Pink Palace Punch (With or Without Alcohol)

I made this yummy pink punch for my daughter's 5th birthday party last year. We had a Princess theme. It was a big hit with everyone. For the adults, you can just add a little rum or vodka directly to their glasses and stir. Malibu Rum is especially good in this. I made fruit punch ice cubes which looked really pretty floating around in the punch.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 30

Ingredients

• 1 (46 ounce) can  pineapple juice
• 1 (12 ounce) can cream of coconut
• 1  quart half-and-half
• 1  quart  orange juice
• 1 (16 ounce) jar maraschino cherries (you can add other fruits like pineapple if you want- they will float if frozen)
•  red food coloring
•  ice

Directions

1. Chill everything in advance. I even chill the punch bowl if I can fit it in the fridge that day.
2. Mix the first 4 ingredients together in the punch bowl.
3. Add the cherries with their juice.
4. Add food coloring until you get the shade you like.
5. Add ice and serve immediately.