This simple virgin piña colada recipe combines frozen pineapple, coconut milk, and a simple syrup for one delicious and creamy tropical drink that you can make right at home!
Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water in a pot on the stove. Heat to medium and heat until sugar dissolves completely.
1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Place in a fridge safe container and place in the fridge until cooled.
Place four glasses in the fridge to chill at the same time you add the simple syrup to the fridge.
Pina Colada
Combine frozen pineapple, ice, simple syrup, and canned coconut milk in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.
3 cups frozen pineapple, 2 cups ice, 2 ounces simple syrup, 1 15 oz can canned coconut milk
Pour pina colada mixture into the chilled glasses.
Garnish with pineapple wedges, maraschino cherries, and cocktail umbrellas then serve chilled.
pineapple wedges, maraschino cherries
Notes
Don’t try to make these ahead of time. You can make and chill the simple syrup ahead of time, but I highly recommend making the actual frozen drink part right before serving.Double the simple syrup recipe and keep some in your fridge for future mocktails. Keep everything in the freezer until you’re ready to blend the ingredients. If you let the pineapple thaw at all or let the ice melt even slightly, you’ll end up with a watery drink versus the creamy frozen drink you’re probably looking for.Garnish the glasses before you put them in the refrigerator to chill. That way they’re already garnished and ready to go when you take them out of the refrigerator so people can enjoy these drinks even quicker! Or you can make garnish picks by combining a pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry on a drink pick and just adding them last minute over top of the drink!Make it sweeter by using a richer simple syrup. Combine one cup of sugar with the 1/2 cup water (2:1 ratio compared to a 1:1 ratio) and just put the leftover simple syrup in the fridge for later.Make enough for everyone. While this seems like a fancy drink, it’s a family favorite at our house and everyone (even the little ones) always want their fair share!