#1267 - Frozen Coconut Punch

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 2 liter bottle Sprite (chilled)
1 - 46oz. bottle Dole pineapple juice (chilled)
1 - 20oz. bottle Dole pineapple juice (chilled)
8oz. Coco Lopez cream of coconut (a little over half of a 16oz. can; add more if you wish; in most grocery stores you will find it in the aisle with the mixed drink items)
2 quarts premium vanilla ice cream

Set the ice cream on your counter until it gets soft. In a large plastic bowl add softened ice cream and all pineapple juice--stir until mixed. Add cream of coconut--stir until mixed. Slowly add Sprite and stir after each addition--continue until all of the Sprite is in the mixture. Pour the mixture into four separate plastic bowls. Put the lids on the bowls and freeze them until they make a thick slush. When ready to serve remove one bowl, stir the mixture, and pour it into a large serving pitcher--pour into glasses. If the mixture has frozen past the slush stage, let it sit on the counter a few minutes before trying to stir it. Remove other bowls as needed, letting them thaw when necessary. It melts pretty quickly so it's not a good idea to try putting all of the mixture into a punch bowl and serving it from there.