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I added twice the amount of lemon juice & homemade grenadine and it made it so much nicer in my opinion, I like tart and this was just a little too sugary for me otherwise it’s a great refreshing drink… I could see myself sucking down a pint glass full of this stuff when I was in college like it was a Long Island iced tea, lol!
I went a little off the rails here, but it was still delicious! Used Koloa brand dark rum instead of light, and lemon juice instead of lime. Otherwise the same! More of a almond pina sour than almond pina colada, but still sweet with tiki vibes! Excellent!
Ive told others this and I’m repeating myself but try adding 3/4 to 1 full ounce of coconut milk instead of coconut cream. All coconut cream is, is coconut milk with a ton of simple syrup added. The coconut milk helps cut the sour and give it just a hint of the classic coconut Piña Colada taste
this one's really good. i bumped the rum up 75%, could definitely tolerate more. reminds me of a sweet tart or other sour candy. too sour for me so ill use less lime next time but thats normal
Try adding just straight coconut milk, about an 3/4 to 1 full ounce. Without all the sweeteners that make it coconut cream or cream of coconut, whatever u wanna call it. It mellows out the sourness and brings back just a touch of that classic piña colada taste.
It would become a Coconut & Almond Piña Colada, which sounds tasty. However, the addition of Coco Lopez could make it overly sweet.
If you’ve ever just tasted coconut cream by itself you’d know it’s not even remotely as sweet as something like Simple or even Pinapple juice. So I’m not too worried but if it does over sweeten it I’ll just add straight coconut milk without the Simple Syrup added to it cause that’s all Coconut cream is, a mixture of coconut milk and simple syrup. That way I get the coconut flavor I’m looking for without making it unbearably sweet
I’m gonna try it but any reason to think an oz of Coco Lopez would hurt this drink or throw off the whole purpose of not using it?