This Frozen PiƱa Colada is a tropical treat that will make you feel like you’re on vacation in paradise! It’s prepared with just a few simple ingredients and incredibly easy to blend up at home.
This frozen drink is a delicious combination of cream of coconut, white rum, pineapple juice, and crushed ice that is blended together resulting in the ultimate tropical summer cocktail.
PiƱa Colada Ingredients
- Cream of Coconut – Shown in the photo above, cream of coconut is typically found in the grocery store in the section with cocktail mixers. Please note that cream of coconut and coconut cream are not the same. You will need cream of coconut for this recipe.
- Pineapple juice
- White rum – Feel free to use your favorite brand of rum.
- Crushed ice
How to Prepare
- Place the ice in your blender pitcher. Pour in the cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and rum.
- Cover and blend until smooth.
- Pour into glasses and garnish with a pineapple wedge, pineapple leaf, and/or a maraschino cherry, if desired.
Recipe Variations
- Add a fruity twist by adding sliced strawberries or chopped mango to your blender (fresh or frozen).
- Transform your pina colada into a blue Hawaiian by adding blue curacao (you will probably need to add more ice since you will be using more liquid). This will give your cocktail a beautiful blue color and add a hint of orange flavor.
Common Questions
Although the classic piƱa colada calls for white rum, you can use dark rum in this recipe. Please keep in mind that using dark rum will give your cocktail a deeper, more caramel-like flavor.
You can store your leftover piƱa colada in the freezer (in a covered freezer-safe container), but it will not freeze solid. Since the freezing point of alcohol is well below the freezing point of water, it will have a slushy consistency when frozen.
Absolutely! The non-alcoholic version of this cocktail is just as delicious and flavorful.Ā Simply substitute extra pineapple juice for the rum.
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Frozen PiƱa Colada
Ingredients
- 3 cups crushed ice
- Ā½ cup cream of coconut
- Ā½ cup pineapple juice
- Ā½ cup white rum
- pineapple wedge, pineapple leaf, and/or maraschino cherry optional garnish
Instructions
- Place crushed ice in your blender pitcher.Ā Pour in cream of coconut, pineapple juice and rum.Ā
- Cover and blend until smooth.Ā Add more ice for a thicker consistency, if desired.
- Pour into glasses and garnish with a pineapple wedge, pineapple leaf, and/or a maraschino cherry, if desired.
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Notes
- Substitute extra pineapple juice in place of rum to make this non-alcoholic.
- This recipe yields approximately 24 ounces.
Nutrition
If provided, nutritional info is a courtesy, is not guaranteed and should only be considered as a guideline.
Originally published July 2012. Updated with new images, new text, and republished July 2023.
All of the people want more of it is so delicious.
Just made this for me and my husband and it’s perfect! I did not have crushed ice so I used 24 whole ice cubes. The consistency is thick but not too thick because it poured with no problem
Thank you Melanie – I’m so glad to hear you and your husband enjoyed it!
Love all you do
Thanks so much, Carmen… cheers! š
Is the only difference between Pina coladaās & frozen Pina coladaās the ice?! I used to make them & throw ice cubes in this recipe says use crushed ice, because when we went to a restaurant one day they asked do you want a pina colada or a frozen Pina colada ? My daughter said I like the frozen one better so I stopped making them?!!
Hi Patty, yes – they can be blended with ice (frozen) or the liquid ingredients can be shaken heavily with ice in a cocktail shaker and strained into a glass. I have not tried this recipe shaken with ice so I cannot say how it tastes. I’m thinking it would probably be too rich/heavy without the blended ice to dilute it.
I have made Pina coladaās before they come out regular Pina Coladaās is the crushed ice the trick?! regular ice cubes donāt seem to make it thick enough So should I not use ice cubes but use crushed ice instead?!
Hi Patty, I just find that I get a smoother consistency using crushed ice, but you can use cubes if you want. I hope you enjoy them! š
Ir esa very yummy
Thanks so much, Melissa! Cheers!
My all-time favorite drink – no matter what the weather! I like to use Malibu coconut rum (yum) to ramp up the coconutty flavor, and I add just a dollop of half and half to the blender for a little extra creaminess. May have to pick up the fixin’s for this today. It’s your fault, Amy, for posting such a delectable recipe and picture!! š
Yum…that sounds good! The bad thing is that I have to slurp ’em down in this heat before they melt…LOL!