Perfect For Pool Days, This CBD Colada Will Keep You Refreshed All Summer Long
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During the warmer months, mixing up a thirst-quenching tropical drink is a great way to keep your palate refreshed while enjoying endless days of sunshine. If you're a fan of coconut and pineapple, these tasty fruits can be blended together to create the perfect summer cocktail: the piña colada. If you want to skip the alcohol, however, there are other creative ways to enhance this classic drink. Just swap the booze with CBD.
This CBD colada is smooth, creamy, and delicious. It's also easy to make with just fresh-cut pineapple, pineapple juice, coconut, fresh-squeezed lime juice, and hemp-derived CBD. (Just be sure the hemp-derived CBD tincture is unflavored so it doesn't compromise the flavor of the drink.) Plus, because this mocktail contains zero alcohol, it's healthier than the standard piña colada and won't leave you with a hangover. Cheers to that.
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If you're new to mixing CBD into blended drinks, don't worry — it's incredibly simple. As long as you have your favorite unflavored CBD tincture on hand, simply add your preferred dose into the blender with the other ingredients and blend away.
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Unlike THC, when consuming CBD, you don't need to worry about getting high because cannabidiol is nonpsychotropic. However, start on the lower side of the dosage range (between 2.5 to 25 milligrams CBD per drink), especially if you're new to CBD. And always speak with your healthcare provider before mixing CBD with other medications, which is not recommended.
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If you're ready to make this refreshing CBD-infused drink, keep scrolling for the recipe.
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CBD Colada
By Jamie Evans, Founder of The Herb Somm and Author of The Ultimate Guide to CBD
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup fresh organic pineapple, skin removed and cut into cubes
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- 1 ounce unsweetened coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons cream of coconut (Coco Lopez recommended)
- 1 teaspoon fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 1 dropper-full (or your preferred dose) unflavored full-spectrum hemp CBD oil tincture
- 1 cup ice
- Garnish with a pineapple leaf, slice of pineapple, and a pink flower and/or fresh-cut hemp leaf
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine the fresh-cut pineapple, pineapple juice, unsweetened coconut milk, cream of coconut, and lime juice in the bottom of a blender.
Using your favorite unflavored CBD tincture, add a dropper-full (or your preferred dose) on top of the other ingredients. Add the ice, then blend on high until the drink is smooth and creamy.
Pour the CBD colada into a drinking glass of your choice, then garnish with a pineapple leaf, slice of pineapple, and a pink flower. If you have fresh-cut hemp leaves on hand, add a leaf for some extra flair, then serve immediately.
Notes
Jamie Evans is the founder of The Herb Somm, a culinary-meets-cannabis blog that's focused on the gourmet side of the cannabis industry. She is an author, entrepreneur, and writer specializing in cannabis, CBD, food, recipes, wine, and the canna-culinary world.