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    Home » Holidays » 4th of July

    Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Float

    Published: Jul 14, 2016 · Modified: Oct 22, 2022 by Kim Beaulieu · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Floats served in milkshake glasses

    This Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Float is made with chocolate ice cream, hot fudge sauce and root beer.  It's the ultimate root beer float recipe!

    Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Float in a milkshake glass with a red and white straw.

     

    This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of A&W®. All opinions are 100% mine. Thanks to all the companies, and readers, who help support Cravings of a Lunatic

    I LOVE ice cream floats. My family LOVES ice cream floats. Honestly, I think the whole world loves ice cream floats. No other ice cream float is more legendary than the A&W Root Beer Float. It's a classic. One most of us have childhood memories attached to.

    I remember going to drive in restaurants with my Mom and Dad when I was young. It was so different back in the day. You would drive in and park. The waitress would come to your car and take your order. They were called car-hops back then.

    We would wait in eager anticipation until our food came to the car. They would set it on a tray that hung on the car window. I know right. It sounds so strange. I'm showing my age with this information. Hi, my name is Kim, and I'm old.

    It's all good. I have the best memories of those times. I remember waiting for that order to come to the car. As soon as you saw your waitress you checked her tray to see if it was your order. The excitement was palpable. Is it mine? Then she'd pass by to the next car.

    Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Float in a mason jar with a bucket of root beer behind it.

     

    As soon as you caught sight of her again you did the same routine, checking the tray to see if it was yours. When you were the lucky one you felt so special. My Dad would hand my Mom each item, and she'd pass the food to us kids. We'd all quietly pass the food around.

    Then the drinks came. It was always Root Beer Floats all around. In frosty mugs. Oh man, those mugs were everything. I can still envision them, and feel how heavy they were, how cold the glass was. That first sip on a hot day, oh man, it was magic. Pure magic.

    Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Floats in a glass with a straw

     

    I wanted to be sure my family knows the joy of A&W Root Beer Floats. They remind me of my childhood and I wanted to share those memories with my family. So we always made a point of making floats every summer. As much as possible.

    We swing by Meijer on a regular basis to stay stocked up on A&W Root Beer, among other things. It's one of my favourite places to shop. We head over about once a week to load up a cart and every single time there is A&W Root Beer involved.

    overhead image of Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Float on a white surface with cans of root beer, spoons and floats seen

     

    My adult daughter is an absolute fanatic about A&W Root Beer Floats. She loves the flavour and it's such a great treat on a hot day. Especially after hours and hours in the heat at the barn riding and training the horses. A root beer float hits the spot after a long, hot day!

    Over the years I've made so many versions of the classic A&W Root Beer Float. This variation is my favourite, next to the classic A&W Root Beer Float. It's a mix of chocolate ice cream, hot fudge sauce and A&W Root Beer. It is E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G!!!

    Close up image of root beer float scooped onto a spoon

     

    Swing by Meijer today to pick up a couple of cases of A&W Root Beer so you have plenty on hand for the weekend. You're going to need lots to whip up root beer floats.

    Once you make them once you'll want to make them again, and again. I highly recommend whipping up a batch, or two, this weekend.

    Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Floats in glasses with straws

     

     

    That's what life is all about. Spending time together with family is everything in life. Make messes, laugh until your sides hurt, and enjoy every single minute of life.

    Embrace the chaos that is summer. It's in that chaos that all the best memories are made.

    Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Floats in glasses with straws

     

     

    Crack open a can of A&W Root Beer today!

    Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Floats in glasses with straws

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    Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Floats in glasses with straws

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    Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Float

    Chocolate Ice Cream, Hot Fudge Sauce and A&W® Root Beer combine for the ultimate Root Beer Float. This is incredibly easy to make, and utterly impossible to resist.
    Course Drinks
    Cuisine American
    Keyword ice cream float, root beer float
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 10 minutes
    Servings 4
    Calories 421kcal
    Author Kim Beaulieu

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup hot fudge sauce warm it slightly
    • 8 large scoops of ice cream
    • 4 cans root beer chilled

    Instructions

    • Warm the hot fudge sauce slightly. You want it warm, but not hot. Use a spatular or butter knife to spread about half of it on the inside of the glasses randomly. Pour a little on the bottom of the glass, then just swipe it here and there on the inside. It looks nice and it adds extra chocolate flavour to the float.
    • Place 2 scoops of chocolate ice cream in each glass. Pour the rest of the hot fudge sauce over top.
    • Now pour the A&W Root Beer over top of each glass slowly. It will fizz up so don't overfill. Pour, wait a bit, pour more.
    • Enjoy with a big old A&W Root Beer Float loving smile!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 312mg | Potassium: 216mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 66g | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg

    Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Floats in glasses with straws

    Who wants a sip?

    overhead image of Chocolate Hot Fudge Root Beer Float on a white surface with cans of root beer, spoons and floats seen

    Be sure to check out my recipe index for more ice cream recipes. There’s also lots of summer recipes.

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    Toodles! xx

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    Comments

    1. Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes

      July 16, 2016 at 4:15 pm

      Loved reading about the great memories these floats being back for you!! I personally LOVE floats and can't wait to make these for myself 🙂

      Reply
    2. jacquee | i sugar coat it!

      July 16, 2016 at 5:18 pm

      Took everything in me to not lick the screen. Very tempting photos!

      Reply
    3. Isabelle @ Crumb

      July 18, 2016 at 2:21 pm

      So, you're totally going to laugh at me, but I didn't actually know about root beer floats until I was in high school and I went out on a date to this retro-style diner that was famous for their floats. Mind. Blown. (By the float, that is. My date was just so-so.) Up til then, I had been Team Milkshake all the way, but now my allegiances belong to Team Float.
      Loving the chocolate twist you've put on the classic. Chocolate ice cream AND hot fudge? You're killing me here!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        July 18, 2016 at 8:05 pm

        Omg, that's so hilarious Isabelle. But I can totally relate. Growing up in a small town there are so many foods and drinks that still blow my mind when I visit other places. My Mom loved A&W so we grew up loving it too. I've tried to carry on the tradition with the kids. K loves root beer, I have to keep it stocked at all times. She gets so annoyed when I sneak cans of it to cook with. But it's so fun to cook with. I've done pulled meat with it, chicken wings, floats. You name it I'll add root beer to it. Ha.

        I am laughing so hard right now about the date comment. Ha!

        Working on plans for a couple more trips to Toronto. I'll email you once I have some firm plans. Right now we're in rescue dog hell. They told us he was good with cats. He's not. We have 4 cats. So, yeah. That pretty much explains my non-existence of Facebook lately, as well as everywhere else. Not a great situation. Which is sad, because in every other way this dog is the dream dog.

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    4. John/Kitchen Riffs

      July 19, 2016 at 8:23 pm

      Yup, I remember car hops. And getting root beer floats in frosty glass mugs at A&W. Good memories! Thanks for the reminder.

      Reply
    5. Megan @ MegUnprocessed

      July 20, 2016 at 2:45 pm

      Kids of all ages love these.

      Reply
    6. Nicole Taggart

      July 21, 2016 at 9:33 pm

      floats are the best! such a great treat!

      Reply
    7. Ann Berly

      March 08, 2022 at 1:33 pm

      5 stars
      My kids just made these and they love them!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        March 09, 2022 at 4:17 pm

        That's awesome!

        Reply

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