I don’t know how many times I have gone to make my morning green smoothie, only to find that recently purchased bag of kale or spinach, all shriveled up, or even worse, all slimy! It seems to happen quite frequently at my house, unfortunately.
If you don’t already know, you can easily save all that spinach you were about to toss, blend it all up and pop into the freezer. No more money down the drain. I know I don’t want to keep buying those bags for my green smoothie habit.
WHAT YOU NEED
– Blender
– Ice tray(s)
– Spinach, Kale or any other leafy greens
– water or coconut water
Here is my blender, a VITAMIX A3500 ASCENT SERIES in white. Includes Touchscreen control, built in wireless connectivity, 5 program settings for smoothies/soups/dips/frozen desserts/self cleaning. It is on the spendy side, but it’s the price you pay for a good, quality blender that will last you a lifetime.
It took me several years to make that decision to spend the money on a Vitamix. I previously used a Ninja. I was tired of having bits & pieces of food in my smoothie. The consistency and texture was just not there with the Ninja.
So, here I am. Happy as can be with my Vitamix, which I highly recommend. I will never go back to any other brand. Period.
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Coconut water.
We always have coconut water, so this is what I use as my liquid. I guess you can call these COCONUT WATER SPINACH CUBES, or COCONUT WATER SPINACH SMOOTHIE BOMBS. Why not use coconut water where you can, so may good benefits of this stuff.
– High in electrolytes
– Full of vitamins & minerals
– Low in calories
INSTRUCTIONS
Go through your bag of spinach and pick out all the yucky pieces and discard. Place remaining greens into blender.
Add water, or coconut water into blender.
Blend until liquified and smooth.
Pour into ice cube trays and place in the freezer for about 2-3 hours. Once they are frozen, place into a ziplock freezer bag, or a freezer safe container.
Use within 3 months.
How To Freeze Kale & Spinach For Green Smoothies
Equipment
- blender
- Ice cube trays
- 1 ziplock freezer bag or a freezer safe container
- 1 sharpie pen to date your spinach or kale
Ingredients
- 2 cups spinach or kale You can also mix both kale & spinach together and make an even powerful smoothie bomb, so to speak
- 1 cup water or coconut water
Instructions
- First, go through the spinach or kale, and toss out the slimy pieces. Place two cups (approximately two handfuls) into blender.
- Add water or coconut water into your Vitamix blender
- Blend on high until all the spinach or kale have been mixed into a thin consistency and no chunks remain.
- Pour into ice cube trays and freeze for 2-3 hours.
- Place cubes into a ziplock freezer bag, or freezer safe container.
Notes
- You can do this with any greens, just toss into your Vitamix blender with added liquid. Voila!
- Use coconut water in place of water
- Store in freezer safe container for up to 3 months. You will want to make sure it's a freezer safe container, otherwise freezer burn may set in.
