Pineapple Banana Smoothie

Happy Thirsty Thursday!  Today's drink is a Pineapple Banana Smoothie.  

Ingredients:

- 2 tablespoons heavy cream

- 3 tablespoons of pineapple juice

- 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt

- 1 small banana

- 1 tablespoon toffee

Directions:

Place the heavy cream in a small blender, and blend for a couple of minutes until it becomes whip cream.  Then add the  pineapple juice, yogurt, and slice the banana as you add it.  Blend all together.  Add the the toffee, blend once more, and enjoy!  

Garnish with a banana slice.  A little toffee on the top would be nice too.  This was yummy, and it might actually be kinda healthy.  I think walnuts or pecans could taste great in this.  I don't have any, and didn't think of it until I had finished the drink.  

Happy Thirsty Thursday, chris!  

A New Tequila Sunrise

Ingredients:

- a shot of white tequila

- pineapple chunks

- pineapple juice

- grenadine

- a maraschino cherry

Directions:

Pour the tequila into a glass, and muddle about five pineapple chunks into the bottom of the glass.  Fill the glass 2/3 of the way full of pineapple juice.  Drop a few ice cubes into the glass, and carefully pour grenadine down the sides of the glass.  

Sandwich a maraschino cherry between two pineapple chunks on a toothpick for garnish, and enjoy!

The classic Tequila Sunrise uses orange juice instead of pineapple juice, but since I had pineapple juice in the house and not orange juice I thought I'd give this a go.  The pineapple flavor complements the tequila perfectly, and the grenadine cuts the tartness of the pineapple.  Another great end of summer drink.  Have a lovely thirsty thursday, and happy DIYing, chris!

Pineapple Mint Tequila

Happy Thirsty Thursday!  I have some pineapple juice I need to use up, so I came up with a drink recipe based around the pineapple flavor.  A Pineapple Mint Tequila cocktail.

Ingredients:

-  a shot of tequila

-  7 - 10 fresh mint leaves

-  5 pineapple chunks

-  3 tablespoons of pineapple juice

-  7up

Directions:

Pour the tequila into a glass.  Mash the mint and pineapple chunks into the tequila.  Pour the pineapple juice into the glass, add ice, and fill the glass with the 7up.  Stir up the drink, and enjoy!  This drink has a great flavor.  The tequila and pineapple are a perfect combination!  

Hope ya'll had a great week.  One more day! :) Happy DIYing, chris!

Plum, Kiwi, Pineapple Cocktail

Happy Thirsty Thursday.  I got so wrapped up in work, and then my house I almost forgot about today's post.  So after dinner I had to run out to get some supplies to make a drink with.  I didn't have ANYTHING in the house I could use.  I knew I wanted to use fresh fruit, and this is what I came up with.

Ingredients:

- half a plum

- half a kiwi

- two or three chunks of pineapple

- white rum

- 7up

- simple syrup

Directions:

Chop the fruit up into small pieces.  Pour a shot of rum, and half a shot of simple syrup into a glass.  Drop all the fruit in, and mash into the bottom of the glass.  Put a few ice cubes in, and then pour in the 7up.  Mix, and now you have a tasty refreshing summery drink.  

This drink is the perfect mixture of fruit and alcohol.  It tastes like a tropical island,  but not in an overly sugary way.  

I'm so glad I randomly grabbed this yummy fruit.  Just the kind of cocktail I like to end my week with.  Happy Thursday, and happy DIYing, chris!