Orange Pineapple Cooler Food

ORANGE-PINEAPPLE DELIGHT

Steps:

• Drain pineapple well, reserving juice.
• Place pineapple juice in a 2-cup measuring cup and add enough cold orange juice to make 1 1/2 cups liquid.
• Place orange jello in a large bowl and add boiling water; stir at least 2 minutes or until jello is completely dissolved.
• Stir pineapple/orange juice into jello.
• Reserve one cup of the jello mixture; leave this at room temperature.
• Stir half of the crushed pineapple into jello mixture in bowl; pour into a 6 cup mold that you've sprayed with nonstick cooking spray (like Pam).
• Refrigerate mold about two hours, or until set but not firm-- mixture should stick to your finger when touched, and should mound.
• Place cream cheese into mixing bowl and stir in reserved gelatin (what you've been keeping at room temp); whisk well until smooth.
• Stir in remaining crushed pineapple; spoon this mixture over gelatin layer in mold.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm; unmold and serve.

ORANGE-PINEAPPLE ICE

Steps:

• Combine condensed milk, pineapple and orange soda in freezer canister of ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturer's directions.

PINEAPPLE COOLER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a pitcher. Serve over ice.

FRESH PINEAPPLE ICE

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar and pineapple in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir, remove from heat and let cool. Process in a food processor to a rough puree. Transfer to a shallow baking dish and freeze until hard, 4 to 5 hours. Just before serving, chop the ice into fine chunks with a fork or ice pick. Serve in large goblets.

PINEAPPLE PATIO COOLER (MOCKTAIL)

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker 1/2 full with ice.
• Add orange and pineapple juices.
• Shake to combine.
• Strain the juice mixture into a cocktail or martini glass.
• Top with the cranberry juice and stir.
• Add the ginger ale.
• Garnish with the orange wheel.
• Serve.

MANGO ORANGE COOLER

Steps:

• Peel the mangoes and cut as much of the flesh off as you can.
• Add orange juice and ice and puree in food processor or blender until smooth.
• Add lime juice to taste.
• Pour into a pitcher over the ice cubes and let the foam settle a few moments, then thin with the sparkling water.
• Serve with a sprig of mint and/or a lime wedge. Enjoy!

ORANGE-PINEAPPLE JAM

Steps:

• Peel the oranges.
• Put the peels in a small sauce pan. Cover with water and simmer for 20-minutes or until the peel can be pierced with a fork. Drain and rinse til cool and chop the peel.
• Remove any extra thick, white pith from the peeled oranges. No need to remove it all. Cut the oranges in half, then quarters.
• Slice out the white, center membrane strip and discard.
• Puree the peeled oranges in a food processor.
• Into a heavy saucepan, measure 2-cups orange puree, 1-cup chopped peel, 2-cups undrained, crushed pineapple, and the water or wine.
• Gradually stir in the dry pectin.
• Bring to a boil, add butter, and boil for one minute.
• Add the sugar. Bring back to a boil and boil hard for one minute.
• Ladle into seven, half-pint jelly jars, seal and process.