When Pete and I were in New York last week (OMG- how could that have only been last week?!!) we were walking through SOHO and stumbled on a really awesome Mexican restaurant. Since we were in day drinking mode, we ordered a whole bunch of drinks to sample.
The one that completely floored me was a combo of coconut, mango and orange mixed with my favorite booze (Vodka!!).
It is tropical and creamy and sweet (but not too sweet) and then has just the right hit of acid from the orange juice and lime juice. This is the perfect way to get an early kick start on your Summer weekend, don’t you think?! I am in LA right now with Pete, and am happily spending the weekend getting to spend a bunch of time with some of my favorite girlfriends (check instagram to see what we are up to all weekend!!)
Cheers!!
Recipe: Mango Coconut and Orange Vodka Crush
Ingredients
- 4 ounces vodka
- ½ cup mango puree
- ½ cup coconut milk
- 4 tablespoons orange juice
- ice
- lime wedges
- Mango Puree
- 1 mango, peeled, pitted and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups water
- ½ cup sugar
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- For the Mango Puree:
- In a small pan, add the mango, water, sugar and salt. Cook for about 3 minutes. Add to the jar of a blender and puree until smooth.
- Fill two glasses with ice cubes and add the vodka.
- In a separate pitcher, mix together the mango puree and coconut milk and then pour it over the vodka. Top with the orange juice and a squeeze of lime.
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Cooking time: 5 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 2
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Mango puree, oranges, vodka, the lime – makes me want to slam a few of these immediately! pinned. Have a great weekend in LA and enjoy!
I would like to slam a few of these too!lol! Thanks Averie! you have a great weekend too!
These sound amazing!!
Thank you Meg!
This looks sooooo yummy!! My total summer dream. LOVE!
Thanks Katrina! It is quite a nice little Summer drink 🙂
Can we just go ahead and turn this into sorbet? OMGeee this is the best summer combination of flavors!
Ok Vicki. twist my arm. I will get on it 🙂
What a perfect drink for summer. And we’re sure to get all of our vitamins A and C with all the mango and orange juice in there! I’d also consider swapping out the vodka for tequila – that might be nice.
Yes Kelley! I was totally thinking about my vitamins when I made this! or not 🙂 But yes, swapping tequila would be awesome!
Wow this is just absolute perfection for the summer!! I love it. Great photos, too. Hope you are having fun out here in LA 😉
Thanks so much Beth! I love LA and try to enjoy every minute!
I’m not a huge drinker, but I could possibly get into a little bit of trouble with this drink! LOL! It looks so good!
Thanks! I bet you would actually get into a lot a bit of trouble with this one! lol!
Perfect summer drink! Yum!
This looks so tropical and refreshing!
Canned or refrigerator coconut milk?
This does sound like the perfect way to kick off the summer! Yum.
what was the name of the Mexican restaurant? We’re headed to NY next week and I’d love to stop in and try one!
Which restaurant in New York? Looks amazing.
oh my goodness, this looks insanely good and SO refreshing, Heather! Beautiful shots, too. xx
Beautiful photos and great narrative but, sadly, the drink is on the bland side and in my opinion not worth the work. But I have another one of yours bookmarked and I have high hopes for it.
Bummer Susan- I loved this drinks- maybe you would prefer more acidity? Maybe more OJ?
No worries, it’s probably more that mango isn’t my favorite fruit. But I just tried your other drink from the same restaurant (and reviewed it). Genius!
I need a few of these right now! They look SO good!! Perfect for summer too!
Want to try but is the coconut milk called for the carton in the refrigerated section with milk and dairy substitutes or the canned coconut milk in the baking aisle?
Hi Kathy- you could absolutely do either. THe carton variety will be more mild in taste and the canned variety will haev a very strong coconut flavor.
very nice cocktail, thank you for reconstructing it, I love all of these flavors, vodka works for me too, thank you!