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Evoke the relaxed feeling of the tropics by blending a batch of Pina Coladas. Our guide, how to make a Pina Colada, provides a simple recipe (and several smooth and sweet variations) to help you mix the refreshing cocktail with ease.
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Pina Colada Tips
- Blend the ingredients on high speed for 30 seconds.
- The drink should be smooth and frothy after blending.
- You can use fresh pineapple in place of the pineapple juice.
- Garnish the drink with pineapple spears and maraschino cherries.
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Introduction
- Whether it was invented by the Caribe Hilton's Ramon Marrero in 1954 or by the Barranchina Bar's Ramon Portas Mingot in 1963, the Pina Colada is a refreshingly sweet cocktail guaranteed to quench your thirst. Once you try the combination of rum, pineapple juice and coconut cream, you'll understand why the two establishments continue to argue over the bragging rights.Fodors: The Pina Colada Wars
What You'll Need
- Gather the following ingredients, along with your blender, to mix a batch of four Pina Coladas.
Ingredients
- 1 cup light rum
- 3/4 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup cream of coconutCoco Lopez: Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
- 3 cups ice
- Pineapple spears
- Maraschino cherries
Equipment
- Blender
- Tall glasses or goblets
Making a Pina Colada
- Once you've got all of the ingredients at the ready, it will take less than five minutes to blend your thirst-quenching Pina Coladas, also known as "frozen Pina Coladas."
- Pour the rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice and ice into the blender.Martha Stewart: Pina Colada
- -If you'd prefer to use fresh pineapple, substitute one cup of pineapple chunks for the pineapple juice.Martha Stewart: Pina Colada
- Blend the mixture on high speed for about 30 seconds.Recipezaar: Pina Colada II
- -After blending, the drink should be smooth and frothy.Good Housekeeping: Frozen Pina Colada
- Pour the drinks into tall glasses.Martha Stewart: Pina Colada
- Garnish the drinks with pineapple wedges and maraschino cherries.Recipezaar: Pina Colada
- YouTube Video: How to Make a Pina Colada (Time: 1:58)
Variations
- To create a Pina Colada with subtle differences in flavor (and alcohol content), try one of these variations on the basic recipe.
- Use one cup of coconut milk in place of the cream of coconut if you prefer a drink with a thinner consistency.AllRecipes: Pina Colada III
- Use light and dark rum for extra flavor.Real Simple: Pina Colada Recipe
- The addition of heavy cream will make the Pina Colada extra smooth.All Recipes: Pina Colada IV
- Add orange juice for a blast of citrus.Recipezaar: Pina Colada
- Use coconut rum in place of coconut cream for an extra potent blend.Recipezaar: Bahamian Pina Colada
- Omit the rum and add heavy cream to create a non-alcoholic version of the drink.All Recipes: Virgin Pina Colada
- Use Pina Colada mix if you don't have pineapple juice and coconut cream on hand.All Recipes: Captain's Pina Colada
- Create a banana colada by swapping three frozen bananas for the ice.Chow: Pina Colada
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