Mermaid Colada

brings. It could be snowing outside, but you can walk right into a Tiki lounge and be immediately transported to a island local. Another great part about it? Although Tiki
drinks are tropical, they are made with ingredients you can mostly find year round. One of the most loved (or loathed, based on who you’re requesting) is the Piña Colada. Piña Coladas
can be enjoyed anytime, which is a fantastic thing because I crave them frequently — my not so guilty pleasure! You can always find a lemon and coconut cream (key here: don’t use sweetened
coconut syrup or coconut milk) at the grocery store and rum has no season. I recently whipped up a blue hued Mermaid Colada with another tasty ingredient you can find easily at the shop:
Tropicana Premium Lemonade.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3011" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/Kj3TRU.jpg" alt="Mermaid Pina Colada Recipe on craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1053″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/Kj3TRU.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-11-of-20-214×300.jpg 214w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-11-of-20-729×1024.jpg 729w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/10/13/mermaid-colada/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Mermaid Colada” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/Kj3TRU.jpg”><img class="alignnone wp-image-3007 size-full" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/pYGCVr.jpg" alt="Mermaid Pina Colada with spirulina recipe on craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1124″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/pYGCVr.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-4-of-20-200×300.jpg 200w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-4-of-20-683×1024.jpg 683w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/10/13/mermaid-colada/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Mermaid Colada” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/pYGCVr.jpg”>You may be able to find PSLs and comfy sweaters abound, but I am NOT prepared to give into all things Fall. I am a huge Tiki-phile and among the best parts about Tiki culture is the escapism it
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3016" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/AGxhL1.jpg" alt="Mermaid Pina Colada with spirulina Recipe on craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1096″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/AGxhL1.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-17-of-20-205×300.jpg 205w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-17-of-20-701×1024.jpg 701w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/10/13/mermaid-colada/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Mermaid Colada” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/AGxhL1.jpg”><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3010" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/97HyiE.jpg" alt="Mermaid Pina Colada with spirulina recipe on craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1044″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/97HyiE.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-10-of-20-216×300.jpg 216w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-10-of-20-736×1024.jpg 736w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/10/13/mermaid-colada/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Mermaid Colada” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/97HyiE.jpg”><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3013" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/KGN2pj.jpg" alt="Mermaid Pina Colada with spirulina recipe on craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1045″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/KGN2pj.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-13-of-20-215×300.jpg 215w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-13-of-20-735×1024.jpg 735w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/10/13/mermaid-colada/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Mermaid Colada” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/KGN2pj.jpg”>Celestial, unicorn, and mermaid smoothies have been flooding feeds for the past year or so. I was thinking, surely smoothies shouldn’t have all of the glory, right? Bright blue is often hard to obtain naturally. Though I have used Butterfly Pea Flower before, it changes to purple with added acidity so it would come out purple with the Tropicana Premium Lemonade and pineapple juice. Instead, I turned to the sea to capture the blue hue: spirulina. Spirulina is a blue green algae packed with lots of vitamins and amino acids, making it perfect for an ocean inspired Mermaid Colada cocktail!
Start with freezing Tropicana Premium Lemonade and pineapple juice in an ice cube tray a few hours before making a cocktail. Add sliced banana and freeze until frozen.
Add the first 6 ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour of the beverage into a hurricane glass or glass. Open the capsules of spirulina over the blender to get the
powder out. Blend 1 second, it will be swirled. Slowly pour the remainder of the cocktail. Using a chopstick or pick, swirl the two layers to make an effect that is ombré. Garnish with lemon
leaves, tropical fruit, and coconut flakes.

*This is so you do not have to use ice to create the frozen beverage which means more flavor and less water

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serves 1

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<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3014" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/F3eBWy.jpg" alt="Mermaid Pina Colada with spirulina recipe on craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1117″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/F3eBWy.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-14-of-20-201×300.jpg 201w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Pina-Colada-14-of-20-688×1024.jpg 688w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/10/13/mermaid-colada/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Mermaid Colada” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/F3eBWy.jpg”><img class="alignnone wp-image-3006 size-full" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/0TuAKo.jpg" alt="Mermaid Pina Colada with spirulina recipe on craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”522″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/0TuAKo.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mermaid-Colada-22-300×209.jpg 300w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/10/13/mermaid-colada/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Mermaid Colada” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/0TuAKo.jpg”>Green and blue green algae comes in powdered form or capsules and can be found online (this is the one that I used). Spirulina can be a bit tricky because it does have a “sea flavor” to it, but it perfectly masked by creamy coconut, sweet pineapple juice, spicy rum, and tart Tropicana Premium Lemonade. The lemonade is made with no artificial sweeteners or flavors which I feel good about mixing into my drinks. Tiki drinks always go all out when it comes to garnishes and the Mermaid Colada is no different! I topped mine with kiwi, starfruit, pineapple, coconut flakes, and pineapple leaves, two made to look like a mermaid tale of course! I also added mermaid hued white chocolate shells I made (you can find the mold for the mini shells I used here and the natural food dye I used here) to top it all off. I plan to keep mixing these Mermaid Coladas as it continues to get colder, even if I have to wear a parka!
glass: fluted or hurricane glass
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Published at Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:51:00 +0000

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• 5 oz Tropicana Premium Lemonade, frozen*
• 2 oz white rum
• 2 oz coconut cream
• 1/2 oz pineapple juice, frozen*
• 1/2 banana sliced, frozen*
• 2 dashes angostura bitters
• 1 capsules spirulina/blue green algae
• garnish: pineapple leaves, starfruit, kiwi, coconut flakes
• optional: white cocktail seashells

Source: Cocktail Making