Why?  We love to escape. What better way to take a trip (or a mental break) than a batch of family friendly drinks like a pina colada?

It started on Castaway Cay in the Bahamas.  Now we have a stack of pina colada recipes.  Here are the basics to get you started and some ideas to make it your Ultimate Pina Colada Recipe.

Basic Pina Colada Recipe

4 cups ice

1/3 cup Coco Real Cream of Coconut

1 cup (8-ounce can) crushed pineapple

Blend it up and serve immediately.

To Make It ULTIMATE

Try Haagen-Dazs pineapple coconut ice cream with milk = a dreamy pina colada shake

Add Pineapple sherbet rather than crushed pineapple

Try fresh pineapple with a can of coconut milk with ice

Add CocoReal to this Disney Dole Pineapple Whip recipe

As you can see, we take our coconut and pineapple in about any shape and size.  What’s your favorite family drink?