These honey-sweetened pina coladas are the perfect cold drink or frozen treat. Creamy and refreshing pineapple flavor with a hint of coconut.
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Hello, my friends.
These honey-sweetened pina coladas are so refreshing.
They are non-alchoholic (virgin).
And sweetened with honey. Because I love to sweeten good things with honey. Raw honey, of course.
They are admittedly a little bit indulgent. Meaning you should really make them ASAP.
Here’s what you need to make them
- pineapple juice
- chopped pineapple (I use fresh pineapple but you can also make it with canned)
- cream
- raw honey
- vanilla extract
- coconut extract
- ice
FAQs for honey-sweetened pina coladas
I definitely would try it. I think the fresh pineapple gives a flavor you won’t get from canned, but if canned is all you have, go for it.
Yes! They make delicious popsicles. 🙂
For this recipe you should be fine to sweeten with regular honey or agave. You may need to adjust the sweetener slightly by adding more or less, to taste.
Give it a try. I think a dairy free version with coconut cream would be delicious. I’d probably leave out the coconut extract if it was me (at least until I gave it a taste). Milk or half and half would probably work too, but keep in mind your results will be quite a bit less creamy.
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Okay you need to get making these, my friends. Warm weather is waiting for you to find a good book, hop in a hammock, and start sipping these honey-sweetened pina coladas. 🙂
Honey-Sweetened Pina Coladas
Non-alchoholic (virgin) honey-sweetened pina coladas–the perfect cold drink (or frozen treat) on a warm day.
Ingredients
- ½ cup pineapple juice
- 1 cup chopped pineapple I use fresh
- 1 cup cream see note
- ⅓ cup (4 ounces) raw honey see note
- ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon coconut extract
- 2 cups ice
Instructions
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Place pineapple juice, chopped pineapple, cream, honey, vanilla and coconut extract in blender jar and blend until smooth and honey is dissolved.
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Add ice and blend well. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
1. I haven’t tried it but I think this recipe would work well with coconut cream (maybe omit the coconut extract) or half and half.
2. This recipe works best with runny honey. If honey has crystalized you may want to liquify it before using in this recipe. I haven’t tried it but I think agave will substitute well. Just taste after blending to make sure it is sweet enough (as honey tends to be a bit sweeter) and add more, if needed.
3. These pina coladas can also be frozen into popsicle molds for a delicious frozen treat.
Recipe Source: Heather @ The Cook’s Treat
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Heather, have you churned this into ice cream?
No I haven’t Marlou but you could certainly give it a try! 🙂