This smoothie manages to be sweet and creamy while still packing a respectable amount of greens into each serving. If your fruit is a little overripe, even better, and if you can manage to freeze it beforehand your smoothie will be more luxurious for it.
Ingredients
4 small donut peaches (or 1 large regular peach), pitted and roughly chopped
1 cup diced mango
1 large banana, peeled
3 large kale leaves, stems removed*
2 cups baby spinach
2 tablespoons raw almond butter
1 cup water
½ cup ice cubes
Instructions
Add all the ingredients except the ice cubes to the jar of a blender. Turn the blender up to the highest speed and blend until totally smooth.
Drop in the ice cubes and blend a few moments more, until no chunks of ice remain.
Notes
*If you don't have a particularly powerful blender, use an additional cup of spinach in place of the kale.
Nut-Free Option: Use ¼ cup of hemp seeds instead of the almond butter.
Recipe by Leaves of Kale at http://www.leavesofkale.com/2014/09/green-smoothie-of-the-moment/