Virgin Miami Vice Drink Recipe

This Virgin Miami Vice Drink Recipe is a non-alcoholic frozen smoothie combination of a Pina Colada and Strawberry Daiquiri swirled or layered together in one drink. It’s family-friendly and delicious!

Want more summer drinks? Try my Brazilian Lemonade, Orange Julius Recipe, Frosted Lemonade, Caribbean Slush, or Coconut Limeade.

What is a Miami Vice drink made of?

A Miami Vice drink is a mixture of frozen piña colada and strawberry daiquiri cocktails swirled or layered together in one tall glass.

Miami Vice vs Lava Flow: A Miami Vice is similar to a Lava Flow drink in looks, but is slightly different it taste. Lava Flows add banana to the piña colada portion of the drink, creating a banana daiquiri instead. This banana daiquiri is poured slowly into a smooth mixture of strawberries and rum (omitting the lime juice of a strawberry daiquiri) inside the bottom of a glass, which then oozes its way up the sides of the cup creating a lava effect. Both drinks look almost identical.

Ingredients Needed

This Miami Vice drink recipe is the family-friendly, non-alcoholic variation, aka “mocktail” or smoothie. (There is no alcohol in this recipe.)

*NOTE: Full ingredient amounts and instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Ingredients for the Pina Colada Mocktail:

• Pineapple Juice – To add pineapple flavor and help blend the drink.
• Cream of Coconut – Not to be confused with Coconut Cream which is typically unsweetened. Cream of Coconut is similar to sweetened condensed milk because it is thick and sweetened. Find it in the alcoholic mixers aisle. It will either be in a bottle like the Coco Real brand as pictured, or in cans from Coco Lopez or Coco Goya.
• Frozen Pineapple – For extra fruit flavor and a frozen texture.
• Ice – To create a frozen texture.

Ingredients for the Strawberry Daiquiri Mocktail:

• Tonic Water or Lemon-Lime Soda – To help blend the drink and add tang.
• Simple Syrup – A combination of granulated sugar and water heated until dissolved. Used to sweeten the drink.
• Lime Juice – To brighten the fruit flavor and add tartness.
• Frozen Strawberries – For real fruit flavor and a frozen texture.
• Ice – To add to the frozen texture.
• Water – To help blend the drink to the desired consistency.

How to Make a Virgin Miami Vice Drink

NOTE: The full ingredient amounts and instructions are in the printable recipe card at the end of the post.

1. Add the pineapple juice, cream of coconut, frozen pineapple chunks, and ice to a blender. Process on high until smooth. About 40-60 seconds. Divide the pina colada smoothie into 2 or 3 tall glasses. Rinse blender out.
2. Add the tonic water/lemon-lime soda, simple syrup, lime juice, frozen strawberries, and ice to the blender. Process on high until smooth, adding water a little at a time until the desired consistency is reached. Pour the strawberry daiquiri smoothie mixture over the pina colada mixture in each glass.
3. Garnish with strawberries, limes, or pineapple, if desired. Serve immediately with a straw to drink with.

Recipe Notes

• How to Layer: You can tilt the glass to layer the smoothie diagonally or to create a swirled appearance.
• Ice: Swap the ice for additional frozen strawberries in the strawberry daiquiri portion of the drink to boost the fruit flavor and to a create a redder hue. NOTE: The ice is still needed to help dilute the pina colada smoothie because of the sweet fruit juice and frozen fruit.

This is one of my favorite drinks to order on a cruise. I just ask for a Virgin Miami Vice and they will make it for me without alcohol. However, it will still cost quite a bit for a non-alcoholic drink, saving you maybe $4 or so per drink.

Make it with Alcohol

Check out this recipe for Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri and this recipe for Frozen Pina Colada Cocktail to create your own Miami Vice drinks with alcohol.

*Originally published as Lava Flows 4/24/12. Post updated April 2024.