Banana Punch

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 6 medium ripe bananas
• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 3/4 cup lemonade concentrate
• 3 cups warm water, divided
• 2 cups sugar, divided
• 1 (46 ounce) can pineapple juice, chilled
• 3 (2 liter) bottles carbonated lemon-lime beverage, chilled
• orange slice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a blender or food processor, cover and process the bananas, orange juice and lemonade until smooth. remove half of the mixture and set aside. add 1-1/2 cups warm water and 1 cup sugar to blender; blend until smooth. place in a large freezer container. repeat with remaining banana mixture, water and sugar; add to container. cover and freeze until solid.
• 2 one hour before serving, remove punch base from freezer. just before serving, place in a large punch bowl. add pineapple juice and soda; stir until well blended. garnish with orange slices if desired. yield: 60-70 servings (10 quarts).