Piña Colada

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I tried my first Piña Colada when I first moved to Miami few decades ago and this drink really reminds me of vacation, clear water beaches, music and friends! It’s one of the best tropical, blended cocktails I have ever tried. I suppose that’s why it’s a classic:).

A piña colada drink on a table by the pool. There's a real pineapple in the background and more slices of pineapple close to the drink. — **Classic Piña Colada**

Few years ago, I posted a video of how I make my piña colada in Pinterest and that video goes insane every summer. It’s not even one of my good videos, but I suppose the popularity of the drink is more important than my video skills lol.

Anyways, I won’t bore you with a long story about Piña Colada, if you landed on my page chances are you have already tried it, loved it and now are trying to make your own version at home.

Let me make that part of the recipe easy for you:)).

Ingredients

Frozen fresh pineapple chunks
Coconut cream
Pineapple juice
Lime juice
Rum
Ice – optional

Garnishes – Usually here in Miami most places garnish piña coladas with maraschino cherries, slices of pineapple and even pineapple leaves.

Frozen, blended pina colada shown next to the pool served with maraschino cherries and pineapple slice. — **Frozen Piña Colada**

Sonila’s Tips for The Perfect Drink

These are some of my tips to achieve the perfect drink.

You need a good quality blender since you’re blending frozen fruit and maybe even ice.
Coconut cream is such an important ingredient to making the perfect piña colada. While there are several brands in the market, everyone I know here in Miami swears by Coco Lopez brand (affiliate). My friends from Puerto Rico say it does make a difference so I stick with their recommendation.

A pina colada drink by the pool, shown next to some real pineapple and garnished with cherries and pineapple.

Piña Colada

Sonila

The classic Piña Colada is a tropical, blended frozen drink with real pineapple, pineapple juice, coconut cream and rum!!

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Course Drinks

Cuisine Caribbean

Servings serving

Calories 540 kcal

Equipment

1 Blender

Ingredients

1 cup pineapple chunks frozen
2 ozs pineapple juice
2 ozs coconut cream
1 oz lime juice
2 ozs rum
2-3 ice cubes (optional)

Garnishes

1-2 maraschino cherries
1 slice pineapple

Instructions

Freeze pineapple chunks. Chill pineapple juice and lime.
Add frozen pineapple chunks on blender. Add pineapple juice, cream of coconut and squeeze fresh lime juice on top. Add rum. Blend until smooth. At this point, you can add ice if you want your drink more frozen and blend again until smooth.
Pour over a pretty cup. Garnish with maraschino cherries and a pineapple slice. Cheers!

Notes

Note – while most of us think of Margaritaville and Jimmy Buffett singing If you love Piña Coladas …., when drinking our delicious, frozen Piña Coladas I just think it’s worth mentioning that this drink was invented in San Juan, Puerto Rico in Caribe Hilton Hotel by bartender Ramon Marrero (Monchito).

Cheers!!!

Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Piña Colada

Amount Per Serving

Calories 540 Calories from Fat 180

% Daily Value*

Fat 20g31%

Saturated Fat 17g106%

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Sodium 8mg0%

Potassium 657mg19%

Carbohydrates 61g20%

Fiber 5g21%

Sugar 50g56%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 166IU3%

Vitamin C 43mg52%

Calcium 67mg7%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 540kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 17gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 657mgFiber: 5gSugar: 50gVitamin A: 166IUVitamin C: 43mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 2mg

Keyword Piña Colada

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What Rum would you use to make Piña Coladas?

Traditionally most bartenders use white rum to make Piña Coladas. However, I see some locations use 1.5 ozs white rum and 0.5 ozs of dark rum to add some spicy notes to the drink without overpowering it.

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