A creamy ginger Blue Hawaiian to close off the last weekend of Pride month! The traditional recipe calls for ice blended with the cocktail ingredients. However, I wanted to make this ginger-flavored and the ginger didn’t actually mesh with the ice. So I didn’t blend this with ice and opted for frozen pineapple instead for a smoother drink. This cocktail is not to be confused with the Blue Hawaii. A Blue Hawaii usually isn’t made with coconut cream, has a lighter consistency and doesn’t need to be blended. Not to mention, it actually has two types of liquor-rum and vodka- and uses sweet-and-sour-mix as a syrup base. A Blue Hawaiian is much simpler than this so no worries!
For this Blue Hawaiian cocktail recipe, you will need coconut cream. Coconut cream is a thicker, fattier version of coconut milk. So whereas coconut milk is liquid, coconut cream has the consistency of plain yogurt. If you can’t find a can of coconut cream at the grocery store, simply freeze a can of coconut milk and the thick part on top is the coconut cream.
This drink is best served in a Hurricane glass for aesthetic purposes but any tall glass will do. You will also need a high-speed blender since you will be crushing frozen pineapple. I like to freeze fresh pineapple in a Ziploc bag and freeze it overnight to get it frozen. Just in any lovely cocktail, use freshly squeezed lime juice for a fresher taste. Garnish your Blue Hawaiian with maraschino cherries and serve over ice cubes.
If you love blue cocktails, have a look at my blue margarita on the rocks recipe!
Ingredients
1 oz (2 tablespoons) light rum 1 oz coconut cream 1 oz vodka 1 oz blue curaçao liqueur 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks Tray of ice cubes to serve Lime wedge/maraschino cherries to garnish
Instructions
- Pulse all the ingredients except the ice and garnish in a high-speed blender until super smooth.
- Serve cold over ice cubes in a Hurricane glass and garnish with maraschino cherries and lime.
Notes
Please do not substitute coconut cream with coconut milk-they aren't the same texture so you will get a different feel to the drink. However, it will taste similar.