Pina colada recipe with step by step photos – Virgin pina colada is a refreshing vegan mocktail drink made with fresh pineapple juice, coconut milk and ice cubes. A healthy beverage for the summer season made mainly with 3 ingredients.
It is the national drink of Puerto Rico. when I had posted fresh Pineapple juice, I had mentioned that I will share a popular mocktail pineapple drink made. Yes, this is that mocktail drink.
This recipe is of virgin pina colada where rum is not added. Only three ingredients go in the drink – pineapple, thick coconut milk and ice cubes. this is a kid-friendly recipe and one which is healthy as well as filling.
I would suggest to use fresh pineapple and not tinned pineapple. coconut milk can be made at home or you can use the ready made pack. Though freshly extracted coconut milk tastes better.
To slice the pineapple, you can have a look at this video Here. once the pineapple is sliced and chopped, its quick & very easy to make pina colada.
Serve pina colada mocktail immediately. While serving you can garnish with some mint leaves or pineapple cubes or add some ice cubes if you like it more chilled.
How to make Pina Colada
1. First step is to peel and slice the pineapple.
2. I used half of a medium pineapple and got about 2 cups of chopped pineapple wedges. Add the wedges or cubes in a blender jar.
3. Add sugar. You can also skip the sugar if you want.
4. Blend to a smooth puree. There should be no pineapple chunks in the puree.
5. Then add 200 ml or about ¾ cup thick coconut milk. You can also use coconut cream, but then add some water or coconut water to thin the drink.
6. Add 4 to 6 ice cubes.
7. Blend once more till smooth and everything is mixed evenly.
8. Pour the blended drink in glasses and Serve pina colada immediately. You can garnish with pineapple wedges if you want.
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Pina Colada (Mocktail Drink)
Ingredients
- 2 to 2.25 cups chopped pineapples
- 4 to 6 ice cubes
- ¾ cup thick coconut milk or 200 ml thick coconut milk
- 2 to 3 tablespoon sugar or add as required
- a few pineapple wedges for garnish
Instructions
slicing the pineapples
- First step is to peel and slice the pineapple. I used half of a medium pineapple and got about 2 cups chopped pineapple wedges. Add the wedges or cubes in a blender jar.
making pina colada
- Add sugar. You can also skip sugar if you want.
- Blend to a smooth puree. There should be no pineapple chunks in the puree.
- Then add 200 ml or about 3/4 cup thick coconut milk. You can also use coconut cream, but then add some water or coconut water to thin the drink.
- Add 4 to 6 ice cubes.
- Blend once more till smooth and everything is mixed evenly.
- Pour pina colada drink in glasses and serve immediately. You can garnish with pineapple wedges if you want.
I didn’t have much expectations from this recipe but one sip and I was blown away. Thank you for the amazing and EASY recipe. 🙂
welcome chandni and thankyou so much 🙂
Thank you so much for the app. My family loves spicy food and your recipes are really good. Now I’m doing better cooking with the help of your recipes.
pleased to know this shrividhya thankyou so much for yoru kind and positive words. all the best in your cooking culinary skills 🙂
Osm nd very easy recipe thnxx
This was amazing I doubled the recipe and it was amazing. I put sugar on the edge of the glass like a drink in a restaurant and a pineapple wedge on the glass and I loved it, If I could I would post a picture of how it looked it tasted amazing I wish I could share it with you guys. Put the right amount of ingredients in it. Thanks.
welcome josue. nice to know this. thanks for sharing your positive feedback and experience.
So tempting! Will definitely make at home.
thanks sangeetha
i liked the snack rec eipes
Yummy receive. It’s my favourite .Enjoyed making it.
thanks anita
hi dassana, tried this recipe too.. it was very nice…
rgds n tk care
marina
thanks marina for sharing positive feedback.
This looks delicious! I am a huge fan of pina coladas, so this looks really good. Gonna have to give it a shot! Thanks for sharing!
welcome jordan
I just love all your recepies. They are so easy to follow and tastes delicious.
This one recepie I am just waiting to try out. My hubby loves pinnacolada and would love it if I could make it at home 🙂 🙂
thanks avni for sharing positive feedback on recipes.
Hi I want to know coconut milk you used was made at home or brought from a store?…if from store which brand
this was a store brought one. i used dabur’s coconut milk.
Hi dassana,
Yummy recipe once again….just wanted to mention it to you that in your palak collections….palak khichdi is missing…
thanks vidhya for this kind gesture. i will update the list.
Hi dassana ,
Thanks for your prompt reply…oats dosa is also missing I’m dosa collection
welcome vidhya. thanks for informing. we have added oats dosa in the dosa recipes collection. you really have sharp eyes.
Hi dassanna,
Sorry I found something else in raitha collection you have to add makhana raitha and carrot raitha. ..will see and inform you if there’s anything else missing in other collections
thanks again vidhya for informing us. we have updated the raita recipes collection.
Hi dassana,
To the paneer collections methi malai paneer, paneer pasanda and Achari paneer have to be added..
thanks vidhya for informing. we have updated the paneer recipes collection.