Pina Colada is a sweet cocktail usually made with the mix of rum, coconut milk or coconut cream, pineapple juice blended with ice cubes. It may garnished with pineapple wedges or maraschino cherry or both. The pina colada is the national drink of Puerto Rico. This drink gained worldwide fame after the release of the song, “Escape (the pina colada song)”. But here we prepare the non-alcoholic version of pina colada. So it is called as virgin pina colada.

Beat the heat with this cool summer drinks which is very easy to prepare. I fell in love with the taste of pineapple blended with coconut milk. This vegan, healthy pina colada drink is a refreshing, non-alcoholic drink that anyone can enjoy.

Though you can use tinned pineapple and tinned coconut cream, I would suggest to use fresh ingredients to get the authentic taste.

INGREDIENTS:

2½ cups pineapple cubes
1½ cup thick coconut milk
4 to 5 ice cubes
3 to 4 tablespoons sugar
Few pineapple wedges & maraschino cherries for garnishing.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Add the pineapple cubes to a blender and blend it to a smooth puree. Strain the pineapple puree using a fine strainer and discard the pulp any.

Now to this pineapple juice, add coconut milk, sugar, ice cubes and mix well until everything is mixed evenly.
Pour the pina colada in glasses and garnish with pineapple wedges and maraschino cherry.
Serve chilled immediately.