Do you like Pina Coladas, well then this post is for you. Â This coconut/pineapple inspired drink is awesome! Â It is one of those drinks that can go amazingly awesome or horribly wrong and taste like suntan lotion. Â I experimented with a few recipes and came to one conclusion; use coconut cream and not coconut milk. Â The coconut milk did not have the sweet coconut flavor I was looking for. Â Once I figured out that coconut cream was the way to go, this cocktail was ready for prime time Memorial Day status. Â All together this is a pretty simple recipe. Â However, for its simplicity it is extremely tasty and it will definitely make you a star at a party.
I picked up a couple coconut glasses at the local party store. Â I had to get into the spirit of things.
Pina Colada (Makes 2 drinks)
- 1/4 cup coconut rum (I like Malibu)
- 1/2 cup coconut cream
- 1/2 cup pineapple chunks
- 2 cups ice
Add all of the ingredients into a blender and turn it on until everything is smooth and you do not see any more ice chunks. Â Pour into a glass and serve with a maraschino cherry and a pineapple wedge.
I made this drink a couple of times and the first was when Dana’s friend Kristy was in town.  I made it with coconut milk as the local store was sold out of coconut cream.  Needless to say it was not that tasty.  It was a borderline epic failure. However, Kristy drank it like a champ.  Sorry it was not great Kristy.  Once Kristy left, Dana and I tried again this time with coconut cream.  It was delicious and nutritious, the perfect summer time treat.  Ok, not sure about the nutritious part, but it was definitely delicious!
Love the coconut glass, hilarious.
Got the bbq sauce yesterday, thanks a ton! Can’t wait to try it out.
@Chris – The glasses were a hoot. They came with crazy straws, but the hole in the straw was way too small to use. Glad you got the bbq sauce. Let me know what you think. I am a huge fan of the sweet sauce.
@Jenn – You really need to try the alcoholic version sometime. It makes any place that you drink it feel like the beach.
That looks sooo pretty! I don’t think I’ve ever had an alcoholic pine colada, but I love the flavor. YUM! 🙂
Jenn