Cooking Mommy: Creamy Party Punch

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Creamy Party Punch

I made this the other night for a baby shower I threw, and it was delicious! I got the recipe online after having it at someone else's house, but I added more vanilla ice cream than it called for. It's like having dessert in a cup. I forgot to take a picture of it when it was put together, so sorry about that.

Ingredients
2 large cans of pineapple juice
2 liter of lemon lime soda
1 pint rainbow sherbet
1 quart vanilla ice cream (it called for 1 pint, but I found it was better with more)

Directions
Scoop the sherbet and ice cream in your punch bowl. Pour the pineapple juice and soda over the ice cream and sherbet. Let sit for a few minutes to allow the ice cream and sherbet to melt a little before serving. I found I could only put about half of this in my punch bowl at a time, and I have a pretty big punch bowl.

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.