National Piña Colada day is July 10. These recipes are a perfect way to pay respect to this tasty day. We have Piña Colada recipes from Andrea Correale, founder of Elegant Affairs, John Argento owner of Surf City in New Jersey and Cornelia Guest of Cornelia Guest Events just for you.
Here, Andrea Correale puts unique twists on her coladas with her Mango Colada and Blackberry Colada, while Surf City’s Blue Lagoon comes in two parts for double the fun; first off is a frozen Piña Colada in a pint glass that is then immersed in a fishbowl filled with a Blue Lagoon #drinkup!
Finally, top off your day with a Spiked Strawberry Pina Colada Pop from Cornelia Guest. The perfect pops come complete with fresh strawberries and pineapple and are spiked with aged rum to pay perfect homage to iconic Pina Colada.
Mango Colada
Credit: Andrea Correale of Elegant Affairs (www.elegantaffairscaterers.com)
Ingredients:
- 1 mango – peeled, seeded and cubed
- 1 1/4 cups ice cubes
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 1/4 cups pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
- Mint to garnish
Directions: Place all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses garnish with mint and serve.
Blackberry Colada
Credit: Andrea Correale of Elegant Affairs (www.elegantaffairscaterers.com)
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 1/4 cups pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
- 2 cups Blackberries
- 1 1/4 cups ice cubes
Directions: Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a glass and serve.
Blue Lagoon
Credit: Surf City owner John Argento (www.surfcitybar.com)
Ingredients:
· 2 ounces of rum
· 1 ounce of Blue Curaçao
· 20 ounces Lemonade.
Piña colada from scratch:
· 1 1/2 ounce light rum
· 2 ounces Coco Lopez® cream of coconut
· 2 ounces pineapple juice
· 1 cup crushed ice
Directions: Pour rum, cream of coconut and pineapple juice into a blender with one cup of crushed ice. Blend until smooth, and pour into a Collins glass.
Spiked Strawberry Pina Colada Pops
Credit: Cornelia Guest of Cornelia Guest Events (www.corneliaguest.com)
Ingredients:
· 3 cups fresh cubed pineapple
· 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut milk
· 1/2 cup water
· 3 tablespoons sugar
· 1/3 cup rum
· 1 cup sliced strawberries
Directions:
Puree all ingredients (except strawberries) in blender until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and discard solids. Add strawberries and pour into molds and freeze for 30 minutes. Insert sticks and freeze overnight. (To be safe one should leave the popsicles in the freezer for at least 24 hours)
