Island Pina Colada

NcMysteryShopper's Note:

Ever wonder why the Piña Coladas you make at home taste nothing like the ones served at your favorite tropical destination? Most recipes simplify the colada into a mixture of rum, pineapples & ice with a splash of coconut milk. A flavorful Piña Colada has two kinds of rum (light and dark), cream and even bitters added which make the concoction a true tropical delight. Use high quality Puerto Rican rum in this recipe for the best result. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 1

Yield: 1.0 Pina Co ...

• 1 ½ ounces white rum
• 1 ounce dark rum
• 1 ½ ounces coco lopez coconut cream (in can)
• 1 ounce double cream or 1 ounce whipping cream
• 3 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• 1 maraschino cherry , to garnish
• 1 pineapple slice , wedge, to garnish

Directions:

1. Pour ingredients into a blender and blend for 15 seconds with, or without ice (up to you).
2. Pour into a poco-grande or hurricane glass and garnish with pineapple and cherry.

Reviews

[sleepd]

I worked my way through a handful of lousy recipes, came across this one and sensed a winner. I've made it a few times now, pushing the ingredients a little bit this way and that, and generally speaking keep the proportions the same. I triple the recipe, fill a large blender carafe half full of ice, back off the coconut cream by half an ounce (commercial products like Lopez are pretty sweet), and convert the dairy cream to coconut milk. Jackpot! Use the freshest pineapple juice you can get (make your own if you can), and definitely include the bitters. It rounds out the flavor and gives it that professional taste. 5 stars.

[Kasha]

I used frozen pineapple chunks instead of ice and as we don't have the right kind of coconut cream in FRance, I used creme fraiche, coconut juice and some sugar. Delicious!

[basya]

Very good recipe! I used a stick blender with ice, so it was a delicious slushy drink. I only had appertif bitters, but it's only a dash. Sometime I should get better rum, but I'm not a big rum fan. And even with that, this was very tasty.