The perfect cocktail for summer: Pineapple Coconut Cocktail, mixed with Myers’s Dark Rum and a dash of cinnamon. Serve it in a pineapple to make it look amazing!
Cocktails anyone? With the temperatures getting warmer I get cravings for exotic fruits all the time. This time instead of just munching it I decided to make a fancy cocktail. I used the Pineapple as a cup and mixed the remaining pineapple juice with Coconut Water, Coconut Milk, Myers’s Dark Rum and a dash of cinnamon – Yumm!
I’ve saved the green part of the pineapple to plant it again (it’s my second pineapple plant now). Yeay! I love exotic plants, even though I may never receive any fruits from the plants I just enjoy planting them as a project and watching them grow. I’ll put it right next to my 〜10 avocado plants and my mango plant.
I am literally the worst at taking photos of drinks, but I really wanted to have more of these recipes on the blog so I decided to try it with a pretty “glas” and what is more prettier than using fresh fruit to fill the drink in? I’m having young thai coconuts often at home and drinking out of the coconut feels like pure luxury but drinking out of a pineapple fruit, well, that takes it to the whole next level I guess. It’s so tropical and exotic, perfect for the lovely spring temperatures we are having here lately. I’m in such a mood for summer and I’m so looking forward to putting all my plants outside permanently so I want to reflect this feeling in the drinks I drink and the foods I eat.
Pineapple Coconut Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 Pineapple
- 1 Young Thai Coconut
- 1/4 cup light coconut milk
- 1 oz / 3cl Myers's Dark Rum (or to preference)
- a dash of cinnamon
Instructions
- Cut off the top part (about 2 inches) of the pineapple and remove the flesh carefully by running a knife in a circle around the inside of the pineapple.
- Cut 4 slices across the middle and spoon out the flesh.
- About 1/3 of the pineapple cup should be filled with remaining pineapple juice.
- Add coconut water from the thai coconut until the pineapple is 3/4 full.
- Add the coconut milk and dark rum and stir.
- Top it off with a dash of cinnamon.
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Liz @ Floating Kitchen
Thursday 23rd of April 2015
Wow - this is so awesome. I saw it on Potluck Oh My Veggies and had to pop right on over. Love the photos so much! Cheers!
bianca
Thursday 23rd of April 2015
Awwww, Liz! Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words :)
Bonnie
Wednesday 15th of April 2015
Ahh, I'm sitting here reading your post next to the open window and it's so sunny outside -- can you send one of these cocktails my way? :) I like your styling idea for the photo!
bianca
Thursday 16th of April 2015
Oh, I'd love to send you one, Bonnie! It's the perfect drink for a warm & sunny afternoon :)
Linda @ Veganosity
Monday 13th of April 2015
This makes me want that first balmy summer night so bad! This looks absolutely delicious. And I totally get it, photographing drinks is my weakness too.
bianca
Tuesday 14th of April 2015
Oh yes! I totally hear you! It's super warm here throughout the days, but pretty cold at night so I'm looking forward to when it's lovely to sit outside in the evenings as well :) Photographing drinks is super hard, so I'm trying to get some practice.
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
Sunday 12th of April 2015
Wow! This PINEAPPLE COCONUT COCKTAIL looks so amazing, Bianca! Loved that cute and gorgeous pineapple glass. A big Yes to this awesome cocktail! :D
bianca
Sunday 12th of April 2015
Aww, Anu! It was my first time spooning out a pineapple to use it as a glass but it was so worth it! It's so fancy :D
June Burns
Saturday 11th of April 2015
Wow, home-grown pineapple? That is amazing! I'm sure it's very delicious too...not much of a pineapple person, but I'd give that a try. The cocktail looks delicious :)
bianca
Sunday 12th of April 2015
Thank you June! My chance of getting real pineapples from a plant is super small because I'm not living in suitable climate zone for tropical plants but one can always try :)