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These frozen piña coladas come together in minutes and are full of tropical flavor. An easy summer cocktail that’s a refreshing way to beat the heat!

I’m about to nerd out on you here, but I can’t think about piña coladas without thinking about Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy. Just me? Known for his love of 70’s music thanks to a mix-tape his mom made for him before he was abducted by aliens, one of his favorite songs is “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Robert Holmes. Ever since watching that movie I can’t make a piña colada without an image of Star-Lord escaping from space-prison popping into my head.

Well, we may not need to escape from space-prison, but if it’s hot as all get out in your neck of the woods you may want to escape the heat with a frozen piña colada. That sounds nice, doesn’t it?

Why You’ll Love This Piña Colada Recipe

  • Easy. Just pop everything into your blender, mix and pour.
  • Fruity. This cocktail is bursting with pineapple and coconut flavors. It’s so tasty!
  • Refreshing. Since this is a frozen cocktail, it’s perfect for super hot summer days.

Pro tip: You can also use this recipe to make frozen Miami Vice drink! 🍹

What is a Piña Colada?

A piña colada is a Puerto Rican cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut or coconut milk, and pineapple juice. It can be served over ice, or blended with the ice to make a frozen cocktail. Usually it is garnished with a pineapple wedge or a maraschino cherry (or both). The name “piña colada” is Spanish for “strained pineapple” and refers to the way fresh pineapple is strained to make pineapple juice, which is one of the ingredients in this cocktail.

Ingredients for homemade pina coladas

What You’ll Need

Equipment

You will need a high powered blender to make this piña colada recipe. Traditionally, piña coladas are served in hurricane glasses but no need to stand on ceremony – serve your cocktail in whatever glasses you like! This recipe makes 2 large drinks or 3-4 smaller ones.

Ingredients

Here’s a quick run down of the ingredients. Be sure to scroll down to the recipe card for specific amounts.

  • Rum – This recipe uses both white and golden rum. Use a good quality rum, but it doesn’t have to be an expensive one. A top quality and more expensive rum would be something like Mount Gay Rum Black Barrel, but a bottom shelf inexpensive one would be something like Cruzan.
  • Cream of coconut
  • Pineapple juice
  • Pineapple chunks – Frozen.
  • Ice
  • Garnish – Fresh pineapple wedges or maraschino cherries.

How alcoholic is piña colada?

This recipe has 5 ounces of rum so it is a bit stronger than a traditional piña colada. You can reduce the amount of rum to 3 ounces if you prefer. Because of the pineapple and cream of coconut, the rum flavor is not overpowering in this drink so sip slowly.

How to Make a Piña Colada

Now it’s time to make your piña coladas! It’s super easy. Like 2 steps easy.

  • Place all the ingredients in a high powered blender and process until well combined.
  • Pour into a hurricane glass and garnish each drink with a small pineapple wedge.

Tips & Suggestions

The process of making piña coladas is similar to the one for making frozen strawberry daiquiris, so my tips here may sound familiar:

  • Pulse your blender. Because there is ice AND frozen pineapple in this recipe, your piña colada will be quite thick as you blend it. So pulse your blender and scrape down the sides a few times as you go.
  • Use a straw. It is difficult to drink a frozen piña colada without a straw, so I highly recommend using one.
  • Too thick? As I mentioned above, this cocktail will be thick right after you make it. But this is on purpose because on HOT days, your cocktail is going to start melting fast. If this bothers you then you can add a bit of water to loosen it up. I recommend adding no more than 2 tablespoons at a time, pulsing between additions so that you don’t accidentally water down your cocktail.
  • Want to make this a virgin piña colada? Replace the rum with an equal amount of pineapple juice.
Close up of two pina coladas in hurricane glasses

More Summer Cocktails

Piña Coladas Recipe

5 from 1 vote
These frozen piña coladas come together in minutes and are full of tropical flavor. An easy summer cocktail that’s a refreshing way to beat the heat!
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Yield: 2 cocktails

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces white rum
  • 2 ounces golden rum
  • 3 ounces cream of coconut
  • 4 ounces pineapple juice
  • cup frozen pineapple chunks
  • 2 cups ice
  • Fresh pineapple wedges, for garnish

Instructions

  • Place all the ingredients in a high powered blender and process until well combined.
  • Pour into a hurricane glass and garnish each drink with a small pineapple wedge.
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Nutrition

Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 19IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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