This piña colada recipe uses simple, easy-to-find ingredients and real fruit—no store-bought syrups required.
You can buy a bottled mix, but it’s just as quick to make a fresh piña colada at home with a blender and a few basic ingredients.
I often have leftover canned coconut milk from making curries or soups, so this No Syrup Piña Colada is a convenient way to use it up without an extra trip to the store.
How to make No Syrup Piña Colada:
These creamy, slushy piña coladas are made from real fruit and come together in minutes. The recipe below yields two servings—scale up if you’re serving more.
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. If you use granulated sugar instead of simple syrup or superfine sugar, blend a little longer so the sugar dissolves completely.
Once blended, divide the drink between two glasses. Garnish with pineapple slices or maraschino cherries if you like, and enjoy a small taste of the tropics at home.
No Syrup Piña Colada Ingredients:
- Canned coconut milk – regular or light, great for using up leftover coconut milk.
- Frozen pineapple
- Simple syrup or granulated sugar – simple syrup dissolves fastest; if using granulated sugar, superfine is best.
- White rum
- Coconut rum
- Ice cubes
- Sliced pineapple or maraschino cherries – optional garnish
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No Syrup Piña Colada Nutrition Notes:
A piña colada is richer in calories than many standard alcoholic drinks because it combines alcohol and sugar with coconut milk, which adds fat—mostly saturated fat. Enjoy it as an occasional treat; drinking them frequently can increase calorie, fat, and sugar intake.
No Syrup Piña Colada
Equipment
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Blender
Ingredients
- ¾ cup canned coconut milk
- 1 cup frozen pineapple
- 2 Tablespoons simple syrup or 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 ounce white rum
- 1 ounce coconut rum
- one handful of ice cubes
- Sliced pineapple or maraschino cherries optional – to garnish
Instructions
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Add 3/4 cup canned coconut milk, 1 cup frozen pineapple, 2 Tablespoons simple syrup (or 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar), 1 ounce white rum, 1 ounce coconut rum, and a handful of ice cubes to a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into two glasses and garnish as desired.
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