Description
This healthier pina colada is frosty, creamy, and perfectly sweet. it’s made without any artificial flavors or sweeteners, just wholesome ingredients. Perfect summer cocktail.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup light coconut milk, frozen into ice cubes
- 8 ounces pineapple juice (unsweetened)
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
- 4 to 6 ounces light rum (I highly suggest coconut rum)
- Optional Garnishes
- Pineapple slices
- Maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Freeze coconut ice cubes: 5 to 6 house before you plan to make your pina coladas pour our coocnut milk into an ice cube tray and pop into the freezer until it’s fully frozen.
- Blend: To a blender add the pineapple juice, frozen coconut milk cubes, frozen pineapple and rum – blend until smooth. Add a handful or two of ice cubes, blend until frozen and frothy.
- Serve: Pour the pina colada into two small cocktail glasses or 1 large one. Garnish with a pineapple slice and Maraschino cherry, if desired. Serve with a straw and enjoy immediately.
Notes
I highly highly recommend using coconut rum. I have tested it with both regular rum and coconut rum and found the coconut rum really added an extra level of coconut flavor. I like RumHaven, it’s flavored with coconut water.
A straw is 100% needed for this drink. Paul tried to drink it without a straw and found that he missed a lot of the flavor that had sunk to the bottom. Plus a straw allows you to stir the drink occasionally, which is needed – and it’s festive. 🙂
