Perfect Piña Coladas {Dairy-Free}
Happy Labor Day weekend! Can you believe summer is almost over? Normally summers in the valley creep by, each day hotter and more miserable than the previous, but not this one. It flew. Wasn't it just fourth of july like last week? I'm not ready for Fall, I haven't even made zucchini bread yet! I'm buying peaches and tomatoes and artichokes like a mad woman before they are quickly swooped up and replaced by apples. I think summer's fruit makes its heat manageable.
My greatest food discovery this summer was without a doubt coconut milk. I'm not talking about the kind you pour over cereal, I'm talking about the thick, creamy, canned kind, most commonly used in asian cuisine. I've been trying to cut back on dairy for a million reason, though not always succeeding at it (thank you, burrata), and coconut milk allows my dairy-free treats to stay creamy, decadent, and like I'm not missing out one bit. Oh, and the fact that it smells like vacation helps too!
These piña coladas are perfection. Creamy, sweet but not sugary, and so so satisfying. They make me feel like I'm on a beach somewhere beautiful rather than sitting at the bistro table, I literally found by the dumpster of our apartment complex, on our dinky patio in the middle of a heat-stricken valley. So sit back, relax, and sip one of these bad boys down. They make life a little easier. You deserve it.
Serves Two
Ingredients:
1 pound frozen pineapple
1 can full-fat coconut milk
1 medium ripe banana
1 tablespoon agave nectar (or honey)
1/2 cup ice
1/4 - 1/2 cup rum (optional)
Perfect Piña Coladas {Dairy-Free}
Serves Two
1 pound frozen pineapple
1 can full-fat coconut milk, refrigerated & shaken well*
1 medium ripe banana
1 tbsp agave nectar (or honey)
1/2 cup ice
1/4 - 1/2 cup rum (optional)**
Blend the pineapple, coconut milk, and banana until smooth, add ice, agave nectar and rum and adjust to taste.
* When you refrigerate the coconut milk it has a tendency to separate - becoming coconut cream on the top with coconut water on the bottom. Give it a good shake before opening the can, but if you still find that it's separated that's OK. Everything will get blended together even though it may come out of the can a mess.
** I may be boring, but I'm actually a bigger fan of these without the rum, but feel free to add it!