Pina Colada Float

Ingredients:
· 3 tablespoons coconut milk
· ½ cup lemon lime soda, such as Sprite
· ½ cup pineapple sherbet

Directions:
1. In a small bowl, whisk together coconut milk and Sprite. Give it a quick mix, careful to not stir out carbonation.
2. Scoop pineapple sherbet into a glass and pour soda mixture over it. Serve immediately.

Christmas Cranberry Punch

This is wonderful festive drink for the Christmas season!

 

Ingredients:

·         1 bottle sparkling white grape cider

·         1 2-liter bottle Sprite

·         5 cups cranberry juice

·         Cranberries, for garnish

Directions:

Before serving, chill cider, Sprite and juice.   Mix all ingredients in a large dispenser or pitcher.  Add cranberries to the dispenser or to glasses when serving.

12 Days of Christmas - Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate

On the 8th Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... "Eight Maids a-Milking" ....

Continuing our 12 Days of Christmas inspired recipes, today's is a keeper for sure. This would be perfect for your holiday festivities. I've made this recipe in the slow cooker and on the stove top. I've transferred it to hot pots to take tailgating. It is yummy!

Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:
1/2 cup dry baking cocoa
1 can sweetened condensed milk
7 1/2 cups skim milk
2 teaspoon vanilla
Mini-marshmallows, for garnish

Directions:
Put all ingredients in a slow cooker and mix well. Cook on low for 3 hours, stirring every hour. Serve with mini-marshmallows.

Note: Stove top method: Put all ingredients in a large pot on medium heat. Simmer for about 30-45 minutes, stirring almost constantly. The milk has a tendency to scald if you're not careful to stir.

Marvelous Margarita Punch

Ingredients:
6 ounces frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
6 ounces frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
1/8 cup powdered sugar
3 cups crushed ice cubes
1 liter carbonated lemon lime beverage
2 thinly sliced limes

Directions:
1. Combine the lemonade and limeade concentrates, powdered sugar and crushed ice in a large freezer proof container or bag. Seal tightly and freeze for at least an hour.
2. When ready to serve, put frozen mixture in a large bowl or pitcher and add the lemon lime beverage and lime slices. Serve immediately.

Peanut Butter, Banana and Oatmeal Smoothie

Ingredients:
1 ripe banana
1 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons peanut butter
½ cup milk – skim or almond milk
¼ cup quick cooking oats
1 teaspoon of honey

Directions:
Add all ingredients to a blender and puree. Serve immediately.

The Georgia Peach and Red Hot Bulldawg Punch

The Georgia Peach

Ingredients:
½ fresh peach, peeled and diced
¼ cup orange juice
Lemon Lime soda
Fresh mint

Directions:
1. Mix together in a small pitcher the peaches and orange juice. Fill a glass with crushed ice and add the peach/ orange mixture.
2. Top with lemon lime soda and stir.
3. Garnish with mint leaves.



Red Hot Bulldawg Punch

Ingredients:
1 cup warm water
1½ cups plus 2 tablespoons cinnamon red hot candies
½ cup sugar
2 (46-ounce) cans pineapple juice, chilled
2 quarts ginger ale, chilled
1 quart vanilla ice cream

Directions:
1. In a small saucepan, combine water, red hots and sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently until red hots have melted (approximately 20 to 30 minutes).
2. Strain and allow to cool.
3. In a punch bowl, combine red hot mixture with pineapple juice and ginger ale.
4. Just before serving, add scoops of ice cream.

Watermelon Cooler

Ingredients:
· 1 1/2 lbs (4 cups) sliced seedless watermelon, rind removed
· 1 cup lemon sorbet
· 1 lemon, zested
· 1 1/2 cups cold water
· watermelon wedges and mint, for garnish

Directions:
1. In a food processor, blend watermelon, sorbet, and lemon zest until very smooth.
2. Stir in 1 1/2 cups cold water; cover and refrigerate until very cold.
3. Serve over ice and garnish with watermelon wedges and mint.

Baptist Sangria

Ingredients:

• 1 2 lt. bottle of lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
• 1 16 oz. can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 1 16 oz. can frozen lemonade juice concentrate, thawed

Directions:
1.  Mix together and serve in a punch bowl or pitchers.
2.  Excellent with lots of fruit cut up in it: oranges, grapes, pineapple, lemons.
3.  Serve very cold.

