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Pineapple Upside Down Cocktail
A deliciously sweet cocktail that tastes just like Pineapple Upside Down Cake. It's dessert in a glass!
- Prep10 min
- Total10 min
- Serves2
- Rating5.0

A cocktail that tastes just like a Pineapple Upside Down Cake will sweeten up your weekend. It’s such a girly drink- insanely sweet and gorgeous in color.

Pineapple Upside Down Cocktail Recipe
This Pineapple Upside Down Drink is dessert in a glass, so make sure you skip dessert or I can’t be responsible for your sugar overload. It’s a simple and easy mixture of pineapple juice, cake-flavored vodka (one of the best tasting things ever), amaretto (another one of the best tasting things ever), a little lime juice, and grenadine.
This tropical inspired drink is wonderfully fruity and the variation of colors, from golden yellow towards the top to a bright red hue at the bottom, give it a striking appearance that is sure to brighten anyone’s mood.
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You pour the grenadine in last and it is supposed to sink to the bottom and form two distinct layers, with the red on the bottom representing the cherries on the bottom of a pineapple upside down cake.
But my layers really blended together, especially by the time I whipped my camera out. It’s still a gorgeous drink though and I’m thinking it is better to have that wonderful sweet flavor of the grenadine all through the drink.

How To Make
- Add pineapple juice, vodka, amaretto, and lime juice to a small pitcher. Stir.
- Pour mixture into 2 glasses.

- Slowly pour 1/2 ounce of grenadine into each glass.

- Garnish and serve.

Whether you enjoy one relaxing by the pool or on the back porch with your girlfriends, Pineapple Upside Down Cocktail is an easy, delicious drink to enjoy.
We are heading to the beach tomorrow for a week and I’m thinking I may be packing the cake-flavored vodka to make a few more of these. 🙂
Recipe Tips
- Be sure to use really chilled ingredients.
- If the drink is too sweet for your liking, add a splash of Club Soda.
- This recipe makes 2 drinks. You can easily double or triple it.
Variations
Vanilla-flavored vodka can be used in place of the cake-flavored vodka and you could try some coconut-flavored rum in place of the amaretto.
Non-Alcoholic Version
To make a non-alcoholic version use pineapple juice with a little grenadine and a little vanilla syrup.
Pretty much any way you make it, it’s going to be delicious.
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Originally posted July 12, 2014.
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Ingredients
Steps
- 1
In a small pitcher, combine pineapple juice, vodka, amaretto, and lime juice.
- 2
Divide mixture between 2 glasses. I like to use Hurricane glasses .
- 3
Slowly pour 1/2 ounce of grenadine into each glass.
- 4
Garnish with cherries and pineapple slices.
Notes
To help keep the drinks cold, chill the glasses before serving.
Nutrition
- Calories337
- Carbs52
- Protein1
- Fat0.4
- Sodium11
- Fiber1
- Sugar41







