Piña colada smoothie is a perfect refreshing combination of pineapple and coconut that you can enjoy all day long.
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Photo Update: 4/20/16
Smoothies are so refreshing in the summertime (or anytime) and this Piña Colada Smoothie is no exception. But heck, I’d probably love to drink this smoothie all year round.
This smoothie combines the delicious flavors of pineapple and coconut in a cold and refreshing drink. This smoothie isn’t as healthy as some of my other smoothie recipes, since its got some fat and lots of calories in the cream of coconut, but its just as delicious. Instead of drinking this for breakfast, its perfect for a refreshing drink throughout the day.
My version is virgin – alcohol free, since I don’t drink alcohol. And its a thick smoothie with ice mixed in, not just a cold drink poured over ice.
I’ve made this smoothie two different ways with frozen pineapple, or crushed pineapple. If you use frozen pineapple you’ll need to add other liquid to help your blender out and thin out the drink. If you use crushed pineapple you’ll need to add ice to thicken the smoothie.
Below is the recipe using frozen pineapple as I like that version a little better. But if you want to make it with crushed pineapple instead you’ll need 1/4 cup cream of coconut, 2/3 cup crushed pineapple, 1/4 cup vanilla yogurt and 2 cups ice.
Piña Colada Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cream of coconut
- 1/2 - 1 cup liquid*
- 1/4 cup vanilla yogurt
- 2 cups frozen pineapple
Instructions
- Combine all your ingredients in a blender** in the order listed.
- Blend over high speed until all ingredients are combined.
- Add ice if you want your smoothie to be a little thicker, and more liquid if you want it thinner
Notes
Enjoy this refreshing pineapple and coconut smoothie!
If you like this smoothie, you’ll also love these:
Strawberry Pina Colada Smoothie
Teresa Wilder says
If you dont have cream of coconut can you use something else?
Aimee says
You could try using coconut syrup, or sweetened condensed milk with coconut extract added. Coconut milk or coconut cream don’t have added sugar so they would be much less sweet in the smoothie.
Doran Richart says
Oh my gosh, this is so flavorful and easy. My hubby doesn’t like banana or mango so this was one of the few recipes I could find that didn’t include them. And, for an adult beverage, you can always add a little rum and voila, you have a Pina colada.
T says
OMG, delicious!!! This is amazing! Creamy, ice cold, and just the perfect combination of pineapples and coconut. I wouldn’t change a thing!
Diana says
As a single-mommy of 2 girls, realized rather than spend $15-$20 almost daily (which IMO is over-priced for 3 smoothies..lol) making @home is much more cost efficient & fun with my girls! Being a newbie however, hope these aren’t dumb questions.. 🙂
1. What is cream of coconut?
2. Your #3 instructions says to ‘add more ice if you like’, I don’t see where you said to add ice in 1st place? Or how much?
3. We’ve tried a couple of your smoothies now (all so yummy!) But wonder if u have any advice why sometimes all ingred’s blend up quick & easy, but others almost seem to get stuck so stop & stir alot till it finally blends properly. Are we doing something wrong?
Thx for any advice for us! BTW thank u for clarifying what order to put ingredients! No one else does! Sry such long post! 🙂
Aimee says
Hi Diana,
I’m so glad you’ve liked some of our recipes already!
1) Cream of coconut is coconut cream that has been sweetened to be used in drinks, so you’ll usually find it in an aisle near the other alcoholic drink mix ins. Though it’s not actually alcoholic.
2) Sorry about the confusion, originally I made it with ice as well as frozen pineapple. The frozen pineapple should be enough to thicken the smoothie, without any ice, but if you want it thicker you can add some ice to it.
3) I’m not sure why ingredients sometimes blend easier thank others, my guess is it’s sometimes just how they happen to arrange themselves in the blender against the blades, but some may also be thicker than others and that would change it too.
Brandi says
Perfect refreshing smoothie my entire family enjoyed. We used milk as a liquid and it was amazing !
Helene says
Yum with vanilla yogurt! So GOOD! =)