These Easy Piña Colada Recipes Will Make Every Day A Vacation

We're pretty sure that the piña colada is the perfect summer cocktail, and with July 10 being National Piña Colada Day, we're in the mood to celebrate. With ice, coconut, and just the right amount of citrus, it feels like we're drinking sunshine. These 20 recipes are tasty, refreshing, and will make you feel like you're on a tropical vacation whenever you make them!

$Avocado Pi\u00f1a Colada$

Avocado Piña Colada

We'll add avocados to just about anything, and they're a great way to make any drink smoother. Don't be intimidated by the green color, because this drink is still full of coconut and pineapple flavors. (via Love One Today)

@cookingwmavi Piña Coladas from scratch🍍🥥 😁 #foodtiktok #fyp #TheAdamProject #SchickAsks #pinacolada #drinks #summerdrinks #pineapple #foryoupage ♬ love nwantinti (ah ah ah) - CKay

The best part of this from-scratch recipe is the homemade toasted coconut, without a doubt.

$Ultimate Pi\u00f1a Colada$

Ultimate Piña Colada

Courtesy of Blue Chair Bay Rum

Ingredients

2 oz. Blue Chair Bay® Pineapple Rum Cream
1 oz. Blue Chair Bay® Coconut Rum
1 oz. pineapple juice
1 cup ice

Instructions

Add ingredients to a blender and garnish with pineapple and a cherry.

Kauai Skinny Colada

Courtesy of Koloa Rum

Ingredients

1.5 oz Koloa Kauai Coconut Rum
.25 oz Koloa Kauai Cacao Rum
2 oz coconut water
1 oz pineapple juice
Splash pineapple soda for effervescence

Instructions

Shake ingredients in a shaker and strain into a glass with fresh ice.
Garnish with dried pineapple drizzled with chocolate.

$SelvaRey Pi\u00f1a Colada Recipe$

SelvaRey Piña Colada Recipe

Courtesy of SelvaRey

Ingredients

1 ½ oz SelvaRey Coconut Rum
3 oz pineapple juice
1 oz cream of coconut
Squeeze of lime

Instructions

Combine in a shaking tin with ice, shake and strain over fresh ice, and garnish with a pineapple wedge and a cherry.

$Pi\u00f1a Colada$

Piña Colada

The classic combo of coconut, rum, and pineapple gets some extra fruitiness when you add maraschino cherries on top. Swap the rum for coconut rum for another layer of tropical flavor. (via Culinary Hill)

Coco Loco at CH'I

Courtesy of CH'I/Breakwater Hospitality Group

Ingredients

1 1⁄2 oz premium vodka
1⁄2 oz lime juice
1 oz coconut cream
Topped prosecco
Toasted coconut shredded

Instructions

Add everything in a shaker except the prosecco. Shake well.
Serve in coupe glass.
Top with prosecco and garnish with toasted coconut.

@janellerohner Pina colada summer sodie & only 50 calories #easyrecipe #learnontiktok #pinacolada ♬ About Damn Time - Lizzo

If you're not a fan of the usual piña colada, or cocktails in general, swap for this flavorful combo. Cream, flavoring, and sparkling water create something that tastes just as good as the original!

Grapefruit Colada

Courtesy of Koloa Rum

Ingredients

2 oz Koloa Kauai Gold Rum
2 oz grapefruit juice
1 oz coconut water
.5 oz orgeat

Instructions

Add all ingredients together with ice. Shake until frothy and strain,
Pour into a tall glass with ice cubes and add two fresh slices of grapefruit.
Garnish with dehydrated grapefruit slice.

The Best Pina Colada Mix

This mix (which features ice, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice) is great for having your piña colada as a slushy, with ice, or virgin. Just blend everything up besides the frozen pineapple and keep in an airtight container until your party. (via A Spicy Perspective)

CH'I Chon at CH'I

Courtesy of CH'I/Breakwater Hospitality Group

Ingredients

1.25oz premium coconut rum
0.5oz dark rum
0.5oz Ube
1oz pineapple juice
0.5oz lime juice

Instructions

Add all ingredients in a shaker, shake well and serve over fresh ice.
Garnish with burnt cinnamon stick.

@blondeats the easiest pina colada recipe you need in your life #pinacolada #summercocktail #summerdrinkrecipe ♬ original sound - Aleix Calderón Jové

You don't need have a full-blown Food Network-level kitchen to make some killer coladas. This recipe only calls for four ingredients, making it perfect for anyone who's on a budget.

Our Pina Colada

Recipe courtesy of Sweet Liberty

Ingredients

1.5 oz House Rum Blend (50% Cruzan Coconut Rum, 25% Bacardi Cuatro, 25% Stolen Coffee & Cigarette Rum)
1 oz pineapple
3oz coconut cream
2 coffee beans
1 pineapple chunk
1 large scoop of crushed ice
Float Pedro Ximenez Sherry

Instructions

Blend ingredients minus Pedro Ximenez Sherry until ice is crushed and desired consistency is reached.
Pour cocktail into glass, add Pedro Ximenez Sherry float, garnish with a mint sprig, red cherry and parasol.

$Basil Smash Pi\u00f1a Colada$

Basil Smash Piña Colada

This recipe features our go-to ingredients like coconut and rum, but adds in plenty of lime juice and basil. But our favorite part might just be the sweet lime sugar rims! (via Half Baked Harvest)

Wharflada at The Wharf Miami & The Wharf Fort Lauderdale

Courtesy of The Wharf Miami & The Wharf Fort Lauderdale/Breakwater Hospitality Group

Ingredients

1 oz white rum
1 oz coconut rum
Wharflada mix (fresh pineapple chunks, pineapple juice, Coco Lopez)

Instructions

Blend all together and serve inside a pineapple. Garnish with orange slice, cherry, and an umbrella.

$Pi\u00f1a Colada Smoothie$

Piña Colada Smoothie

With this smoothie recipe, happy hour can be any time of day. Make these babies for breakfast, or add a little bit of rum for a sweet, late night treat. (via Feel Good Foodie)

$Spiced Rum Pi\u00f1a Colada$

Spiced Rum Piña Colada

Courtesy of Sailor Jerry

Ingredients

1 ½ parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
1 part cream of coconut
¼ pineapple juice

Instructions

Add all ingredients to empty mixing glass and shake.
Add ice and shake again vigorously.
Strain into highball or tiki glass and fill with ice.
Garnish with fresh pineapple, maraschino cherry and toasted coconut flakes.

$Pi\u00f1a Colada$

Piña Colada

Courtesy of Cutwater Spirits

Ingredients

1.5 oz. Fresh pineapple juice
1.5 oz. Cream of coconut
1 oz. Cutwater Bali Hai Pina Colada can
1.5 oz. Cutwater Bali Hai Tiki Gold Pineapple Rum
.5 oz. Demerara syrup
.5 oz. Pedro Ximenez sherry
.75 oz. Cutwater Cask Strength Rum (FLOAT)
Two fresh pineapple chunks

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a blender pitcher.
Add ice, and blend.
Pour into a frozen pineapple, float Cutwater Three Sheets Cask Strength Rum, sprinkle coconut flakes, and garnish with an orchid, etc.

@miciamammas Pina Colada ice pops #popsicles #adulticepops #pinacolada #cookingtik #cookingtiktok #lenovojustbeyou #cookingvideos #memorialdayrecipes ♬ Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

Make these popsicles for your next pool day and all of your friends will love you. Just leave out the alcohol if the kiddos want some. They'll taste just as good.