Cherry Pina Colada Recipe
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Fresh cherries add a fun twist to this frozen pina colada recipe and will immediately transport you to a beach no matter where you are. They are simple to make so you can drink them all summer long!
Check out the Tropical Pina Colada Recipes page for ever more pineapple and coconut inspired recipes!
Pina Coladas have been a favorite drink of mine since high school, and I love creating fun new flavor combinations! And seriously, who can pass up a bag of delicious summer cherries? I knew it would be a match made in heaven!!
With the extra cherries you have on hand you can make Cherry Almond Crisp, Baked Cod with Cherry Salsa, Cherry Bourbon Barbecue Sauce, or a Cherry Moscow Mule!
Cherry Pina Colada Ingredients:
- clear Bacardi rum
- pineapple juice – fresh or canned works perfectly.
- cherry simple syrup – it is simple to make and definitely better when made the day before.
- Coco Lopez cream of coconut – this is the sweetened coconut cream in the liquor department, not the unsweetened type in the Asian food section.
- heavy cream to make it frothy and creamy.
- fresh cherries for even more flavor and texture.
- ice cubes
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How to make a fresh cherry pina colada:
Place all of the ingredients into a blender.
Puree until smooth but still thick and frozen.
Divide the mixture between two glasses and garnish with fresh cherries, pineapple wedges and a cute little umbrella. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes & Tips
- For best results, use a really good blender that can crush ice!
- Cream of coconut is a thick, heavily sweetened, processed coconut milk product that resembles condensed milk. It is originally produced by the Puerto Rican company Coco López and can be found in the liquor department in most grocery stores.
- If fresh cherries are not available substitute frozen.
Tools used to create this recipe:
- Ninja Blender – this is the newer version, so it looks different than mine.
- Poco Grande Glasses – you can also use traditional hurricane glasses.
- Coco Lopez cream of coconut
- Bamboo Cocktail Picks
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Additional Frozen cocktail recipes:
- Layered Berry Pina Colada – with strawberries and blueberries
- Traditional Pina Colada – the original recipe
- Strawberry Daiquiri
- Blueberry Margaritas
- Peach Margaritas
- Berry Wine Smoothie
- Banana Daiquiri
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Cherry Pina Colada Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 10 fresh cherries pitted and cut in half
- 5 ounces pineapple juice
- 3 ounces clear rum Bacardi Silver
- 2 ounces cream of coconut Coco Lopez sweetened coconut cream
- 2 ounces cherry simple syrup
- 2 ounces heavy whipping cream
- 2 cups ice cubes
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients into a blender.
- Puree until smooth but still thick and frozen.
- Divide the mixture between two glasses and garnish with fresh cherries, pineapple wedges and a cute little umbrella. Serve immediately.
Notes
- For best results, use a really good blender that can crush ice!
- Cream of coconut is a thick, heavily sweetened, processed coconut milk product that resembles condensed milk. It is originally produced by the Puerto Rican company Coco López and can be found in the liquor department in most grocery stores.
- If fresh cherries are not available substitute frozen.
- Cherry Simple Syrup recipe – best if made the day before so it can chill.
