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A frosty Pina Colada recipe in a rounded glass topped with coconut flakes, garnished with a maraschino cherry and a wedge of fresh pineapple, on a warm brown surface

Pina Colada Recipe

Restaurant-quality Piña Colada recipe that stays smooth and creamy thanks to cold coconut cream, staggered ice addition, and precise blending.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Chill 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 2 cocktails
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Caribbean, Tropical
Calories: 360
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup Coconut cream - Chill overnight
  • 1 cup Fresh pineapple juice - Keep ice-cold
  • 2 oz White rum
  • ½ oz Fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon Simple syrup - Optional adjust to taste
  • 1 cup Crushed ice - Add gradually
  • 1 oz Dark rum - Optional float on top
  • 2 wedges Pineapple wedge - For garnish
  • 2 cherries Maraschino cherry - For garnish
  • 2 tablespoon Coconut flakes - Toasted optional garnish

Equipment

  • 1 High-speed blender (Container must be well-chilled)
  • 1 Measuring jigger
  • 1 Hurricane glasses (Pre-chilled in freezer)

Method
 

  1. Refrigerate coconut cream overnight until fully chilled
    Rustic wooden table holding a bottle of white rum, a halved coconut, a small bowl of shredded coconut, a tall glass filled with crushed-ice pineapple juice, a carafe of dark rum, a shot glass of simple syrup, fresh lime halves, and pineapple chunks, set against a blurred tropical background.
  2. Accurately measure rum, pineapple juice, lime juice, syrup
    Top-down view into a clear blender jar containing thick coconut cream and bright yellow pineapple chunks, illuminated by natural light on a clean white surface
  3. Combine cream, juices, rum, and syrup in blender briefly
    Overhead shot of a clear glass pitcher filled with frothy pale-yellow Piña Colada mixture, bubbles visible on the surface, set on a white marble countertop under diffuse daylight.
  4. Gradually add crushed ice while blending to desired texture
    A creamy pale-yellow Piña Colada blend streaming from a blender spout into a tall glass, with a stainless-steel jigger and a whole pineapple softly out of focus on a light beige countertop.
  5. Pour into chilled glasses and top with pineapple and cherry
    A close-up of two frosty Piña Colada cocktails in curved hurricane glasses on a dark wooden table; each topped with a pineapple wedge and red maraschino cherry, one sharply in focus and the other softly blurred behind.

Nutrition

Serving: 350gCalories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 1gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 26gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 150IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 0.8mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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