Have a taste of the tropics with a homemade frozen pina colada: a blend of ice, pineapple slices and juice, coconut cream and rum.
In honor of Mother's Day next weekend, today's Sunday Supper theme is "Mom's Favorite Recipes." My mom isn't a big fan of cooking, and even less a fan of baking. I've been asked on more than one occasion where my love of cooking and baking come from, and I really just don't know.
But one thing my mom does like making is cocktails, particularly of the tropical variety. My mom swears she was born in the wrong country. She loves everything tropical — steel drum music, tropical flavors, bright Caribbean colors. That's why, for my mom's favorite recipe, I chose a frozen pina colada.
It's really quite simple, once you collect all of the ingredients. Fresh and frozen pineapple are fairly easy to find. I found pineapple juice in the juice aisle of my store, near the children's juice boxes and bottles of apple juice. If your local grocery store has an international aisle, check there for the coconut cream.
Chilling the glasses in the freezer keeps the drink mixture colder longer. Wrap a napkin around the class to keep from cramping your muscles from the cold. Drop in a paper umbrella and slip on a faux lei to really bring the tropics home!

Frozen Pina Colada
Ingredients
- 1 cup crushed ice
- ½ cup diced pineapple, frozen
- ¼ cup pineapple juice
- ¼ cup coconut cream
- 6 tablespoon fluid white rum
- Sliced pineapple, for garnish
Instructions
- Place two cocktail glasses (stemless wine glasses or hurricane glasses) in the freezer to chill.
- Place the crushed ice, frozen pineapple, pineapple juice, coconut cream and white rum in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.
- Divide into the chilled glasses. Garnish with a slice of pineapple and serve immediately.
Adapted from Food Network
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Constance says
Oh my!!! THIS Mother would LOVE one of these!
The Finer Cookie/Kim says
My mother should have been a bartender. I keep telling her it's never too late. She makes the best cocktails. I think our mothers would get along great.
Lynne says
I haven't had a Pina Colada in years - now I'm inspired!
Meaghan says
Yum! Your mom sounds like my kind of woman!! Fun, bright cocktail I'm inspired.. Loving participating in #SundaySupper and getting all these great recipe ideas 🙂
Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm says
Having just returned from the Tropics I concur with your Mom 100%
Laura Dembowski says
This is so my kind of drink. My mom and I could both use one after a crazy week!
Eileen says
I'll take one, please!
Anne says
I love tropical too! This looks like a nice refreshing cocktail for the summer