Name: Pineapple Orange Colada
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 oz orange juice; 2 oz pineapple juice; 4 oz cream of coconut; 4 oz Malibu rum, or more if you're really celebrating!; 2 cups ice; orange slice / pineapple slice / cherry for garnish; whipped cream, optional

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Not that you need an excuse to make pina colada recipes but I’ve got one for you anyway. It’s National Pina Colada Day! So grab your blender and let’s get celebrating with these delicious frozen cocktails!

Did you know that today is National Pina Colada Day? These are my favorite frozen cocktails and I plan to celebrate by making some new pina colada recipes and relaxing by the pool.

Originally I was going to make the traditional recipe but then I had the brilliant idea to add orange juice and make layers of orange colada and traditional pina colada. I’m a make it up as I go kind of girl. Sometimes that turns out fantastic and sometimes, well, not so much. It turned out that the color of the orange juice version was no different than the pineapple version. Oops…so much for my pretty layers.

On the plus side, I just blended the layers together and my Pineapple Orange Colada was absolutely delicious! Not at all orange, but yummy regardless!

However, I was still determined to make layers. My husband calls it stubborn but I prefer determined! After a couple sips of the Pineapple Orange Colada, I poured half back into the blender and threw in a handful of strawberries. I definitely had some color this time! Yay, I’d have layers after all!

Though the layers didn’t turn out exactly as I’d planned, it was still pretty and tasted great too. Plus, there’s another upside. I have to keep practicing! I’m not one to give up (there’s that stubborn/determined trait again) and now I’m not giving up until I make a beautiful, perfectly layered cocktail. Stay tuned…I’ll definitely share it when I do!

So, while not layered, I still ended up with two delicious pina colada recipes to share on National Pina Colada day. Grab your blender and start celebrating!

Pineapple Orange Colada

Yield: 16 oz

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Celebrate National Pina Colada Day with two delicious pina colada recipes.

Ingredients

2 oz orange juice
2 oz pineapple juice
4 oz cream of coconut
4 oz Malibu rum, or more if you're really celebrating!
2 cups ice
orange slice / pineapple slice / cherry for garnish
whipped cream, optional

Instructions

Combine orange juice, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, rum and ice in a blender.
Blend until smooth
Top with whipped cream and garnish with fruit
To make the strawberry version, just divide the Pineapple Orange Colada in half. Blend one half with a handful of strawberries (I used about 6). Fill glass 1/4 full with Pineapple Orange Colada, then fill to the halfway point with the strawberry colada. Repeat once and garnish.