Skinny Piña Colada
If you like Piña Coladas….getting caught in the rain….
Yeah, if you have the Pina Colada song stuck in your head now, you eventually were going to have it there anyway so don’t blame me. Anyways, I really like Piña Coladas, but this Caribbean cocktail is a huge calorie bomb….often loaded with fat and calories and made with an artificial, sugar-laden mix. Most places I checked, this fabulous drink clocks in right around 650 calories a drink! That’s almost half your daily caloric intake just in one drink. This version I’m sharing with you today has no where near the fat and calories of a regular Piña Colada because I used coconut water in place of cream of coconut or coconut milk and added just a small amount of pineapple juice to cut down on the sugar.
This is a very simple and straight forward recipe. It’s not super sweet, yet still has the amazing smell and taste of coconut. Because it’s not overly sweet, you might not love the taste as much as you would a regular Piña Colada, but at least you are saving yourself tons of calories 🙂
This Skinny Piña Colada just might be making an appearance in my kitchen often in summers to come and is perfect to cool you off on a hot day.
INGREDIENTS:
*Makes 1 large cocktail*
2 oz Coconut Rum (Bacardi Rock or Malibu work well)
5 oz coconut water
2 oz pineapple juice
DIRECTIONS:
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake and strain into a glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a slice of pineapple and/or a Maraschino cherry (optional).
Recipe source: adapted from carrotsncake.com
As soon as I read the title the song appeared in my head.. and I was going to comment about it.. but the first sentence of the post already did that for me! You are good! I am going to try a non alcoholic version of this, yum!
It’s one of those songs that gets stuck in your head!
YUM! Love that you used coconut water!
Thanks, Christina!
Haha, love that song! It’s ALWAYS in my head whenever I have Piña Colada –my favorite cocktail whenever I’m vacationing somewhere beachy. 🙂 Ack! I had no idea they have so many calories! I’ll have to think twice whenever I order seconds. Thanks for the skinny version Ashley. I absolutely love it!
Same here, Anne! I always drink them on vacation 🙂
I love pina colada, and what a cool idea to make it with coconut water vs. coconut milk. Even though I have to admit I like it very sweet and very creamy. 🙂
I do too, Julia! But sometimes it’s worth going to “healthier” route 😉
This preggo has been dying for a cocktail and then you post a delicious low calorie version!! I’ll attempt to make it alchohol free 🙂
Haha let me know if you try it!
Great slimmed down pina colado!
Thanks you Shashi!
That song! Can’t stop singing it now! This looks like such a great summer cocktail!
Awww thanks, Cate!
I want this by the pool right now!!
That sounds perfect!
I love Pina Coladas! But the way I’ve been eating lately, I really need to start skinnying things up. LOVE this recipe!
Thanks so much, Christin!
Looks refreshing!
Thanks, Nancy!
What a great way to cut down on calories for this popular drink! Now if I could only make some skinny versions of other cocktails, then I’d be set! 🙂
Thanks, Eva!
How clever of you to make a skinny version with coconut water! Love it! Sounds so cool and refreshing!
It sure is! Thanks, Ruby!
A skinny pina colada sounds amazing! I never waste my calories on drinks like that and the artificial fillers always make me feel crappy. Love this!
I also hate wasting calories on drinks! I’d rather eat my calories!
Ashley, it’s almost a pina colini! More of a drink than a pina colada, which is almost a dessert.Now,I want one! (And unless you are getting a kickback from Rupert Holmes, you should be ashamed of yourself for getting that song stuck in so many heads!)
Yes, you’re right!
Oh gosh, I am up for any drinks of this nature. I have never thought of this but I am pinning the recipe to make very soon since I need a drink pretty much every day 🙂
I think you’ll like this one! It tastes even better knowing it’s low cal 🙂