Creamy Piña Colada Agua Fresca
This creamy, tropical agua fresca blends fresh pineapple with coconut cream, milk, and a touch of vanilla and cinnamon for a drink that tastes like a piña colada without the alcohol. It chills in the pitcher until the flavors meld together and comes out cold, smooth, and impossible to pour just one glass of!
Servings: 6 servings
Equipment
- Tall glasses
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh pineapple chunks
- 1 cup Alta Dena Protein Milk
- 1 cup coconut cream
- 2 cups water plus more to taste
- ¼ cup + 2 tbsp agave or sugar to taste
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- Ice for serving
- Fresh pineapple wedges pineapple leaves, and maraschino cherries, for garnish
Instructions
- Add the fresh pineapple chunks, Alta Dena Protein Milk, coconut cream, water, agave, lime juice, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt to a blender and blend on high until completely smooth and creamy, about 1–2 minutes. Taste and adjust sweetness as needed.
- Transfer to a large pitcher and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving. It tastes significantly better cold and the flavors meld and develop as it chills.
- Serve over ice and garnish each glass with a fresh pineapple wedge, pineapple leaves, and a maraschino cherry on top.
Notes
- Use the ripest pineapple you can find, a ripe pineapple is naturally sweeter and means you'll need less added agave to get the right flavor balance.
- Don't skip the 30 minutes of chilling. The flavors genuinely develop and round out in the fridge and it tastes noticeably better cold than freshly blended.
- The pinch of cinnamon is subtle but important. It adds a warm, rounded depth that keeps the drink from tasting one-note sweet and tropical.
- If the agua fresca thickens too much after chilling, stir in a splash of cold water before serving to loosen it back to a pourable, drinkable consistency.