Watermelon Pina Colada #HamiltonBeachBlenders

Disclosure: I am a Hamilton Beach blogger. The blender was provided for me to create tasty recipes. All opinions and recipes are my own.

It's gonna be HOT this weekend here in Michigan. Woohoo! During the summer months, I am all about watermelon.  I freeze cubes for my water! My favorite use, though? In cocktails, of course! Watermelon + Coconut is my favorite summer combo right now.


I love to lighten up my drinks so I don't feel AS guilty having a second one...or third. Most pina coladas rack up the calories for ONE.  I used to work at a place called Cheeseburger in Paradise and they had the best drinks--mojitos, margaritas, rum rummers and my splurge: pina coladas. My goal was to match that flavor of their famous drink, but not the calories.  Or the cheesy fruit shaped animal garnish aka garnimal.

Side note: do you know how many people sang "Do you like pina coladas?" to me while I was serving at Cheeseburger in Paradise. TOO MANY.  After five years, I'm finally okay with hearing a Jimmy Buffet song--just imagine hearing them alllll day long.

Skinny Watermelon Pina Colada
Serves 2
Ingredients:

• Outlast Creamy Coconut bars (1 bar per 2 servings)
• 1 cup Frozen Watermelon
• 5 ounces Dark Rum
• Crystal Light Island Coconut (2 squeezes)
• 1 cup Coconut Milk (or almond coconut)
• 1 frozen banana

Throw everything in a blender and mix until smooth. Enjoy!

Speaking of blenders, I have one to give away! We've gone through quite a few blenders and the Hamilton Beach ones are my favorite. This Wave Action blender is GLASS, which I really appreciate. Also, it has a stir spoon for those stubborn chunks of frozen fruit while making a smoothie.  The pour spout is my favorite feature, though, since I'm such a clumsy person. The WHOLE smoothie makes it into the glass!

Aside from making smoothies with the Hamilton Beach Wave Action blender, I've used it for purees and soups--does the job well with that also!

Now here's the fun part: you can enter to win a blender of your own! YAY!

Hamilton Beach Wave-Action® Blender