These Root Beer Floats are super simple and quick to make. You’ll wonder why you ever bought one and paid way too much money for it. You can make them so much easier and cheaper at home! Whip one up today!
Welcome to #IceCreamWeek! Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Jen of Juanita’s Cocina have teamed up with more than 20 of their blog friends to bring you a week full of ice cream treats, including a special ice cream giveaway! Prepare to have your taste buds tempted with some of the best ice cream treats around! Make sure you enter the giveaway for a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker and two fabulous ice cream cookbooks so that you can join in on the ice cream fun!
I had so much fun making this. They fizz up as you drop the ice cream into the soda. It’s hilarious to watch.
You must try one today. If for no other reason than it’s a wicked cool science experiment. That you get to eat after. Yes, my life rocks. Hard!
- Root Beer
- Vanilla Ice Cream
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Fill a glass almost to the top. Leave a little gap for the ice cream.
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Scoop a huge hunk of vanilla ice cream and stick it to the edge of the glass.
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Serve to your guest.
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Let them drop the ice cream in the root beer themselves. It's fun for people to do.
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Serve with a big old "science geek" smile!
Use 1 can of root beer and 2 scoops of ice cream per serving.
If you’d like to check out today’s #IceCreamWeek recipes, drool over the blogs below:
- Root Beer Floats by Cravings of a Lunatic
- Creamsicle Magic Shell by Juanita’s Cocina
- French Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches by The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream by Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker
- Cookie Dough Ice Cream by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Green Tea Matcha Ice Cream by The Ninja Baker
- Banana Ice Cream by My Catholic Kitchen
- Coconut-Almond Fudge Ripple Ice Cream {No Machine Needed} by The Kitchen is My Playground
- Dark Chocolate Cookies & Cream Ice Cream by The Corner Kitchen
- Malted Milk Ice Cream by Cookistry
- Chocolate Mint Swirl Ice Cream by SugarHero!
- Toffee Brownies A La Mode Ice Cream Cake by Food Babbles
- Toffee Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches by Quarter Life (Crisis) Cuisine
- Honey Pecan Milkshakes by The Spiffy Cookie
Make sure you stop by our #IceCreamWeek Pinterest Board to enter to win bonus prizes. We have some amazing cookbooks up for grabs. All you need to do is comment on the current question pin to be eligible to win! Easy peasy!
Take a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Stick the ice cream on the side of the glass!
Give the ice cream a shove into the root beer pool!
Watch it start to bubble!
And bubble!
Then you can dive in headfirst!
This is a seriously cool recipe. I love watching the fizz!
Make sure you stop by the giveaway to enter for your chance to win a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker. We’ve got some amazing ice cream cookbooks up for grabs too!
Other Ice Cream Week Recipes from Yours Truly:
Red Velvet and White Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Ice Cream
Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches
Toodles and smoochies! xx
Liz says
August 14, 2013 at 9:15 AMKatie is a root beer fanatic…and we haven’t had root beer floats yet this summer! I think she needs hers in one of your adorable glasses…so pretty!!
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:15 PMI don’t blame her. They are sort of amazing. I love floats, the reaction of the ice cream to the fizz makes me happy.
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
August 14, 2013 at 9:20 AMWhat an adorable glass for this!
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:18 PMThanks Erin.
veronica gantley says
August 14, 2013 at 9:26 AMOh that Rootbeer float sure would hit the spot right now! Yum!
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:20 PMThanks Veronica.
Kristen says
August 14, 2013 at 9:41 AMI am in love with your ice cream bowls! My kids are constantly making root beer floats, whether authorized or not. If there is root beer in the fridge and vanilla ice cream in the freezer, I can count on at least one of my sons combining them. Once one has done it, the others invariably follow suit.
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:22 PMThanks. I love floats. I made a new one today. Just need to edit the pics. So much fun to watch the fizz go wild.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
August 14, 2013 at 10:30 AMCan you believe we don’t have root beer here? We have sarsaparilla which is pretty much the same thing but not really. 🙂 I’d love your root beer float. (it would be called a spider here and only for kids)
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:25 PMThat’s so monumentally wrong Maureen. I am so bummed to hear that. I wonder why they don’t sell it there. I need to visit to try a spider. *words I thought I’d never say*
Kelli @ The Corner Kitchen says
August 14, 2013 at 10:51 AMRoot beer floats are completely underrated! I had one last month for the first time in years! They’re amazing and need to had on a regular basis!
