Dirty Monkey Drink

Dirty Monkey Cocktail

A Dirty Monkey Drink is a creamy, tropical beverage with key flavors like banana and chocolate. While there are many variations of this dessert-like cocktail, the banana flavor is always present. (Because monkeys love bananas, of course!)

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This alcoholic beverage can also be called a dirty banana drink. You can make this drink with many different ingredients and types of alcohol, so there are no clear differences between them.

If you’re anything like us, you probably first tried a Dirty Monkey Cocktail at a resort while on vacation, as the drink is popular at resorts in Playa del Carmen, Punta Cana, Jamaica, and Costa Rica.

Our Dirty Monkey recipe blends flavors like banana, chocolate, pineapple, coffee, and coconut for a frozen, smoothie-like drink perfect for summer. You can check out our recipe below, or if you want to see another creamy dessert cocktail, try our Key Lime Colada!

How to Make a Dirty Monkey

Ingredients

Making a Dirty Monkey is simple, even though the ingredients list seems long. For this recipe, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• banana
• pineapple juice
• cream of coconut
• Kahlua
• banana liqueur
• aged rum
• ice
• chocolate syrup (for garnish)
• maraschino cherry (for garnish)
• whipped cream (for garnish)

If you don’t have all of the ingredients, that’s okay! You can substitute with something close or skip the ingredient altogether. But remember, the key ingredient is banana, so you don’t want to leave that out.

Equipment

For this recipe, you’ll need a blender to combine all of the ingredients. Because many ingredients are not frozen, you won’t need an expensive, high-quality blender. But you’ll need one that will be able to pulverize all the ice completely.

We recommend serving this cocktail in a hurricane glass (the glass that is pictured). If the presentation doesn’t matter to you, and you’re more concerned with keeping your drink cold, you can also use any large, insulated glass.

Recipe Steps

To make a dirty monkey, put all of the ingredients that aren’t used for garnish in a blender, and blend everything until there are no ice chunks left and the drink is creamy.

Drizzle chocolate syrup into a hurricane glass, pour the blended drink into the glass, and garnish with whipped cream, chocolate syrup, and a maraschino cherry!

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Dirty Monkey Drink

Creamy banana cocktail with chocolate and other tropical flavors

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Dessert Cocktail

Keyword: dirty monkey, dirty monkey drink

Prep Time: 7 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes

Servings: 1

Calories: 433kcal

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• 2 oz pineapple juice
• 1/2 oz cream of coconut
• 2 oz aged rum
• 1/2 oz banana liqueur
• 1/2 oz Kahlua
• 1 cup ice
• chocolate syrup garnish
• whipped cream garnish
• maraschino cherry garnish

Instructions

• Place all ingredients in a blender (except the ingredients for garnish)
• Blend until smooth and creamy
• Drizzle chocolate syrup inside a hurricane glass
• Pour mixture into the hurricane glass
• Optional: garnish with whipped cream, chocolate syrup, and a maraschino cherry

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Dirty Monkey Drink

Amount Per Serving

Calories 433 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Sodium 22mg1%

Potassium 496mg14%

Carbohydrates 56g19%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 36g40%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 76IU2%

Vitamin C 16mg19%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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As always, drink responsibly, and don’t drink and drive!