The Blue Skies Ahead Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 ounces pineapple rum
• ½ ounce pineapple juice
• ½ ounce lemon juice
• ½ ounce lime juice
• ½ ounce blue Curacao
• ½ ounce of toasted coconut syrup (recipe follows)
• Pineapple fronds, paper umbrella, or edible flowers for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake to combine.
2. Strain over crushed ice, and garnish with pineapple fronds, edible flowers, and/or a paper umbrella.

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Updated: 2019-06-03

Toasted Coconut Syrup Ingredients

• ½ cup coconut flakes
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

Toasted Coconut Syrup Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Spread coconut flakes evenly on a baking sheet, and bake for 4 to 6 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the flakes start to brown.
3. Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature.
4. Add cooled coconut flakes to a medium saucepan with 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water over medium heat.
5. Simmer until the sugar dissolves.
6. Strain out the coconut solids and cool syrup before use. Store, covered, in the refrigerator.