Easy Piña Colada Recipe with Coconut Cream

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by Alina Orozco

You only need three ingredients to make this easy piña colada recipe. This tropical, smooth and delicious cocktail is easy and refreshing, made with rum, coconut cream and pineapple.

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Why You’ll Love This Easy Recipe for Pina Colada

Piña Colada translates to “strained pineapple,” in Spanish. This recipe uses fresh ingredients, lots of ice and is made in the most authentic way with just three ingredients.

What You Need to Make this Authentic Frozen Cocktail

  • Bacardi Superior Rum
  • Pineapple juice
  • Cream of Coconut

You also need:

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What Rum To Use for Authentic Pina Colada?

Traditionally, rum is used to make a frozen piña colada recipe. I like using a light rum like Bacardi, but you could also use dark rum.What’s the difference between light rum and dark rum?

Light, silver or white rum is aged less than other varieties. Dark rum is aged in charred oak or wooden barrels and thus ends up darker in color with a bolder flavor.

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If you like stronger flavored rum you can certainly use dark rum.

If you’re looking for a very sweet option Malibu rum might be for you because it is additionally flavored with coconut. To make a piña colada with Malibu, just substitute for your favorite rum.

 

easy pina colada recipe from scratch

Pina Colada Recipe

Authentic pina colada recipe made with fresh ingredients
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Course Drinks
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients
  

  • 4 oz white rum
  • 6 oz pineapple juice or 1 cup fresh pineapple
  • 1 oz cream of coconut

Instructions
 

  • Pour all of the ingredients into a blender. Fill with ice and blend. I like a little chunks of ice and fruit pieces in my piña, so don’t over blend. Then just pour and enjoy!

Notes

 
  • Use fresh pineapple chunks rather than pineapple juice for a creamy piña colada recipe. 
  • You can also use frozen pineapple to make your cocktail.
  •  Make a pineapple cup for your piña colada. First, cut off the crown of the pineapple. Then, work with your knife to make an internal ring of the pineapple meat. Begin cutting sideways until you have removed the core and the surrounding meat. Then simply pour the cocktail into your pineapple.

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Alina Orozco

Alina Orozco is a freelance writer with a weakness for hot dogs, the beach, dinner parties and DIY projects. She lives in Orange County, California with her husband, their two boys and an oversized Beagle named Benny.