{"id":3879,"date":"2016-03-09T18:52:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T18:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awaywego.carnival.com\/?p=3879"},"modified":"2020-04-03T18:30:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T18:30:41","slug":"bottoms-up-island-hopper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/bottoms-up-island-hopper","title":{"rendered":"Bottoms Up: Island Hopper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019ve been\u00a0following me on instagram<\/a>\u00a0then you already know that Michael and I spent last week doing some major island hopping in the Caribbean. (Not a terrible way to close out February, I must admit.) After a bit of research, we decided to toss hotels and complicated itineraries to the wind and board a\u00a0Carnival\u00a0cruise<\/a> instead. Smart move: in seven relaxing days our feet hit sand in Grand Cayman, Mahogany Bay, Belize, and Cozumel. Every location we visited tempted us with the unofficial drink of the Western Caribbean: rum. There were rum runners in Belize, rum punch in Mahogany Bay, and pi\u00f1a coladas\u00a0everywhere. Naturally we wanted to keep the party going when we got home, so I came up with my own rum cocktail for this week\u2019s edition of Bottom\u2019s Up. It\u2019s a pirate-y mix of a few of my favorite ingredients inside of (what else?) a hollowed out pineapple.<\/p>\n

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ISLAND HOPPER<\/p>\n

Serves 1<\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS
\n1 pineapple
\n1 orange
\n1 cup coconut shavings
\n2 oz. coconut cream
\n1\/4 cup orange juice
\n2 oz white or dark rum
\n1\/2 cup crushed ice<\/p>\n

INSTRUCTIONS
\nFirst, create the pineapple \u201ccup\u201d. With a sharp knife, remove the top of the pineapple. Using a spoon, carefully hollow out the pineapple (the same way you would carve a pumpkin). Warning: wear an apron because this gets messy. Save about half a cup of the pineapple innards and set aside.<\/p>\n

Lightly toast the coconut shavings either in the oven or in a skillet.<\/p>\n

Combine the pineapple pieces, coconut cream, orange juice, and rum in a container and mix using a blender.
\nServe the mixture in the pineapple cup over crushed ice. Garnish with an orange wedge and the toasted coconut.<\/p>\n

*Tip: If this unexpected mix is a little too \u201cpirate-y\u201d for you, try replacing the orange juice with pineapple juice for a straightforward pina coloda. Bottom\u2019s up!<\/p>\n

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