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Easy Piña Colada

Easy Piña Colada - Learn how to make cool, creamy, refreshing, frozen piña coladas that will make you feel like you're poolside on a fancy tropical vacation! Blender and hand-shaken options provided. And don't worry, you can make these virgin, too. 

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 215 kcal
Course: Drinks

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces white rum or omit for virgin pina coladas
  • 6 ounces pineapple juice
  • 6 ounces Coco Lopez cream of coconut*
  • ½ cup frozen pineapple preferably from a fresh pineapple that you freeze the chunks, but store bought frozen from a bag is fine
  • 4 cups ice
  • Maraschino cherries optional for garnishing
  • pineapple wedges optional for garnishing

Instructions

    Cup of Yum
  1. To the canister of a high speed blender** (See Notes for shaken rather than frozen/blender instructions), add all ingredients (except optional garnishes), and blend on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute.
  2. Divide between approximately 4 glasses, optionally garnish with cherries and/or pineapple wedges***, and serve immediately. Pina coladas are best served fresh.

Notes

  • *Use canned cream of coconut. I like to use the Coco Lopez brand of cream of coconut. It’s sweetened and a bit syrupy. Do not use coconut cream which is unsweetened and very thick. Do not use coconut milk. It is much thinner and unsweetened. 
  • Cream of coconut, coconut cream, and coconut milk all come in cans. Don’t get confused. Select cream of coconut.
  • **If you are going to make a shaken pina colada, I recommend 1 1/2 to 2 ounces each of rum and pineapple juice, and 1 ounce of cream of coconut, and either shaking it with ice or pouring over ice cubes in a rocks glass. This is for 1 hand-shaken pina colada. Double, triple, quadruple the recipe as desired.
  • ***For those wanting a stronger pina colada, add a floater shot after the pina colada is in the glassware of either gold, dark, or anejo rum.
  • Recipe is easily made virgin by omitting the rum and replacing it with pineapple juice as desired.
  • Note the recipe is appropriate for those for whom alcohol is legal and safe.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 215kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 32g (11%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 8mg (3%) Sodium 73mg (3%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 22g (44%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 215

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 215kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 32g 11%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 73mg 3%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 22g 44%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.