Piña Colada

By Rosie Schaap

Updated May 14, 2021

Piña Colada
Christopher Simpson for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks.
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The piña colada, which originated in Puerto Rico, is an irresistible classic, and an occasion to pull out paper umbrellas — a tiki-culture addition. Make sure to use cream of coconut, which adds signature sweetness, versus coconut cream, which is unsweetened. To keep your cocktails extra-frosty, use chilled glasses. Just beware of brain freeze.

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Ingredients

Yield:2 to 3 drinks
  • 4ounces golden rum
  • 4ounces pineapple juice
  • 4ounces Coco Lopez cream of coconut
  • 3cups ice
  • Pineapple slices, for garnish
  • Maraschino cherries, for garnish
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Nutritional analysis per serving (3 servings)

270 calories; 6 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 32 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 29 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 25 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Add rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut and ice to blender. Blend until smooth and frosty; add more ice as necessary. Pour into tall glasses and garnish with pineapple slices and maraschino cherries (and paper umbrellas, if you have them).

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mollie

Skip the Coco Lopez and use a can of real coconut cream, like Thai Kitchen brand. It will throttle the sweetness way back and provides a beautiful consistency.

Rachael

A piña colada is definitely a tropical drink, but it's not really a tiki drink. This is an excellent guide to the history of tiki drinks and tiki bars: https://news.critiki.com/2015/11/10/what-is-a-tiki-drink/

Bougeotte

Add a squeeze of lime!

Reader

If you love coconut, use Malibu. Coco Lopez makes a Pina Colada, coconut milk is not the same.

switges

I I make recipe exactly as written except freeze chunks fresh pineapple and replace part of ice with frozen pineapple. Its our favorite beach cocktail and always make sure our airbnb has a blender ;-)

NL

@Bone Doctor BBQ Except that I find that once banana comes to the party, it dominates the conversation!

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