My pineapple coconut mojito recipe mixes refreshing mint and tart lime flavors with creamy coconut and sweet pineapple for the ultimate tropical cocktail! One sip and you'll know it's like a piña colada and mojito had a delicious cocktail baby.
And if you enjoy this recipe, you'll love my piña colada margarita, too!
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❤️ Why You'll Love this Recipe
Quick and Easy - This is a beginner friendly cocktail with no fancy technique required and simple ingredients. And if you don't have a full set of bar tools, don't worry! I have some easy swaps you can make below.
Balanced Flavor Profile - This pineapple coconut mojito from scratch hits all the right notes for a fantastic sip from start to finish. Bubbly and creamy and refreshing and sweet--perfect for summertime.
I have even more mojito options for all my fellow flavor lovers out there: the pretty hibiscus mojito, brown sugar pineapple mojito, the matcha green tea mojito, lychee fruit mojito, and my southern sweet tea mojito!
What You'll Need for this Recipe
White Rum is the classic spirit for both a mojito and a piña colada and is sometimes called light rum, or silver rum. I personally prefer dark rum and have found this recipe works well either way.
Coconut Milk for creaminess and coconut flavor. I recommend using full fat coconut milk from a can rather than the kind you'd find in a grocer's refrigerated section in a carton.
Pineapple Juice add sweetness and tropical flavor. Feel free to use fresh juice or concentrated or even pineapple nectar.
Fresh Mint is a non-negotiable here. Nothing else will hit quite the same.
Check out the recipe card below for full ingredients list, measurements, nutrition facts, and step-by-step instructions!
Substitutions & Variations
Club Soda - If you don't have club soda available, any unflavored sparkling water or mineral water will work. Tonic can also work but it will add sweetness so adjust as necessary.
Sweetener - I add a bit of brown sugar or cane sugar to this drink to keep the flavor profile balanced. But you can use the granulated or liquid sweetener of your choice! Try my honey ginger syrup for a nice little twist!
Shaken or Frozen - If you want to make a pineapple and coconut mojito frozen, replace the pineapple juice with frozen pineapple chunks then add all the ingredients to a blender and pulse until smooth.
How to Make a Piña Colada Mojito
Step One: Muddle the mint and brown sugar together in a cocktail shaker.
Step Two: Pour all the liquids into the shaker plus ice.
Pro Tip #1
If you don't have a muddler tool, use the blunt end of a kitchen spoon (preferably wooden) instead. And a shot glass can work just as well as a jigger to measure out the liquids. A standard-size shot glass typically holds the same volume as the large end of a jigger.
Step Three: Shake up the cocktail until well mixed then strain into a highball glass over ice.
Step Four: Top up the glass with club soda then stir and serve.
Frequently Asked Questions
Because this is a fizzy drink, I don't recommend making it in it advance. Over time, the bubbles from the club soda will go flat and the ice will melt.
For pitcher piña colada mojitos, muddle together one tablespoon of brown sugar or sweetener with 12 mint leaves. Fill the vessel halfway with ice then pour in eight ounces rum, eight ounces pineapple juice, four ounces coconut milk, and three ounces lime juice then top up with about 12 ounces sparkling water and stir to combine.
How to Serve
Since the muddled mint gets strained out of this drink, I like to finish it with a bouquet of mint. Add a lime wheel, too, and you're about done!
The mojito it often served in highball glasses over lots of ice. And straining out the mint leaves means you can add in a straw for easier sipping.
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📖 Recipe
Pineapple Coconut Mojito
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 mint leaves
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ice
- 2 ounces rum
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- 1 ounce coconut milk
- ¾ ounce lime juice
- club soda
Instructions
- Add the mint leaves and brown sugar to cocktail shaker then press with muddler to express the mint oils and meld the flavors.
- Fill shaker halfway with ice then pour in rum, pineapple juice, coconut milk, and lime juice.
- Cover the shaker and shake vigorously until it's chilled to the touch and ingredients are fully combined (about 10 seconds).
- Strain liquid into highball glass over fresh ice then top up with club soda. Garnish as desired, serve immediately, and enjoy responsibly!
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