Aloha Fresh Fruit Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into small chunks
1/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 vanilla bean, sliced lengthwise
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 oranges, peeled and sectioned
2 grapefruits, peeled and sectioned
juice of 2 limes
2 c. pineapple juice, chilled
1 (25.4 oz.) bottle sparkling grape juice, chilled (Catawba, if available)

Preparation

Combine pineapple chunks, brown sugar, vanilla bean and nutmeg; mix well.
Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
At serving time, remove and discard vanilla bean.
Put pineapple mixture in a punch bowl.
Add orange sections, grapefruit sections, lime juice, pineapple juice and grape juice. Stir gently.
Yield:
18 (1/2 cup) servings.