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Tropical Dream Drink Recipe

Published: Aug 10, 2020 · Modified: Oct 4, 2022 by Katie · This post may contain affiliate links

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Two yellow, green, blue layered drinks with 2 maraschino cherries on top.
Two small photos of pouring liquid into a glass, bottom photo of the finished blue drink.
Top photo of the top view of a blue drink. Bottom of pouring the liquid into a glass.
Two views of a teal drink with ice cubes and maraschino cherries on top.
Two yellow, green, blue layered drinks with 2 maraschino cherries on top.
Two glasses with a blue drink in them with paper drink umbrellas.

Looking for an instant vacation? Try this easy-to-make 3 ingredient tropical dream drink recipe. This tropical drink will have you feeling like your on an island vacation in no time!

Two drinks that are yellow, green, blue with 2 maraschino cherries on top with a paper umbrella.

Seven years ago my husband and I went on an 8-day Southern Caribbean cruise. During our stops we spent a day in Curacao. By far it was our favorite island we visited while on that cruise. The people were friendly and the beaches were beautiful. The water… sigh… the water was crystal clear. After enjoying the water we also got to enjoy these Tropical Dream Drinks made with Blue Curaçao liquor. It’s what the island of Curaçao is mostly known for.

In this post you will learn the following information.

  • Ingredients
  • Directions
  • FAQs
  • Tips & Tricks
  • Drink Recipes

While in Curacao we we decided to go snorkeling verse our normal scuba diving. Our cruise ship arrived later in the afternoon to the port and didn’t give us enough time to dive. Thanks to recommendations from a friend, we took a taxi to a local beach and brought our own snorkels. We saw a dive shop and asked the dive master about snorkeling conditions around the beach. He told us to swim outside the channel and we would instantly swim into a fish tank. So we took his advice and swam out past the channel.

The dive masters recommendations did not disapoint. It was the most amazing snorkeling we’ve ever done. Heck just as good as some or most of the dives we’ve been on. The water was sparkling clear. We were 20-30 feet in water and could see perfectly down to the bottom. Schools of angel fish swam passed us as clusters of sea urchins sat on the rocks just right below us. After our amazing snorkel we spent an hour on the beach. Then headed back into town where we met up with fellow cruise mates to have dinner and drinks. While at a local restaurant we ordered a drink very similar to this Tropical Dream drink recipe.

Ingredients

Ingredients; Maraschino cherries in a jar, Malibu rum, Blue Curacao, Pineapple Juice and paper umbrellas.
  • Malibu Rum – This coconut infused rum gives the tropical feel to the drink.
  • Blue Curaçao – The sweet blue tinted liqueur gives the drink it’s color.
  • Pineapple Juice – Any time we use pineapple juice it tastes like vacation! We always keep a bottle in our pantry and then refrigerator once we open it.
  • Maraschino Cherries – I like to use these for garnish. They aren’t needed but make them a little more tropical.

Directions

Three process photos of pour different alcohol in a glass with ice.

Fill an 10 oz glass with ice. Then pour the Malibu over the ice. Next pour the pineapple juice.

Top with the Blue Curaçao liqueur. This gives a nice layered effect. Garnish with a few maraschino cherries and a tropical paper umbrella if desired.

Top view of a blue drink with 2 maraschino cherries on top strung through a paper umbrella.

FAQs

Is there alcohol in Blue Curaçao?

Blue Curaçao is an ordinary liqueur, that is colored blue. However, the blue dyed version has a lower alcohol percentage between 20% and 25% as its main function is coloring.

Should you refrigerate Blue Curaçao?

Always store hard liquors and liqueurs at room temperature. There’s no need to refrigerate or freeze hard liquor whether it’s still sealed or already opened. They are perfectly safe to consume at room temperature.

Tips & Tricks

Two drinks side by side one blended light blue color the other layered yellow, green, blue.

Here are a few of my favorite tips and tricks I’ve found helpful when making this recipe.

  • Layering the drink – You will notice the picture above has the same drink looking two different ways. The drink on the left had Malibu, Blue Curaçao, then the pineapple juice. The drink on the right had Malibu, Pineapple Juice, and then the Blue Curaçao poured on top. We prefer the way the drink on the right looks as it has a fun layered effect.
  • Garnish – You can use these fun paper umbrella’s and a few maraschino cherries to your drink. If you have fresh pineapple on hand a little sliced placed on the rim would also be a great addition to a garnish.
Two blue drinks with paper umbrellas and cherries in the drink.

Drink Recipes

Looking for more delicious drink recipes? Check out a few more here.

  • Peach Mojitos
  • Frozen Strawberry Margaritas
  • Malibu Bay Breeze
  • Blackberry Pomegranate Sangria
  • Moscato Lemonade
  • Pineapple Tequila Cooler
  • CoronaRita

Looking for a few non-alcoholic beverages? Check out my Sparkling Vietnamese Limeaid, Kid Friendly Punch, or even Homemade Lemonade.

