The tamper is the stick that comes with your blender that assists with pushing ingredients toward the blade.)
- Pour in a glass and enjoy right away.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimation.
Teretha says
I love this smoothie, I enjoy adding different options to it. Very tasteful and energizing!
Amy Katz says
Thank you, Teretha! I'm so glad you are enjoying it.
Jill says
I made this and it’s yummy!!! One question though, can I use honey instead of dates? I tried the dates and my vita mix just couldn’t get the dates mixed down, so I had chunks of dates.
Amy says
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Jill! You can use any sweetener you like instead of the dates. I sometimes use agave when I don't have any dates.
Kristina says
So, this smoothie is amazing! I did make a change because I didn't have frozen bananas,
So I added one non-frozen banana
And 1/2 a cup of frozen pineapple instead. I usually stick to my recipe for green smoothies, and I love kale in the morning (it gives me energy), but I woke up this morning craving peanut butter, so I went searching through my Smoothie board on Pinterest and found this recipe. I'm so glad I did!
Amy says
Thank you so much, Kristina! I'm so thrilled you enjoyed it!