Homemade Coco Lopez for Pina Coladas

Servings: 6–8
Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Coco Lopez

• 3/4 cup–1 cup Coconut Cream Concentrate
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup whole sugar
• 1 tablespoon Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
• 1 pint container

Pina Colada for 2

• 4 ounces Coco Lopez
• 3 ounces pineapple juice
• 3 ounces rum
• 2 cups ice

Directions:

Coco Lopez

First, make a simple syrup. Bring water and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium to medium-high heat. Stay with the mixture and stir as it only takes about 3–5 minutes to become a simple syrup.

Add Coconut Cream Concentrate. Continue to stir and bring back to a slow boil, and then reduce heat to low.

Cook for an additional 1–3 minutes on low heat. Remove from heat.

Add coconut oil. Stir until well incorporated. Allow to cool.

Store prepared Coco Lopez in a 1 pint mason jar.

Pina Colada

Blend all ingredients except ice together in a blender until smooth.

Add ice and blend until desired consistency.

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Coco-Choco Smoothie

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 3 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 cups coconut milk*
• 3 frozen bananas
• 1/2 cup ice cubes
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Blend all ingredients until smooth. Serve.

Homemade Coconut Milk:

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Sour Cherry Smoothie

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups milk of choice*
• 1/2–3/4 cup sour cherries, frozen
• 1 cup frozen mango chunks
• 1 frozen banana
• juice from 1/2 lemon
• 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate
• 2 tablespoons Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil, melted

Directions:

Place all ingredients but melted coconut oil in a blender and blend on high until creamy. Add coconut oil and blend again. Serve.

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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