Banana Mama, a long tropical drink made with rum and pineapple.

Banana Mama, a long tropical drink made with rum and pineapple.

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A very popular Caribbean cocktail in the Dominican Republic: dark rum, coconut cream, pineapple, and banana, creating a sweet and refreshing taste.

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The Banana Mama is a tropical cocktail originating from the Caribbean, and very popular in the Dominican Republic. It evokes the feeling of summer, sunshine, and the sea, with a well-balanced sweetness.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time—
  • Total5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodmixing
  • Estimated cost$6.21 $6.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

1 people
  • $0.74
  • $0.41
  • $0.40
  • $0.50
  • $0.17
  • $3.99

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Fill a blender with crushed ice. ≈ 10 min
  2. Add the rum, coconut cream, grenadine, pineapple juice, and half a banana. ≈ 3 min
  3. Thoroughly mix the ingredients. ≈ 4 min
  4. Filter through a glass beaker. ≈ 3 min
  5. Skewer the banana, cherry, and pineapple on a skewer. ≈ 3 min
  6. Decorate the cocktail with the skewer and serve it immediately. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Banana Mama, a long tropical drink made with rum and pineapple.

  • 4 cl of dark rum$0.74
  • 4 cl of coconut cream$0.41
  • 10 cl of pineapple juice$0.40
  • Half a banana$0.50
  • 1 banana, for decoration$0.17
  • One piece of pineapple$3.99

Total$6.21

that's $6.21 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 cl of dark rum
  • 4 cl of coconut cream
  • 2 cl of grenadine
  • 10 cl of pineapple juice
  • Half a banana
  • 1 banana, for decoration
  • 1 cocktail cherry
  • One piece of pineapple
  • Crushed ice

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