Instantly escape to your favorite tropical island, sipping this delicious Piña Colada. The perfect cocktail to celebrate the unofficial start of summer. Made with frozen pineapple, white rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and lots of fresh lime juice. It’s blended until smooth and served with a floater shot to give the ultimate vacation vibes. Nothing welcomes summer better than this delicious Frozen Piña Colada.
You guys know I love a good blended/frozen cocktail. And it was only right that I share one of my favorite frozen cocktails. A good ‘ol Piña Colada! If you didn’t know, this is a Piña Colada STAN account! If I had to choose, this is one of the best tropical cocktails ever. The combination of coconut, pineapple and rum. Top tier combo!
How to make a Piña Colada?
It’s important to make sure you have balance when making this cocktail. I’ve had terrible Pina coladas, where all I tasted was rum. Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not opposed to a strong cocktail… but I’d rather the other ingredients balance things out to hide the fact that it’s a strong cocktail. I’d rather it sneak up on me. It’s all about balance. And the one thing I love about this cocktail is the balance of flavors of coconut and pineapple and rum.
It’s funny how our taste buds change. Growing up I was not a fan of coconut, AT ALL. But as I’ve gotten older, I absolutely LOVE coconut. In my food, drinks etc. It’s so good!
What You’ll Need For This Piña Colada
- Pineapple: I used both frozen pineapple and pineapple juice.
- Rum: I used both dark and light Bacardi for this recipe. Another great rum is Ten To One.
- Creme of Coconut: I love the brand Coco Lopez. You can also use coconut cream or coconut milk.
- Lime: If it’s not fresh, I don’t want it.
- Ice: optional. I typically like limit the amount of ice in my frozen cocktails by freezing the juice into ice cubes and use frozen fruit to get the perfect consistency. But in a pina colada a little ice is necessary..
Why you’ll love this Frozen Piña Colada
- It’s refreshing! Vacation vibes without the vacation
- Money saver! One of my favorite reasons for making cocktails and mocktails at home is the ability to save money, and make whenever I want or when I’m hosting.
- The taste! Pineapple and coconut just go together REAL bad. The addition of citrus makes the perfect drink!
More Frozen Cocktails To Try
If you’re looking for more frozen cocktails to enjoy, check out some of my favorites.
Frozen Lemon Drop
Frozen Mango Pineapple Margarita
Frozen Cosmopolitan
Frozen Mango Pineapple
If you make this Frozen Piña Colada, please be sure to leave a comment, and or tag me on Instagram @cookwithci. I would love to see your recreations and hear your thoughts.
Frozen Piña Colada
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1 cup frozen pineapple
- 4 oz White Rum
- 1-2 tbsp Creme of Coconut use more if preferred
- 1/2 Lime
- 1/2 cup Ice optional.
To garnish
- dark rum optional, for a floater shot
- lime wheel
- pineapple wedge optional
Instructions
- Add ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into desired glass, garnish with a lime wheel and pineapple leaves and enjoy!
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