With Coconut Ice Cream.
I’m practicing for when I move to Hawaii.
My friends used to love hanging out at my house when we were younger, probably because my mom was the best hostess. She’d always be prepared for guests with freshly-baked cookies, brownies, or even English muffin pizzas. Come summertime, one of her favorite treats to serve (and one of my friends’ favorite things to be served) was a root beer float. I’ve never liked soda, and so she’d make me a special Orange Juice float.
Last night, when my friends came over for a girls’ night, the drinks I created for them reminded me of those oj floats my mom used to make. Except these were pineapple-flavored: Pineapple Floats!
Pineapple Floats
- 4 cups fresh or canned pineapple
- stevia or sugar of choice to taste
- optional: rum or rum extract
- coconut ice cream (I used my favorite Ice Cream Recipe)
Freeze the pineapple in a container. Once frozen, thaw it until you can easily blend it. (You don’t need a Vita-Mix for this recipe!) Blend with the optional sweetener and rum or extract. Do not add water. Pour into glasses, and serve topped with coconut ice cream.
 You could also make a float from my Watermelon Ice Cream.
Just thaw the frozen watermelon longer than the recipe calls for, and pour it into a glass instead of a bowl.
Oh, and with the floats I also served Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Oh my gosh this looks AMAZING! I was just wondering what to do with the pineapple in my fridge, along with the coconut milk in my pantry. Just perfect. Thanks! Oh, and come visit me in Hawaii!! I will be more than happy to let you continue your kitchen experiments here, umm, I mean, I will gladly be a hostess, lol!!! 🙂
Oh goodness, don’t tempt me! I’m halfway on a plane already ;).
Awesome!! Lol! But seriously 🙂 So the stuff is in the freezer…. and I have a feeling I might be having a float for breakfast! 😀
Yum! I am off to Vegas in a few days and I know I will be having some pina coladas for sure. Until then, I can have a healthier version! I love Pineapple!
Yummmm!!! It’s been much, much too long since having a float of some kind. This looks perfect!
As for the party, I abaolutely love hosting! The planning and putting all the food together’s so much fun.
This looks SOOOO perfect for the hot weather we’re having right now. I wonder if I could make it with mango. I’m going to try!
I love hosting, but I also love being a guest. It’s a toss up!
I like being a guest. Once you become a mom, you might just feel the same way! You’ll want someone to wait on you hand and foot for a change ;).
I loveee coconut ice cream! This looks like a tropical dream 🙂
And I love playing the hostess and throwing parties.
Mmmm I’ve been loving pineapple lately! Lucky for me I have a bunch in the fridge!
I definitely love hosting. My mom hates it so we were never hosts when I was younger but now it’s so much fun! I love creating spreads and putting together a gathering my friends and family enjoy. It’s so satisfying!
And now I remember why you are my absolute favorite blog. Not that I’d forgotten! 😉
Every post just keeps getting better and better!
You are AWESOME!
Yuuuuum! Pineapple + coconut + Malibu would be aaamazing!
Wow that looks delish! Pure summer in a glass right there!
I LOVE to be the hostess with the mostess 😉 haha. This recipe is bookmarked to use for my next shindig!! (or maybe tonight…..)
OMG This is like pina coladas! haha I would definitely add a slurp of rum to this! This looks SO YUM
I always love being a hostess – It’s a weird sickness 🙂 This looks truly fabulous!
Um, okay, seriously, I want to come to parties at your house.
Now that I am grown up (sort of) I really want to host a dinner party – and then I’ll probably be good with just going to get-togethers. (English muffin pizzas for the win, by the way!)
Wow I’ve never had a float, but that looks AMAZING!! Coconut ice cream…mmmm 🙂
And WHAT do you mean moving to Hawaii?! Hellooo, LONDON?! No, wait, I’ll move to Hawaii too so it’ll all be good and we can have floats ALL DAY LONG!! 😀
My mom and sister are going to London this summer! Wish I could go in a suitcase…