Banana Colada

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Filed Under Banana, Cocktails, Coconut, Pineapple 

Summer is almost over, but there is no law against having a sunny cocktail on a dark cold evening, right? There is nothing that fills my heart with sunshine like a fresh tropical island cocktail, bringing back some sweet vacation memories of lazing on the beach…

A Pina Colada is normally made with pineapple, coconut cream and rum. Add one more fruit and you get drinks like strawberry colada, banana colada etc. Can you think of a more tropical combination than banana, pineapple and coconut?  A banana colada is not only refreshing, it is quite filling as well.

Ingredients

(4 drinks)

Method

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth and frothy. If you forget to freeze the banana beforehand, add about a cup of ice to the blender.

Serve in a colada glass or a collins glass garnished with toasted coconut and a slice of pineapple.

Adjust the amount of rum according to your taste. Of course, you can omit the rum and make a virgin colada, but what’s the fun in that? I admit that this tastes best on a sunny afternoon, but a girl can’t stop drinking frozen treats just because it is cold outside!

This goes to Mandira of Aahar for this month’s Jihva for Ingredients - Banana. JFI was started by Indira of Mahanandi.

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Comments

24 Responses to “Banana Colada”

  1. Nags on September 24th, 2007 6:23 am

    i am so jealous of all the cool glasses you have!!

    btw, love the sangria pic :)

  2. musical on September 24th, 2007 7:11 am

    Now this is surely a winner! and yes, now such laws for me either (despite shamelessly trying to be season specific when it rained!), i had gelato today evening, it was quite chilly outside :-D.

    You have the most amazing collection for coolers and cocktails!

  3. Archana, mama of twins on September 24th, 2007 7:35 am

    I **love** pina coladas and it sounds even better with Banana. I am all with you on the rum.. :)

  4. Raaga on September 24th, 2007 7:47 am

    I join Nags in being jealous.

    I love all the pics and ALL the drinks… and am waiting for you to invite me to a nice party :-)

  5. Rachna on September 24th, 2007 8:37 am

    wow banana colada looks awwwsome…

  6. Padmaja on September 24th, 2007 8:49 am

    Banana Colada!!!
    Woh!!hey Sig wish I was in your neighbourhood, we would had a blast with u’r amazing cocktails n everything!!

  7. sra on September 24th, 2007 9:58 am

    Looks nice, Sig, is that shredded coconut on the rim of the glass?

  8. Asha on September 24th, 2007 12:36 pm

    WooHoo!! You do enjoy a tipple or two in the weekend!;D
    Looks great,love the rim!!:)

  9. Padma on September 24th, 2007 1:57 pm

    I am always gasping for my breath seeing your array of drinks….simply mind blowing, I donno when I will get the chance to try them…but right now feeling very much in mood for having banana colada

  10. Rajitha on September 24th, 2007 2:37 pm

    yummers..this is exactly the kind of drink i was looking for…for my liquid diet…err..next week ???

  11. Sandeepa on September 24th, 2007 4:15 pm

    Give you anything edible and you will make adrink out of it for sure ;-)

  12. Rina on September 24th, 2007 4:36 pm

    Sig, thats cool. In my case without the rum. I’m a Pastor’s wife you know. Can’t get intoxicated with other drinks expect red wine.

  13. Happy Cook on September 24th, 2007 5:21 pm

    Where ever there is a cocktail i am there.
    Pinacolada i have had but with banana it looks and sounds delicious. Should try it once.

  14. Laavanya on September 24th, 2007 8:59 pm

    I love Pina Coladas but have never tried it with banana before… the creamy addition must be very satisfying. Love your picture.

  15. Pravs on September 24th, 2007 11:16 pm

    Is this your creation ? or is there banana colada ? Looks like a very yummy drink to cheer you up from one of those dull days in Seattle, right ?

  16. SteamyKitchen on September 25th, 2007 1:27 am

    If I could sample a glass of each drink please, I would be a very happy drunk

  17. Coffee on September 25th, 2007 2:37 am

    Pinacolada is my fav! Adding diff fruits to it is what is going to be my next try! Thanks for the lovely tip and for the gorgeous drink! :)

  18. Anonymous on September 25th, 2007 3:54 am

    Pina colada is one of my favorites. Thanks for uploading the recipe.

    -Sonia

  19. Sig on September 25th, 2007 6:07 am

    Nags, lol… and I was just so sad when I took this picture that I don’t have a colada glass :D

    Musie, I too love my icecreams and gelatos in the middle of winter… who cares what the weather is like outside… :)

    Archana, :) yeah, why bother going through all that trouble and omit the major ingredient right? :)

    Raaga, :) thanks… and there is an open invitation to you girlie.. any time… :)

    Rachna, :) thanks

    Padmaja, I wish that too… with all those amazing dishes you whip up, esp your bbq stuff… I wish you were my neighbor too… :)

    Sra, thanks… yep it is shredded coconut toasted in the m/w

    Asha, thanks… :) yep, me loves those cocktails…

    Padma, this one is sooo easy to make, when you are in the mood, just go for it…it is just like a breakfast smoothie, just has some rum in it ;)

    Rajitha, lol thats what I am talking about… as I said this will make a nice breakfast ;)

    Sandeepa, lol… I’m yet to try this with fish and meat ;)

    Rina, lol, there is always red wine… :)but try the non-alocoholic version of this, it is quite yummy.

    Happy cook, yep, banana is a nice addition to the traditional pina colada, try it sometime :)

    Laavanya, thanks , let me know how you like it :)

    Pravs, no, its not my creation… it is a genuine cocktail, like strawberry colada :)

    Jaden, lol… now that would be a party, since I have about 11 different drinks there ;)

    Coffee, yep you could throw in pretty much any fruit you can find… Mango colada will be nice too, I’m sure :)

    Sonia, welcome… :)

  20. Sharmi on September 25th, 2007 8:40 pm

    That is one more great cocktail from you. lovely looking glass of banana colada.

  21. SteamyKitchen on September 27th, 2007 2:10 pm

    I just made your banana colada last night….at 11:30pm…

    PERFECT! It is my new midnight snack!

  22. mb on September 28th, 2007 10:15 am

    Hi Sig, this is fantastic, I could slurp it up right now. You do have an amazing collection of cocktail recipes. Thanks for this great JFI entry. Hugs - mandira

  23. Raji on September 28th, 2007 8:36 pm

    Looks cool….I just renamed it to PINANA COLADA

  24. Mansi Desai on September 29th, 2007 10:15 am

    Banana colada is my way of consuming bananas at home!!:) Nice display of drinks Sig!

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