Dirty Baja Blast at Home Recipe

Dirty Baja Blast recipe in a tall glass with teal soda, white coconut cream float, lime wedge, and maraschino cherry garnish

4.80 from 5 votes

A vibrant teal copycat Baja Blast made with Mountain Dew and Powerade Mountain Berry Blast, topped with a coconut cream float for the full dirty soda experience.

Course Drinks, Homemade Sodas

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings glass

Calories 200kcal

Author Zoe Tanaka

Equipment

Tall clear glass (14–16 oz)
Spoon for coconut cream float technique
Measuring jigger or small cup

Ingredients

Baja Blast Base

9 oz Mountain Dew chilled; caffeine-free Mountain Dew works; regular gives best color
3 oz Powerade Mountain Berry Blast chilled; adjust by tablespoon to hit target teal hue; sub: blue sports drink of any brand

Dirty Layer

1 1/2 oz coconut cream Coco Lopez or Coco Real preferred; serve at room temperature so it floats; sub: full-fat canned coconut milk solid part, or 2 tbsp heavy cream
1/2 oz flavored syrup optional; toasted coconut, vanilla, or blue raspberry (Monin or Torani); skip for plain version

To Serve

1 cup crushed ice crushed preferred for fast chilling; pebble ice also works
1 lime wedge garnish; squeeze over top for citrus brightness
1 maraschino cherry garnish; optional

Instructions

Build the Base

Fill a tall clear glass with crushed ice all the way to the top. Crushed ice chills the drink fast and keeps the carbonation intact longer than cubed ice.
If using a flavored syrup, pour 0.5 oz into the bottom of the glass over the ice before adding the soda. Stir briefly to distribute.
Pour 9 oz of chilled Mountain Dew slowly over the ice. Tilt the glass slightly as you pour to preserve carbonation.
Pour 3 oz of chilled Powerade Mountain Berry Blast into the glass. The blue pigment will combine with the Mountain Dew to produce the characteristic teal color. Stir gently once.

Create the Dirty Float

Make sure your Coco Lopez or Coco Real coconut cream is at room temperature -- cold cream sinks faster and will not float properly. Give the can a stir to smooth it out.
Hold a spoon upside down just at the surface of the teal soda, touching the inside of the glass. Pour 1.5 oz of coconut cream slowly over the back of the spoon so it settles gently on top of the soda rather than breaking through. A distinct white layer should form.

Finish and Serve

Perch a lime wedge on the rim and add a maraschino cherry on top of the coconut cream layer. Serve immediately. Stir just before drinking to mix the cream layer into the teal base.

Notes

Color fix: if the drink looks green or muddy, add Powerade Mountain Berry Blast one tablespoon at a time until the teal hue appears. Too sweet: cut syrup by half and add a squeeze of fresh lime. Cream sinking: use full-fat Coco Lopez or Coco Real at room temperature and pour over the back of a spoon held at the liquid surface. Batch version: scale to 3:1 Mountain Dew to Powerade for any size; float coconut cream per glass, not in the pitcher.

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