Blueberry Kale and Cacao Smoothie

Now that Matt and I are back on a really strict budget, I have stopped indulging in Daily Harvest smoothies. I felt horrible for impacting the environment in such negative ways anyway. But I still enjoyed getting so many fruits and veggies every day with such minimal effort! I tried to replicate my favorite item of all: a blueberry kale and cacao smoothie.

One of the biggest benefits to the Daily Harvest smoothies was that everything was already in a cup ready to go. You could just dump, add a liquid, and blend. I’ve been trying to recreate a similarly easy experience.

The first step is to stir together:

• 1 c almond butter
• 1/2 c cacao powder
• 1 T vanilla extract
• ½ tsp Himalayan Sea Salt

You divide the mixture into an ice cube tray and freeze until hard.

Then you build each freezer cup (I use these) by adding:

• 1 c blueberries
• 1/2 of a frozen banana (sliced)
• A pitted and chopped date

I store the cup in the freezer so I can pull together a smoothie quickly in the morning. First, I dump the ingredients of the cup + 2 cups of almond milk + 1-2 cubes + a large handful of kale. I blend all of it together, and it turns into a blueberry kale cacao smoothie that even children like!