It's going to be 106 (that's Fahrenheit, folks) today in Fresno, so I thought I'd post a great cool-down recipe. I love Pina Coladas, and this is a great Pina Colada punch recipe for those summertime get-togethers, backyard barbecues, etc. It can be scaled down to make just a pitcher or you can make the whole enchilada for a big group.

Pina Colada Punch

Prep Time: approx. 20 Minutes. Makes 30 servings. Originally from allrecipes.com

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple (or chopped fresh if you've got it)
1 (8 ounce) can coconut cream
1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
2 cups light rum (can be omitted, just add more juice/soda to make volume)
1 (2 liter) bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage

Directions
1 In a large plastic container, combine ice cream, crushed pineapple, coconut cream, pineapple juice and rum. Mix well and slowly stir in the lemon-lime soda. Freeze for 4 hours or until slushy. If you don't have a lot of time, mix all ingredients and blend until slushy in small batches in the blender. Freeze until serving.

Posted by: caltechgirl at 03:15 PM | Comments (7) | Add Comment
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1 Mmmmmmmm. I'm waiting for Jay to make some goofy comment about me missing Fresno. It's got to be coming any time now, lol. Did I say mmmmmmmmm? That sounds so incredibly yummy. :-)

Posted by: Deb at July 14, 2005 08:03 PM (f01cJ)

2 Oops, sorry to disappoint... Besides, it's not Fresno she misses. It's the roads.

Posted by: Jay at July 14, 2005 10:33 PM (f01cJ)

3 I can't see why she would miss the roads. Fresno drivers are about the worst in the country.

Posted by: Ben at July 15, 2005 12:39 AM (NIpoo)

4 Because the majority of them have more than 2 lanes. And there are left turn lanes. And they're laid out in a sensible manner. And Fresno drivers have absolutely nothing on the morons around here. Trust me on this one.

Posted by: Deb at July 15, 2005 01:08 AM (f01cJ)

5 Man, my mum told me it was 115 in St. George yesterday! I think she needs this recipe But she's taking the heat well, which surprises me.

Posted by: Ith at July 15, 2005 03:37 PM (WbPn3)

6 Oh girl...it's just beastly hot! Thanks for the recipe!

Posted by: Pam at July 15, 2005 04:25 PM (moow0)

7 Sounds yummy!

Posted by: Sissy at July 17, 2005 01:04 PM (uXS+O)

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