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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Nora @ Natural Noshing says
I am totally transported to a beach with this one - Oh how I wish it's wasn't 40F and rainy right now...I might just make this today so I can feel like it's almost summer...yummmmmmm!
spabettie says
so weird - we are alternating between overcast and blue sunny skies here... it's warm, though, so no complaints. hope your rain stops soon, and have a great weekend!
Natasha says
Hey Guuuuurl...
Got your messages..:) Missin' the personal touch...and it came just in time...I started a new job, we rescued an 8 yr old 92 pound lap dog LOL...my heart is still aching...especially at night...there is much to tell and I promise to before the weekend is out...in the interim - I'm in my pj's nursing a glass of vino tinto, and wish I was double fisting my cocktails as I drool over this AMAZING concoction of yours! :0 xo
spabettie says
I am missing you! glad to know things are okay for the most part. I know you are mourning - I hope you are also celebrating the wonderful life she did have!
can't wait to catch up and hear all about everything! much love to you all XXO
Char @ www.charskitchen.ca says
mmmmmmm I could go for one of these right meow...and it's not even 10 am yet!
I wasn't a big fan of pina coladas until I went to Mexico. Did you know they add a shot of Kahlua to their pina coladas?? Sooo good! Not enough to take over the taste and make the whole thing chocolate, but just enough to add something. SO GOOD! I want one really badly now...lol.
spabettie says
WHAAAT?? I spent a whole month in Mexico last December, and not once did I have a pina colada. I need to go back now...
Cara says
I love all of your cocktails, you alcohol goddess, you! I am SO making these into popsicles now. Eeeeeeeeeee. And I will eat them while watching Family Feud and Vowel Movement 🙂
spabettie says
I totally support the making of Pina - Pops. Colada Pops? I don't care what you call it, I want it.
and I REALLY want there to be such a thing as Vowel Movement.
Ashley F. says
Oh cocktails, how I love thee. These look epic - Memorial Day weekend seems like the perfect excuse to try these out! Lovely as always my dear!
spabettie says
absolutely a perfect time to make these - someone said last night that cocktail season is officially beginning. I didn't know there was a beginning...
RecipeNewZ says
This is a wonderful drink! Coconut, pineapple and rum - how much more perfect and tropical does it get ?!
Thank you for sharing this recipe on RecipeNewZ. It was very popular on our site today and as such was featured on our brand new Facebook page: http://facebook.com/recipenewz.
Congrats!
p.s. We can't wait to see your next post 🙂
spabettie says
thank you for featuring me! it is always fun to see so many people get excited about a recipe - as I did when I first saw this one!
Eileen says
I don't think I've ever made a pina colada with actual fresh pineapple instead of canned! I can just imagine how much better the fresh pineapple will be...
spabettie says
oh, Eileen you need to! it is SO much better... that natural sweetness is great.
[email protected] says
When Moira is all grown up I am having cocktail hour every morning. This seems like the perfect drink to start the day.
spabettie says
this sounds like a grand idea. by then there will be a way to quickly transport myself up there to join you!
Tommy says
these look perfetto dahlink! I love your creativity, mazel on the new job! XO t
spabettie says
thanks, T. I would love to have you guys over for a Pina Colada happy hour...
Allie says
Dark rum + pineapple juice is a summertime fave--when I want something sweet, cold and am too lazy to make a full pina colada 🙂 Tasty and refreshing--because yup, healthy(ish) options can still taste good!
spabettie says
yes, this one does! I'm not typically a rum drinker, but this is good!