P.S. Those glasses are absolutely adorable!
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:26 PMI know right. I love them.
Thanks. I love prop shopping.
Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine) says
August 14, 2013 at 10:54 AM1. I LOVE the cup for this.
2. Funny story–my roommate in college was the daughter of the ice cream king of New England. No joke, this guy helped Ben and Jerry get their start, and even is the first person to popularize mixing candy and cookies into ice cream. Anyway, we’re in our college dining hall and I see my roommate looking lost at the ice cream corner. She looks at me, helplessly, and says “so… how DO you make an ice cream float?” I laughed, of all people, SHE should know this.
Just a silly little story 🙂
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:30 PMIt’s cute right.
Omg that is a hilarious story. I love it.
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
August 14, 2013 at 11:27 AMLooks good and oh so easy! Love the ice cream cone glass too!
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:31 PMThanks Angie. I love a good float, and cute props.
john@kitchenriffs says
August 14, 2013 at 11:50 AMI love root beer floats! When I was a kid we called them black cows. Other people call them brown cows. And everyone calls them good. 😉
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:33 PMThat’s so cool. I’ve never heard them called that. Super cute.
Cathy Pollak ~ Noble Pig says
August 14, 2013 at 12:21 PMCould you pass that over so I could have a sip?
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:33 PMAbsolutely. I’ll pass you a big one.
Amy @ What Jew Wanna Eat says
August 14, 2013 at 3:07 PMThose photos are too beautiful! I wonder if I could make this with real beer. Hmmmm
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:35 PMI bet you could. Try it and let me know how it goes.
Susan says
August 14, 2013 at 4:08 PMFloats are so much fun for the sizzle factor alone. I love watching it bubble up!
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:37 PMI know right. I did a new one today. I can’t wait to edit the pics. So adorable.
The Ninja Baker says
August 14, 2013 at 6:50 PMWill you please teach me how to infuse so much joie de vivre into everything you do?
Seriously, I am a fan of root beer floats but an even bigger Kim Bee fan!
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:39 PMHa, thanks. I love that.
You are too sweet Kim. Thanks, I needed that today.
Jen @JuanitasCocina says
August 14, 2013 at 6:54 PMYeah…I need TONS more ice cream in my float. My ice ream to root beer ratio is wonky…because I only need a splash of soda. So, basically I use the root beer like a syrup. 😀
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:42 PMHa, I usually am like that too but it didn’t look good in photos. Why do we put so much importance on the visual? I swear it’s a curse.
Emily @ Life on Food says
August 14, 2013 at 9:16 PMI haven’t had a root beer float in FOREVER. what a great treat! And I love your cup!
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:44 PMThanks Emily. I love old classics. Cuz I’m old. But not very classic. Ha.
Abbe@This is How I Cook says
August 14, 2013 at 11:24 PMI love root beer floats. And you can use sugar free root beer so that way you are allowed two root beer floats.
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:45 PMI like the way you think woman.
Dionne Baldwin says
August 15, 2013 at 1:49 AMIt’s a good thing I have self control! Ok, I’m kidding I don’t. Root beer floats are one of those things that I claim not to like. But when I am with one, I can’t help but enjoy the sweetness of the root beer and the rich, creamy ice cream. And then I want another one.
Thank you for sharing this treat with us!
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:46 PMHa, me either. Who could hold back with these things.
I made a new version today, I just need to edit pics. It was the bomb.
Kate | Food Babbles says
August 15, 2013 at 1:45 PMI loooove root beer floats! Honestly, they remind me of growing up because my grandmother would take my brother and I to this hotdog joint and always got us root beer floats with them. Yum!
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:52 PMMe too. It’s such a throwback to childhood.
Ramona W says
August 17, 2013 at 6:51 AMThis float is calling my hubby’s name… it’s a childhood favorite. 🙂
Kim Beaulieu says
September 1, 2013 at 10:54 PMMe too. We used to get that a drive up restaurant. So good.