Piña Colada

Piña Colada
Piña Colada
Created in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the 1950s, this is a longstanding classic. While it can be made with a variety of rums—dark, aged, spiced, white, coconut—I like using a combination, but feel free to use whatever rums you like.
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Rum Alcoholic Blender Backyard BBQ Cocktail Summer Drink Coconut Pineapple Tropical Fruit
  • 1 ounce coconut rum
  • 1 1/2 ounces coconut cream (such as coco lopez)
  • 1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
  • 1 ounce aged rum
  • splash of coconut milk (optional)
  • pineapple wedge, for garnish
  • Carbohydrate 8 g(3%)
  • Fat 15 g(23%)
  • Fiber 1 g(4%)
  • Protein 2 g(3%)
  • Saturated Fat 13 g(65%)
  • Sodium 3 mg(0%)
  • Calories 293

Preparation Combine all the ingredients in a blender cup. Add 1 cup of ice. Blend on High until smooth. Pour contents into a tiki glass or tall glass. Garnish with the pineapple wedge. Reprinted with permission from the publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, from 101 Tropical Drinks by Kim Haasarud. Photography by Alexandra Grablewski. Copyright 2013.

Preparation Combine all the ingredients in a blender cup. Add 1 cup of ice. Blend on High until smooth. Pour contents into a tiki glass or tall glass. Garnish with the pineapple wedge. Reprinted with permission from the publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, from 101 Tropical Drinks by Kim Haasarud. Photography by Alexandra Grablewski. Copyright 2013.