Frozen Pineapple Daiquiri Cocktail Recipe

Did you have a wonderful 4th of July? We went to a BBQ and then watched fireworks from our balcony. I took about 2 dozen photos and now will have to see how many of them actually turned out since fireworks are tough to capture with a cellphone.

I just love watching the firework shows with family in the summer. Another thing I love about summer is refreshing summer cocktails. Especially ones made with the fresh fruits of summer. So today I am sharing a fun Pineapple Daiquiri Recipe.

This delicious drink is one of our easy cocktail recipes you will want to bookmark for later.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

There is nothing like a frosty cocktail on a warm spring or summer day or evening, especially if you on the beach or near water. This frozen daiquiri recipe is one of those classic cocktails you will make again and again. This Pineapple Daiquiri Recipe is perfect for a barbecue or luau.

This easy cocktail is full of tropical goodness – it is made with fresh pineapple, but you can also use canned or bottled pineapple juice to save time.

Ingredients

• pineapple
• rum – the type of rum matters in this drink. I recommend using white rum or coconut rum as I find dark rum too overpowering
• simple syrup – water and sugar
• lime juiice
• ice

How To Cut A Pineapple

Before you do anything, let me share my photos of how to cut the pineapple. Remove the stalk and bottom with a knife. Then cutt of the side skin.

Once you have your fruit left, cut into 1 – 1 1/2″ chunks.

How to Make A Pineapple Daiquiri

You will also need a juicer or blender.  I have an old school blender and it works well.

In minutes you will have this. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a cocktail stirrer or paper umbrella.

Timesaving Tips

• You can prepare the pineapple ahead of time and it will be ready to go when you are.
• You can make the simple syrup ahead of time.
• You can scale up this recipe for a larger batch.
• Serve with a little umbrella for a festive touch.
• I like to serve summer drinks in a mason jar too.
• Feel free to adjust for personal preference, to create the perfect homemade pineapple daiquiri for your taste buds.

More Delicious Cocktail Recipes

Summer sangria recipes – recipes for a white sangria and a red wine sangria made with fresh fruit.

Ruby Reef Rum Punch – made with Elderflower liqueur, this is a tasty and beautiful cocktail.

Mango Rum Spritzer – A fun and colorful summer cocktail.

This drink is amazingly refreshing and if you like pineapple, you will love it.

Recipe FAQs

Enjoy!

Fresh Pineapple Daiquiri

Raquel Pineira

An easy pineapple daiquiri recipe using fresh pineapple. The perfect tropical cocktail for parties, happy hours and luaus.

5 from 28 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 hours hrs 2 minutes mins

Course Cocktail, Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings 2

Calories 374 kcal

Equipment

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  blender
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  Serving glasses

Ingredients

  

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• 1 pineapple
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 4 ounces light rum
• 1/2 ounce lime juice
• 1 cup ice cubes

Instructions

 

• Remove all skin from pineapple. It is important that you cut off any pieces of remaining skin off, or else you will have to drain your drink.  Once you have removed all skin, cut into 1 inch chunks. Discard skin.
• Place ice in a blender.
• Add all but 4  chunks in blender.
• Add remaining ingredients and blend well on high speed.
• Pour into glasses and add garnish. Serves 4.

Notes

This recipe is best made with fresh pineapple, but you can use frozen pineapple.

For a fun treat, you can make cocktail popsicles out of this recipe.

Store any leftover pineapple in an airtight container in the refrigerator. 

Nutrition

Calories: 374kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.04gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 503mgFiber: 6gSugar: 49gVitamin A: 266IUVitamin C: 218mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 1mg

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