The Piña Colada on Coconut Rocks is a fun summer drink that you’ll love to sip on while sitting at pool side. With pineapple juice, coconut milk, and rum, it’s the classic summer drink, with a little twist!
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Pineapple Corer
This {affiliate link} pineapple corer was fun to play with… er, I mean it’s a very useful tool. It totally made short work of cutting the pineapple, and even on my first try with it, it worked so well! See that video, that’s actually my first try with the pineapple corer! Easy peasy!
All you have to do is cut the top off of the pineapple (save the top for a pretty presentation if you want). Then, position the corer over the core of the pineapple, and rotate the blades down toward the bottom. You don’t even have to cut the sides off of the pineapple or anything!
Once you are near the bottom, give the corer a wiggle to break the pineapple rigs off, and slide the corer up. Take the top black plastic part off of the corer, and slide the rings off the center. The rings come out super pretty.
From there, you can make pineapple rings by slicing once down the side of the pineapple rings. Or, slice them into chunks of desired length.
Save the outside pineapple skin for a pretty fruit bowl. I shared this beautiful Pineapple Blueberry Fruit Bowl to give you an idea.
Features of the pineapple corer:
- perfectly shaped pineapple rings
- sharp stainless steel blade easily cuts through the fruit without making a mess
- you can apply force without fear that the tool will bend or break
- comfortable, non-slip handle provides a firm grip while slicing
- detachable handle makes the corer easy to store and clean
How to choose a ripe pineapple
Look for a golden-yellow pineapple. The yellower the exterior is, the riper the fruit will be.
A ripe pineapple should have a small amount of “give” when gently squeezed.
Next, smell the bottom of the pineapple, it should smell really pineapple-y. If there’s a lack of fragrance, it isn’t ripe. And, if it smells of vinegar, it’s past its prime.
Pineapple doesn’t ripen a lot after it’s been harvested, which means that you won’t be able to wait for it to ripen on your counter.
Ice Ball Maker Mold
This {affiliate link} Ice Ball Maker was so much fun to use, and the ice balls are so pretty in any drink!
I think it would be fun to make Kool-Aid ice balls or lemonade ice balls while the kids are out of school for the summer. Let them fill the trays. They can check to see if the ice balls are frozen, and then watch the kids pop the ice balls out of the tray and into their drinks to stay hydrated and cool.
Fill the molds with:
- Piña Colada on Coconut Rocks (of course!)
- Water
- apple juice
- coffee
- Kool-Aid
- Lemonade
- Fruit or flowers
- Make fun shaped ice cream
- Wine
- anything that will freeze will work
Piña Colada on Coconut Rocks notes
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As the coconut ice balls, or rocks, melt, they mix with the pineapple juice and rum. You can also just keep pouring pineapple juice over the coconut balls, to stay refreshed throughout the day.
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Piña Colada on Coconut Rocks Recipe
Piña Colada on Coconut Rocks
Ingredients
- 1 can coconut milk well shaken
- 1 ½ ounces white rum
- 1 ounce dark rum
- pineapple juice
Instructions
- Pour the coconut milk into the ice ball tray, filling the entire bottom of the tray ¾ full with coconut milk. Press the top of the tray until the coconut milk squirts out the holes. If you need extra coconut milk to fill the ice balls, use the funnel to fill up to the top. Place the ice tray into the freezer for 4-6 hours.
- Slowly twist the tray on all four sides to break up the ice balls.
- Place frozen ice balls in glass. Pour rums and pineapple juice over the coconut ice balls to fill the glass. Garnish with pineapple slices and paper umbrellas as desired.
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