If you are craving an island vacation make this drink. Every time we make these we feel like we are drinking summer vacation in a glass! If you make this Malibu dream drink recipe, I would be honored and love for you to take the time to leave a star rating and comment! I spend hours developing and testing these recipes, and always love to hear feedback and user experience!

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Tropical Dream Drink Recipe

Looking for an instant vacation? Try this easy-to-make 3 ingredient tropical dream drink recipe. This tropical drink will have you feeling like your on an island vacation in no time!
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 1
Calories: 223kcal
Author: Katie

Equipment

  • Measuring Cups

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Malibu Rum
  • 5 oz. Pineapple Juice
  • 1 oz. Blue Curaçao
  • 2 Maraschino cherries for garnish

Instructions

  • Fill an 10 oz glass with ice. Then pour the Malibu over the ice followed by the pineapple juice. Top with the Blue Curaçao liquer. This gives a nice layered effect. Garnish with a few maraschino cherries and a tropcial paper umbrella if desired.

Notes

  • Stir drink to combine all ingredients but wait to do it until your guest see the awesome layered effect!
  • You can find paper drink umbrellas on Amazon or even sometimes at your local grocery store.

Nutrition

Serving: 8oz. | Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 184mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg
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Comments

  1. Kelly

    March 30, 2018 at 11:34 pm

    Sounds delicious. Would this work as a shooter for a wedding reception?

    Reply
    • Katie

      April 04, 2018 at 9:27 pm

      Thanks Kelly! I don’t see why not. You would just have to tweak the amounts to make it into the form of a shot!

  2. vicki

    January 30, 2015 at 10:36 pm

    This has been my favorite drink and now we are going on this same cruise as you. Can’t wait to see the birth home of one of my fav drinks! We were unsure what else therewas to do on Curaceo.
    Doyou recall what beach you snorekeled at?

    ,

    Reply
    • Katie

      March 31, 2015 at 2:57 pm

      You will love it! Vicki–I wish I remembered I just remember that we took a taxi to it from the cruise ship and it was fairly inexpensive. We brought our own snorkel gear, swimmer around the channel rocks and had some of the best snorkeling ever!!! Afterwards we went to dinner on the water since our boat was in port until 11pm. We will definitely visit Curaco again once my son gets a little older. We loved it!

  3. Nutmeg Nanny

    September 09, 2013 at 11:51 pm

    Oh how yummy 🙂 and so pretty too!

    Reply
  4. laurasmess

    September 03, 2013 at 10:48 am

    Just reading the words ‘tropical dream drink’ were enough to sell this recipe to me! Yum! So glad that you guys had a beautiful trip away. This is my first trip to your gorgeous blog and I can’t wait to read more of your archives. Beautiful xx

    Reply
    • Katie

      September 03, 2013 at 2:37 pm

      Thanks Laura! Yes, I want one of these now to feel like I’m back on vacation!

  5. addie | culicurious

    August 31, 2013 at 8:35 am

    My sister will love this drink. Right up her alley! 🙂

    Reply
    • Katie

      September 03, 2013 at 2:52 pm

      Thanks Addie!

  6. Ali | Gimme Some Oven

    August 30, 2013 at 7:40 pm

    You are the queen of cruises! 🙂 Sounds like so much fun!

    And this drink definitely looks dreamy!

    Reply
    • Katie

      September 03, 2013 at 2:52 pm

      hahah Ali, that I definitely am and can’t deny it! We are actually going on one more cruise this year!

  7. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel

    August 30, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    I’m kind of (okay totally) jealous of your vacation! It sounds magical. Except I’m totally scared to go on a cruise after all of the crazy issues lately.

    Reply
    • Katie

      September 03, 2013 at 2:53 pm

      Rachel–don’t be scared. I’ve been cruising since 1999 and love it–I’ve been on tons of them. Like Ali pointed out I’m the cruise queen. Stuff can go wrong anywhere… you just have to hope it doesn’t happen to you! 🙂

  8. Karly

    August 30, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    I’m so sad that I have no beachy vacation plans right now that I’m going to drink about 13 of these for lunch. Homeschooling the kids this afternoon is going to be awesome!

    Reply
    • Katie

      September 03, 2013 at 2:54 pm

      hahah Karly. 13 of these sound like a good plan.

  9. Cathy Pollak ~ Noble Pig

    August 30, 2013 at 11:40 am

    Just looking at this made me feel like I was on a cruise before I even read this was inspired from a cruise!! I haven’t been to that island but what an amazing snorkel.

    Reply
    • Katie

      September 03, 2013 at 2:55 pm

      Cathy–great minds think a like! You need to put Curacao on your list of islands to visit followed by Isla Roatan, Honduras and Barbados!

  10. Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen

    August 30, 2013 at 9:05 am

    What a fun cocktail…I’ll take summer in a glass! Thanks for sharing about your trip, Katie. And, have a fabulous Labor Day holiday weekend! Pinning!

    Reply
    • Katie

      September 03, 2013 at 2:56 pm

      Thanks Stacy! I want summer in a glass all year round!

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