Coconut Pineapple Cooler

Name: Coconut Pineapple Cooler
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 2 quarts (1.9 L); 8 glasses
Ingredients: 3 cups pineapple juice, chilled (720 ml); 2 cups coconut water, chilled (480 ml); 0.25 cup fresh lime juice (60 ml); 2 cups sparkling water, chilled (480 ml); pineapple wedges, mint and ice

A drink that is about as light and pale as a Sunday morning. Coconut water softens the pineapple and makes it feel less like juice. It looks pretty in glass pitchers and feels like a holiday.

about 2 quarts (1.9 L); 8 glassesYield

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What you'll need

3 cups pineapple juice, chilled (720 ml)
2 cups coconut water, chilled (480 ml)
0.25 cup fresh lime juice (60 ml)
2 cups sparkling water, chilled (480 ml)
pineapple wedges, mint and ice

How to make it

Stir the pineapple juice, coconut water and lime juice in a pitcher.
Fill glasses with ice, pour in the base and top with sparkling water.
Add a pineapple wedge and mint.
Glass: Wine glasses or tumblers. Garnish: A pineapple wedge and a mint sprig.

Chef's secrets

Use plain unsweetened coconut water.

A pinch of salt makes the fruit sweeter.

Good to know

Make ahead

Mix the base the night before.