Creamy Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:
1½ cups whipping cream 

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

6 cups milk 

2 cups of chocolate chips (milk chocolate or semi-sweet depending on desired sweetness) 

Garnish: Miniature marshmallows, peppermint sticks 

Directions:
Stir together the whipping cream, condensed milk, vanilla, milk, and chocolate chips in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until mixture is hot and chocolate chips are melted. Stir again before serving. Garnish as desired with miniature marshmallows, peppermint sticks, etc.

White Chocolate Mocha

Ingredients:
2/3 cup whole milk 

½ cup white chocolate baking chips 

½ cup freshly brewed strong coffee 

Whipped cream 

Cinnamon 

White chocolate shavings

Directions:
Add milk and chocolate chips to saucepan or double boiler and heat until the white chocolate chips are melted and milk is hot. While the chips are melting, start the coffee. Pour about ¼ cup of the milk mixture into a large coffee mug. Add about ½ cup hot coffee and more of the milk mixture until it reaches the top of the mug. Make sure to save enough room for a dollop of whipped cream. If desired, garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon, or chocolate shavings.

Molly's Coffee Punch

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups white sugar 

2 cups water 

2 ounces instant coffee 

1 gallon 2% or whole milk 

1 tablespoon vanilla extract 

½ gallon vanilla ice cream

Garnish: ground cinnamon, whipped cream

Directions:
Boil sugar and water to dissolve. Turn off heat. Add coffee and cover. Steep until it is cool. Pour 3 cups milk out of gallon and set aside. Pour coffee into remaining gallon of milk. Add vanilla and shake. In a large punch bowl or serving bowl, add ice cream and pour the coffee mixture over it. Serve in chilled mugs with a sprinkle of cinnamon and whipped cream on top.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Ingredients:
½ cup nonfat milk 

½ cup vanilla yogurt 

½ frozen banana, peeled and chopped

1½ tablespoons flax seed 

1 teaspoon honey 

½ cup frozen strawberries

Directions:
In a blender, blend the milk, yogurt, banana, flax seed, honey, and strawberries until smooth.

Baptist Sangria

Ingredients:
1 (2 liter) bottle lemon-lime flavored soda
1 (16 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 (16 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
Garnish: Strawberries, peaches, grapes, oranges, pineapple, lemons (cut into slices or chunks)

Directions:
Mix together and serve in a punch bowl or pitchers. Serve very cold.

Perfect Fruit Punch

Ingredients:
2 cups cranberry juice 

1 cup pineapple juice 

1 cup orange juice

¼ cup lime juice 

1 lemon, cut into thin slices 

1 lime, cut into thin slices 

3½ cups club soda, chilled 

Directions:
Mix the juices together in a large pitcher. Chill for at least an hour to allow the flavors to blend. Right before serving; add the lemon and lime slices and the club soda then pour over ice. Makes about 8 cups.

White Grape And Orange Cooler

Ingredients:
1/3 cup white sugar 

1 cup water 

1 cup white grape juice 

½ cup orange juice 

1 (1 liter) bottle ginger ale, chilled

Orange slices, for garnish

Directions:
Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil over medium-high heat, and cook, stirring often, 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, and cool. Stir in juices, and chill 2 hours. Stir in ginger ale just before serving. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired.

Princess Punch

Ingredients:
1 (46 ounce) can pineapple juice 

1 (6 ounce) can frozen pink lemonade 

2½ cups water 

3 (28 ounce) bottles ginger ale1 quart strawberry ice cream 

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together. Stir until frozen ingredients dissolve. Serve immediately.

Yummy Pineapple Lemonade Punch

Ingredients:
1 cup powdered lemonade mix
2 cups cold water
1 (46 ounce) can chilled pineapple juice
2 cans chilled lemon lime soda
Lemon slices

Directions:
Mix together first four ingredients and add lemon slices. Serve immediately.

Tailgate Punch

Ingredients:
2 cups apple juice
2 (6 ounce) cans pineapple juice
1 (12 ounce) can thawed cranberry juice concentrate, undiluted
1 (6 ounce) can thawed orange juice concentrate, undiluted
4 cups club soda, chilled

Directions:
Combine first 4 ingredients; stir until blended. Add soda just before serving. Serve over ice.

Mimi Jean's Lime Sherbet Punch

Ingredients:
2 quarts lime sherbet 

2 liters ginger ale 

1 (46 ounce) can pineapple juice 

Lemon slices 

Lime slices 

Maraschino cherries

Directions:
In a punch bowl, add 2 quarts of lime sherbet. Then add ginger ale and pineapple juice. Decorate with lemon and lime slices and some maraschino cherries.