Pineapple Coconut Rum Slush

Memorial Day weekend is upon us and I have a perfect, easy drink recipe for you! I have no idea from where it originated (except for from my mother-in-law) but whoever came up with it is a genius! I love trying out different and/or special drinks when I'm having company over, but sometimes I end up having to buy like 5 different kinds of alcohol and spending as much on them as I did on the food! Plus, it can really stink to have to be reading the recipe, measuring, reading again, mixing, reading again...ugh! This is one you could put your 5-year-old in charge of. Well, not mine of course because that's just not right -- she spills every liquid she can find and then that would be such a waste of a great drink! ;)
With just four -- that's right -- FOUR simple, you-can-find-all-of-them-in-your-local-grocery-store ingredients, it's an easy drink to add to your party without much fuss.

~Leah

Pineapple Coconut Rum Slush

Recipe Type: Beverage

Author: Leah

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 12 hours

Total time: 12 hours 5 mins

Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice


• 1 (15 oz) can cream of coconut


• Rum


• Lemon-lime soda


• optional garnishes


• Fresh pineapple


• Maraschino cherries


• Lime


• Oranges

Instructions

1. Pour all of the pineapple juice and cream of coconut in a medium to large mixing bowl and stir. Fill the can from the cream of coconut with rum and add that to the pineapple/coconut mixture and stir well.


2. Cover the bowl and freeze overnight, stirring very few hours (don't set your alarm or anything! :)) to create a slush.


3. When ready to serve, scoop the slush to fill whatever cup you're using 1/2 to 3/4 full and pour lemon-lime soda over the top to fill the glass.


4. Place the unused slush back in the freezer for refills.

Notes

Cream of coconut can usually be found near ethnic foods...Thai, Hispanic...if you can't find it, just ask...it's most likely your store carries it and you just haven't seen it before! It's best to make this the day before a party to give it ample time to freeze. I usually try to make it before lunchtime the day before so I can get some stirs in throughout the day before I go to bed. Then I get up, give it another stir, and voila!

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