Name: Pineapple Rum Cocktails
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 10 drinks
Ingredients: 6 cups (1-inch) chunks cored peeled pineapple (labeled "extra sweet"); 12 oz (3/4 cup) amber rum such as Bacardi; 3 oz (6 tablespoons) Cointreau or other orange-flavored liqueur; 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 3/4 cup superfine granulated sugar; 6 cups ice cubes

This tasty pineapple rum cocktail is everything a tropical drink should be: sweet, fruity, and icy cold.

Cooks' note:

If you're making this entire menu, buy 1 very large pineapple (about 4 1/4 pounds) — you'll have enough to make this cocktail, plus the ginger pineapple fried rice and the pineapple macadamia nut meringue pies.

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