How To Make Pina Colada Floats
Take a fun and exciting twist to the classic summertime favorite pina colada with our delightfully refreshing pina colada floats recipe!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3tbspcoconut milk
- 1½tspsugar,granulated
- ⅛tspcoconut extract,imitation or flavor
- ½cuplemon-lime flavored soda,such as Sprite
- ½cuppineapple sherbet,recipe follows
For Pineapple Sherbet:
- 1½cupsbuttermilk,well-chilled
- ½cupsugar,granulated
- ⅓cupyogurt,plain low-fat, well-chilled
- 2tbsplight corn syrup
- 2tbspheavy cream,well-chilled
- 3cupspineapple puree,chilled, has been forced through a fine sieve, 1 large pineapple
Instructions
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In a bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, sugar, and imitation coconut extract. Stir the mixture for about 30 seconds until sugar dissolves.
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Pour lemon-lime soda into the mixture and give it a quick stir (you just don’t want to stir out the carbonation so barely stir once you add the soda just to combine ingredients).
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Scoop pineapple sherbet into a glass then pour soda mixture over sherbet. Serve immediately.
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If you don’t have an ice cream maker, you could also use a store-bought pineapple sherbet, but if you do, the homemade sherbet is a must.
To Make Pineapple Sherbet:
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and sugar until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in remaining ingredients.
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Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer’s directions. Freeze the mixture for about 3 hours until firm.
To Make Pineapple Puree:
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Peel and core a pineapple. Dice pineapple and place in a food processor.
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Puree pineapple 1-2 minutes until very smooth. Force the puree through a fine sieve into a bowl, then measure out 3 cups for the recipe and chill completely.
Nutrition
- Calories: 1279.67kcal
- Fat: 28.82g
- Saturated Fat: 20.11g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.74g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.97g
- Carbohydrates: 251.05g
- Fiber: 7.91g
- Sugar: 228.88g
- Protein: 20.02g
- Cholesterol: 67.16mg
- Sodium: 845.31mg
- Calcium: 669.76mg
- Potassium: 1419.27mg
- Iron: 3.33mg
- Vitamin A: 220.53µg
- Vitamin C: 243.03mg
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