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Home > 5 Ingredients or Less > Creamy Pineapple Coconut Cocktail (Batida de Abacaxi com Coco)

Creamy Pineapple Coconut Cocktail (Batida de Abacaxi com Coco)

August 1, 2016 by Denise Browning 7 Comments / THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE SALES LINKS. PLEASE SEE MY _FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY_ FOR DETAILS

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The Olympic Games will take place between August 5 and 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! For two weeks, athletes from 207 countries from around the world will be competing for a gold medal in 28 different sporting events. And we will be cheering for our favorite team(s) with this super refreshing Creamy Pineapple Coconut Cocktail, known as a Batida de Abacaxi com Coco in Portuguese… a winning drink typical of the host state of this year’s Summer Olympics.

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Batida means ‘shaken’ or ‘milkshake’ and is a Brazilian cocktail made from a blend of one or more fruits of your choice, sweetened condensed milk, ice, and cachaça — Brazil’s national distilled spirit. Our pineapple coconut cocktail incorporates frozen pineapple chunks, coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, cachaça, and ice… all blended smooth in a blender. Vodka can be used instead of cachaça, which has limited availability outside of Brazil. In fact, if you prefer cocktails on the lighter side, use vodka to replace that Brazilian alcoholic spirit.

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Sipping this pineapple coconut cocktail is like drinking an adult tropical milkshake. It is fruity, creamy, smooth, sassy, and so delicious! 😉 Batidas (plural for batida) are a staple in the bars of both Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and they are available in many different flavors — such as lemon, passion fruit, coconut, guava, mango, and pineapple. Many exotic fruit combinations are served too — such as pineapple coconut.

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Batida has not spread in Brazil to the same extent as other drinks like the caipirinha but it is appreciated enough to sometimes replace caipirinha when serving feijoada, a black bean and pork stew considered Brazil’s national dish.

One interesting thing is that the word batida also means a “crash,” and is the usual term to refer to a car crash. The drink can be quite amazing, but due to its alcoholic content must be ingested cautiously — it could make you crash on a bench or something worse. The word can also refer to a musical beat — and the drink may get you shaking to its delicious tropical feel, too. 😉

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If you plan on traveling to attend this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio,  while you are there you can’t miss out on having this Rio de Janeiran (Carioca) special treat– and if you aren’t traveling to the Games, no worries! You can still raise your glass and celebrate your team with this happy pineapple coconut cocktail. Cheers!

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Creamy Pineapple Coconut Cocktail (Batida de Abacaxi com Coco)

A traditional Brazilian alcoholic milkshake-like drink made from a blend of pineapple chunks, coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, ice, and cachaça ( or vodka).
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2
Author Denise Browning

Ingredients

  • 2 cups frozen pineapple chunks
  • 1/2 cup canned coconut milk
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk 14 oz
  • 1/4 cup cachaça or vodka
  • Ice

Instructions

  • Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into ice-filled glasses and serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

If you would like to, you can add 1/4 cup granulated sugar for more sweetness. It is very important for this pineapple coconut cocktail to be served immediately in order for it not to become bitter.
For a virgin version, replace the cachaça /vodka with sparkling water.
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  1. John/Kitchen Riffs

    August 3, 2016 at 9:27 am

    Mmmm, this looks great. And I do happen to have some cachaça on hand! So I can try this. 🙂 Lucky me! Thanks for this.

    Reply
    • Denise Browning

      August 3, 2016 at 10:47 am

      Thank you, John! I know how much you enjoy cocktails. I hope you give this a try. Cheers to you!

      Reply
  2. Deb|EastofEdenCooking

    August 3, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    What a tasty way to celebrate the opening of the Olympics! The frozen pineapple sounds so refreshing!

    Reply
    • Denise Browning

      August 4, 2016 at 9:46 am

      Thank you, Deb! I hope you can cheer to your favorite team with this cocktail.

      Reply
  3. Tandy | Lavender and Lime

    August 8, 2016 at 1:45 am

    This is one of those drinks that you don’t realize how boozy they are until you have had a few and stand up! Lovely colour Denise 🙂

    Reply
  4. Kelly

    July 22, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    5 stars
    Looks good! But please for the love of liquor, use a white/light rum to replace the cachaça! Cachaça is a spirit distilled from sugar cane just like rum.

    Reply
    • Denise Browning

      July 25, 2020 at 5:27 pm

      Hi Kelli! Cachaca was used in the recipe because this is a Brazilian recipe. But if you prefer, you can certainly replace it with white rum although they are not exactly the same. Cheers!

      Reply

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