RECIPES

Pina Colada Mocktail (in a pineapple)

This piña colada is served with a twist, in a pineapple bowl! Using the fresh pineapple flesh and store-bough pineapple juice, you can blend this drink to your preferred consistency.

Serves

2

Ingredients

  • 1 pineapple
  • 2 cups ice cubes
  • 3 ounces white rum
  • 3 ounces of coconut cream
  • 4 ounces pineapple juice
  • 2 maraschino cherries for garnish

METHOD

  1. Start by cutting the top off the pineapple, reserving the leaves for garnish, if desired. 
  2. Run the knife inside the pineapple (1/4 to 1/2 inch away from the peel) and scoop out the insides; the flesh can be used to thinken the drink if desired.
  3. Either mash the pinapple flesh to extract the juice or supplement with pineapple juice to reach the 4 ounces.
  4. In a blender, place ice, rum, cream coconut, pineapple juice and up to 1 cup of reserved pineapple flesh (as needed).
  5. Blend until smoothe then pour the mixture in the pineapple bowl and gar.nish with the reserved leaves and maraschino cherries.