Name: Easy Apple Greens Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1/2 small banana, frozen; 3/4 cup frozen peach, mango, and strawberry blend***; 1/2 red apple, cored; 1 cup raw kale; 3/4 cup pure apple juice (no added sugars); 1/4 cup unflavoured collagen peptides ***

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This delicious and easy apple greens smoothie is perfect for a quick breakfast or a healthy post-workout snack. It’s gluten free and dairy free, can easily be vegan, and it’s packed with green goodness. Inspired by the Jamba Juice Apple N’ Greens smoothie, you’ll love this healthy twist!

Apple Greens Smoothie in Minutes

It’s time for another simple, delicious, and healthy smoothie recipe!

This sweet and fruity apple greens smoothie is packed with a mix of whole food ingredients containing carbohydrates and proteins, with loads of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). The kale and apple are the star ingredients and apple is the dominating flavour (you can barely taste any kale at all!).

This smoothie is inspired by the Jamba Juice Apple N’ Greens smoothie, so if you are reading this you are probably either looking for a recipe for the Jamba version, or just a smoothie that combines apple with greens!

What Greens To Put In A Smoothie?

Spinach is probably one of the most popular smoothie greens, but kale is also a close runner up. Many people love to add greens to their smoothies to bring in that extra nutrition without a lot of added taste from the greens.

I recommend any of the following:

kale
spinach
chard (slightly more bitter tasting)
green herbs (mint and parsley are great!)
other green vegetables like cucumber or celery

When it comes to using leafy greens like kale or spinach in smoothies, I recommend starting with a little and then moving to larger amounts once you are used to it. Start with 1/4 cup per serving and increase to as much as 1-2 cups per serving of smoothie.

Is it OK to drink a green smoothie every day?

Absolutely! Green smoothies are fantastic for your health and are a great way to get in those fruits and vegetables especially if you don’t love eating veggies in other kinds of meals.

Spinach and kale both have a ton of nutrients and health benefits, so they makes a great healthy addition to many smoothies and won’t affect the overall flavour very much at all.

Apple Greens Smoothie Ingredients

Because this smoothie is inspired by the Jamba Juice version I decided to use a lot of the same ingredients but with some changes to reduce the sugar content. I also chose to add collagen peptides as they are a tasteless source of protein that help to balance the sugars in the smoothie.

Often commercial/restaurant smoothies can be very high in sugars from sweetened juices, so I chose to swap out much of the juice for actual fruit, which reduces the overall sugar content, and brings in protein for macronutrient balance.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Frozen banana
Frozen peach, mango, and strawberry blend (you can find this blend in the frozen fruits section at the grocery store, or buy each individually)
Red apple
Kale
Pure apple juice (no added sugars)
unflavoured collagen peptides**

**If you prefer you can swap out the collagen for another protein powder of your choice, but I recommend the collagen as it’s undetectable in taste and texture, so it won’t change the flavour of the smoothie at all.

How To Make Step By Step

Making this smoothie is an incredibly simple process…it is a smoothie after all!

Here’s what you’ll do:

1. Add the kale to the bottom of the blender, then add in the frozen fruit, and apple.

2. Next, pour in the apple juice.

3. Lastly, add the collagen.

4. Put on the lid and blend on low, increasing the speed to high and blend until completely smooth. You will see little red bits of apple skin, that’s ok!

image of a blender canister pouring apple greens smoothie into a jar from overhead

5. Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately.

Have you ever made a smoothie with apple and greens? What’s your favorite combination? Tell me about it in the comments and be sure to pin the photo below the recipe to save this one for later.