Easy kale recipe with fresh fruit. How to make kale juice with apple and carrots or fruit blended in blender or juicer is here. Plus kale chips in oven which are so good even our kids eat them up! If you haven't liked kale before we guarantee you will enjoy it in one of these forms. It can be so tasty and oh so healthy for you too.

Easy kale juice with orange smoothie, surrounded by fresh kale, crisp carrots, and a juicy apple.

We love coming up with easy kale recipes. There is so much you can make it but our favorite is kale juice. Incorporate it into recipes so you an get the benefit of this dark leafy vegetable. Let us show you a few of our favorites that are easy to make, use locally grown fruits and vegetables, and taste good! (affiliate links present)

Easy Kale Juice Recipe

Like we said, we love buying locally grown California produce for many reasons. First of all….why not support the state in which we live in? The food that is grown in California drives the state and U.S. economy. California farming is one of the largest employers in our state.

Overall is a vital part of our local communities. It makes sense to buy local right??!! You may think you need to visit a farmers market in your area but actually there are many items at your local grocery store too.

We live in the beautiful city of Temecula, and although we have good wine & wineries here we also have farms that grow fruits and vegetables. At a grocery store down the road they focus on organically and locally grown produce.

You can find many things that are either from Temecula, or have been grown on a California farm. As you can see they are priced comparably to other produce items grown outside the state so it makes sense to buy LOCAL!

Juice Recipe with Kale

We picked up the kale we would need for both of our easy kale recipes as well as some carrots, locally grown tangelo tangerines and California grown fuji apples we would use for our kale juice blend. It is helpful especially when you first try a green drink to add some fruit like we did with our green smoothie with pineapple.

Ingredients

2 stems kale with leaves removed, remove stems and discard
Mandarin oranges peeled, seeded
Apples peeled and cored
Carrots peeled

This is how you make our simple kale juice recipe with curly kale. We have a recipe card at the bottom of this post too. YOu can keep it handy or come back time and time again. Mix it up with using different apples since each has it's own distinct taste.

How to Make Kale Juice with Fruit

Get our your masticating juicer and you'll need 2 of each item above (2 large leaves of kale, not two bushels).
- (and spinach if you want extra health benefits)
Then you will want sweeter fruits and veggies to tone down the strong kale and spinach flavors.
Peel your tangelos, cut the core out of your 2 apples, cut the tops off your carrots and take the thick stem off of your 2 leaves of kale.
Put them in your juicer and it will come out this pretty color! Seriously….even our kids love this easy kale juice blend.
You can't taste the kale and it has a clean flavor (you may never buy bottled juice again after you've tasted how good this is).

Now here is another tasty way to use kale, make kale chips…..seriously, kale chips are totally good!

How to Make Kale Juice in a Blender

If you do not have a juicer, no problem. You can peel your fruit and vegetables, dice into small pieces, add your liquid and blend until as smooth as possible. Then to remove the pulp and larger pieces, pour mixture thru a fine strainer so your end product is smooth to drink.

How to Make Kale Apple Juice

If you didn't want to add vegetables at all, double up on the fresh fruit and go with that. Instead you could add a pear or mix Gala with Fuji varieties to mix up the flavors. Use what is in season for best results is what we say.

What are the benefits of drinking kale juice?

Kale juice benefits are many. It is packed with nutrients and is often considered a healthy choice due to its high content of vitamins A, C, and K, as well as minerals like calcium, potassium, and iron. It is also rich in antioxidants and may support digestion and overall well-being.

Can we mix kale juice with other fruits or vegetables?

Yes, you can mix kale juice with other fruits or vegetables to enhance the flavor or nutritional profile. Common additions include your favorite green apples, cucumbers, celery, lemon, ginger, or berries. Experiment with different combinations, even adding lemon juice to the mix to find the taste you enjoy the most.

Other kale recipes you'll love

If you've never had kale chips but want to try and eat healthier and incorporate more dark leafy green vegetables into your diet (and your children's diet), this is a fun and tasty way to start. You can alternatively cook it another way using our ninja foodi kale chips recipe.

When they're done they shouldn't be too hot for more than a few minutes so you can enjoy them almost immediately. They will shrink up a bit so don't be alarmed. They have a great crunch to them and the taste is good we tell you.

Kale Juice

By Kale juice with apples and carrots freshly squeezed together for a good drink with fruit and vegetables. Prep: 10 minutes minsCook: 0 minutes minsServings: 2 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

2 stems kale, with leaves removed, remove stems and discard
2 mandarin oranges, peeled, seeded
2 apples, peeled and cored
2 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks

Instructions

Get our your juicer and you'll need 2 of each item; 2 large leaves of kale, not two bushels, 2 mandarin oranges or tangelos, 2 apples cored and peeled, 2 carrots peeled.
Turn on your juicer and add each one separately until you get 2 glasses of vegetable fruit juice. Enjoy