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a highball glass with a layered red and yellow malibu sunset drink. Garnished with a cherry and lime slices.

Malibu Sunset

Alysen
Malibu Sunset is a refreshing, delicious, and beautiful cocktail that is super easy to make! It is the perfect fruity, tropical drink for any time of year.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Course beverage, Cocktail
Cuisine American
Servings 1 drink
Calories 220 kcal

Equipment

  • rocks glass

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ounces orange juice/pineapple juice blend
  • 2 ounces coconut rum
  • ½ ounce lime juice
  • ½ ounce grenadine
  • ¼ cup crushed ice
  • 1 maraschino cherry
  • 2 slices fresh lime

Instructions
 

  • Add the orange juice/pineapple juice blend to your glass. (We use a rocks glass)
    orange juice being poured into a rocks glass. a small bowl with maraschino cherries is in front of the glass.
  • Then add the coconut rum.
    clear alcohol poured into a glass or orange pineapple juice.
  • Squeeze the lime juice into the glass.
    a half lime squeezed into a rocks glass with orange juice and run
  • Add the grenadine (it will settle to the bottom).
    grenadine poured into a orange juice drink, sinking to the bottom.
  • Top the glass off with ice.
    Ice added to a malibu sunset after it's made.
  • Garnish with a cherry and the lime slices.
    a rocks glass with a layered red and yellow malibu sunset drink. Garnished with a cherry and lime slices.

Notes

  • Pour in each ingredient slowly so that the ingredients stay layered. 
  • It's also important not to stir the drink! 
  • Instead of orange-pineapple juice, you can use half orange juice and half pineapple juice. 
  • Keep Malibu rum in the freezer so that it's nice and cold when you're ready to make your drink!

Nutrition

Calories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 1gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 195mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 180IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 0.2mg
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