Quick Cocktail Recipes: Easy Sherbet Piña Coladas, Daiquiris and More

It’s easy to make a delightful daiquiri, a perfect piña colada or other frozen cocktail with ¡Hola Fruta!^® Pure Fruit Sherbet. Follow the recipes below for a tropical twist on some of your favorite summer drinks. They’re not just for cocktail hour; serve them for a fun dessert or a tasty nightcap.

Piña Colada Recipe

Nothing makes you think of summer more than the rich coconut and pineapple flavors of a piña colada. And with ¡Hola Fruta!® Piña Colada Pure Fruit Sherbet, you’ll be able to whip one up pronto! Each pint is a blend of pineapple and coconut premium pure fruit sherbet packed with chunks of real pineapple and shaved coconut pieces. (Tiny umbrella not included.)

Ingredients:

6 oz. light rum
3 generous scoops of ¡Hola Fruta!^® Piña Colada Pure Fruit Sherbet
1 cup crushed ice

In an electric blender, mix crushed ice, rum and sherbet at high speed until smooth. Pour into glass and serve.

Margarita Recipe

Consider this recipe the express route to Margaritaville! The crisp, refreshing real lime purees used in ¡Hola Fruta!® Margarita Pure Fruit Sherbet lend themselves to a perfectly potent frozen delight. We think Mr. Buffet would approve.

Ingredients:

6 oz. tequila
2 oz. triple sec
3 generous scoops of¡Hola Fruta!^® Margarita Sherbet
1 cup crushed ice

In an electric blender, mix crushed ice, tequila, triple sec and sherbet at high speed until smooth. Pour into glass and serve. Optional: Coat the rim your glass with coarse salt for an authentic margarita taste.

Strawberry or Mango Daiquiri Recipe

We love sipping a daiquiri by the pool on a hot summer day. Although most recipes call for fresh or frozen fruit, stocking up on couple pints of ¡Hola Fruta!® Strawberry or Mango Pure Fruit Sherbet means you’ll always be ready to blend up a delicious beverage.

Ingredients:

6 oz. light rum
3 generous scoops of ¡Hola Fruta!^® Strawberry or Mango Pure Fruit Sherbet
1 cup crushed ice

In an electric blender, mix crushed ice, rum and sherbet at high speed until smooth. Pour into glass and serve.

Cocktail Serving Suggestions

Make any of these drinks non-alcoholic by replacing the rum or tequila with the equivalent amount of soda water, lemon-lime cola or fresh fruit juice.
Add fresh fruit to the blender, or serve it as garnish.
Try a flavored rum in the piña colada or daiquiri recipes for even more island flavor.
Make a “deconstructed daiquiri.” Soak fresh fruit in your favorite rum, then use it to top a scoop or two of any ¡Hola Fruta!^® Pure Fruit Sherbet variety. Serve in a martini glass.
Make all of the above recipes and serve them to each guest in small cups for fun flights of delicious drinks.

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