This lightened up pina coladas recipe is a light and fresh vegan cocktail is a new take on summer's favorite - tart and fruity! CHEERS
recipe originally published May 24, 2012
Vegan Pina Colada
Summer weather is here, my friends.
As the temperatures return to warm glimpses of summer, we move back outside.
We grill, we lounge in the sun, we have happy hour at home. We get creative with cocktails, and this time of year, the cooler and lighter the cocktail, the better.
If that summer cocktail is served in a pineapple? All the better.
Enter this Lightened Up Pina Coladas recipe - something you'll revisit all summer long!
Vegan Cocktail
This Light and Fresh Piña Colada is lower in saturated fat and calories than the traditional counterpart. Which means you can have two, right?
This recipe takes just a few minutes to prep and blend - you can bet the next hot day you'll find me on the patio with one of these frosty favorites!
Vegan pineapple recipes
- Pineapple Jalapeño Poppers
- Hawaiian Mac Salad
- Pineapple Flower Cupcakes
- Vibrant Pineapple Chia Pudding
- Piña Colada Cheesecake Bars
Tart and sweet, fruity and cool. Cheers, here's to summer!
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Lightened Up Piña Coladas
this vegan cocktail is a fresh new take on summer's favorite - light, tart and fruity!
Ingredients
- 1 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cubed
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 11 ounces coconut water
- ⅓ cup coconut milk (carton, not can)
- ¾ cup rum
- ice
Instructions
- Quarter pineapple lengthwise, reserving ¼ for garnish (slice garnish into wedges). Remove skin and core from remaining ¾ pineapple, chop into cubes.
- In blender jar, combine pineapple, flaked coconut, water and milk. Blend at high speed until smooth.
- Add ice and rum to blender, process until smooth. Pour into glasses and garnish with pineapple wedge.
Notes
dairy, soy and gluten free, vegan, no added sugar
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 245Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 150mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 4gSugar: 14gProtein: 2g
nutrition calculations results vary by calculator, are for informational purposes only, and are not intended to replace medical advice or treatment.
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Jessica @ Dairy Free Betty says
All I can say - YUM!!!!!!!!
Add in some strawberries and you have my favorite drink!! 🙂
spabettie says
oooh, strawberries would be great in this - I'll remember that next time!
Jess says
OMG I am so excited to try this one, pinning it RIGHT now so I don't forget! I love a good pina colada in the summer but hate all the added sugar, this version is so much healthier and REAL. I love that!! YUM.
spabettie says
you will LOVE this one then, Jess! naturally sweet and fresh. wish I could enjoy one with you - Cheers!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
GREAT recipe! I love pina coladas but sometimes those mixes are even too much for me. And anything with coconut milk is automatically fabulous!
spabettie says
coconut milk = fabulous... I wholeheartedly agree!
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
YESPLEASE! 🙂
spabettie says
these would be perfect with YOUR dishes today, right? 😀 still waiting for my ice cream delivery...
Caralyn @ glutenfreehappytummy says
yes, here's to summer! that looks SO yummy and refreshing! thanks for sharing!
spabettie says
Cheers to summer! this weekend is the start of the Rose Festival in Portland - which is usually when it really starts to feel like summer, you know? Hope you have a great weekend!
Nichole says
I like pina coladas, AND getting caught in the rain:)
Great recipe, puts me in the mood for 5 o clock!
spabettie says
oh I was hoping someone would sing that. you rock.
Heather @ Better With Veggies says
Mmmm...you know I always love a good cocktail and these look delicious. It's amazing how much lighter cocktails are when you make them from scratch, instead of using a mix too!
spabettie says
ew, and taste so much better than a mix too! I'll take naturally sweet and fresh any day...
jobo says
WOW that looks good and I normally don't even LIKE pina coladas, but I have started to really like coconut, so I think I would like these!!
spabettie says
rum is not usually a drink I like, but these are good - not too sweet, you know?
Heather (Where's the Beach) says
MMMMM I could soooo go for one of those today sitting down at the beach. Perfect!
spabettie says
I wish I could send you one! wait, no, deliver you one! 😉
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
I LOVE Cooking Light and it was one of my first magazines I remember buying for myself! This looks perfectly refreshing for summertime! Congratulations on the gig! That's awesome!
spabettie says
me too - the first food mag subscription I ever had! thank you, I am excited to be working with them!