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    Home » Ice Cream » Ice Cream Floats

    Root Beer Float

    Published: Aug 14, 2013 · Modified: Oct 22, 2022 by Kim Beaulieu · This post may contain affiliate links

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    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!

    Root Beer Float | Cravings of a Lunatic | #rootbeerfloat #icecreamweek #frozentreats

    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 Float | Cravings of a Lunatic | #rootbeerfloat #icecreamweek #frozentreats

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    Root Beer Float #IceCreamWeek

    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!
    Prep Time 5 minutes

    Ingredients

    • Root Beer
    • Vanilla Ice Cream

    Instructions

    • Fill a glass almost to the top. Leave a little gap for the ice cream.
    • Scoop a huge hunk of vanilla ice cream and stick it to the edge of the glass.
    • Serve to your guest.
    • Let them drop the ice cream in the root beer themselves. It's fun for people to do.
    • Serve with a big old "science geek" smile!

    Notes

    Use 1 can of root beer and 2 scoops of ice cream per serving.

    Root Beer Float | Cravings of a Lunatic | #rootbeerfloat #icecreamweek #frozentreats

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    Root Beer Float | Cravings of a Lunatic | #rootbeerfloat #icecreamweek #frozentreats

    Take a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream!

    Root Beer Float | Cravings of a Lunatic | #rootbeerfloat #icecreamweek #frozentreats

    Stick the ice cream on the side of the glass!

    Root Beer Float | Cravings of a Lunatic | #rootbeerfloat #icecreamweek #frozentreats

    Give the ice cream a shove into the root beer pool!

    Root Beer Float | Cravings of a Lunatic | #rootbeerfloat #icecreamweek #frozentreats

    Watch it start to bubble!

    Root Beer Float | Cravings of a Lunatic | #rootbeerfloat #icecreamweek #frozentreats

    And bubble!

    Root Beer Float | Cravings of a Lunatic | #rootbeerfloat #icecreamweek #frozentreats

    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!

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    Toodles and smoochies! xx

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    Comments

    1. Liz

      August 14, 2013 at 9:15 am

      Katie 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!!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:15 pm

        I don't blame her. They are sort of amazing. I love floats, the reaction of the ice cream to the fizz makes me happy.

        Reply
    2. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie

      August 14, 2013 at 9:20 am

      What an adorable glass for this!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:18 pm

        Thanks Erin.

        Reply
    3. veronica gantley

      August 14, 2013 at 9:26 am

      Oh that Rootbeer float sure would hit the spot right now! Yum!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:20 pm

        Thanks Veronica.

        Reply
    4. Kristen

      August 14, 2013 at 9:41 am

      I 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.

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:22 pm

        Thanks. I love floats. I made a new one today. Just need to edit the pics. So much fun to watch the fizz go wild.

        Reply
    5. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

      August 14, 2013 at 10:30 am

      Can 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)

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:25 pm

        That'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*

        Reply
    6. Kelli @ The Corner Kitchen

      August 14, 2013 at 10:51 am

      Root 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!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:26 pm

        I know right. I love them.

        Thanks. I love prop shopping.

        Reply
    7. Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine)

      August 14, 2013 at 10:54 am

      1. 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 🙂

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:30 pm

        It's cute right.

        Omg that is a hilarious story. I love it.

        Reply
    8. Angie | Big Bear's Wife

      August 14, 2013 at 11:27 am

      Looks good and oh so easy! Love the ice cream cone glass too!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:31 pm

        Thanks Angie. I love a good float, and cute props.

        Reply
    9. john@kitchenriffs

      August 14, 2013 at 11:50 am

      I 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. 😉

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:33 pm

        That's so cool. I've never heard them called that. Super cute.

        Reply
    10. Cathy Pollak ~ Noble Pig

      August 14, 2013 at 12:21 pm

      Could you pass that over so I could have a sip?

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:33 pm

        Absolutely. I'll pass you a big one.

        Reply
    11. Amy @ What Jew Wanna Eat

      August 14, 2013 at 3:07 pm

      Those photos are too beautiful! I wonder if I could make this with real beer. Hmmmm

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:35 pm

        I bet you could. Try it and let me know how it goes.

        Reply
    12. Susan

      August 14, 2013 at 4:08 pm

      Floats are so much fun for the sizzle factor alone. I love watching it bubble up!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:37 pm

        I know right. I did a new one today. I can't wait to edit the pics. So adorable.

        Reply
    13. The Ninja Baker

      August 14, 2013 at 6:50 pm

      Will 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!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:39 pm

        Ha, thanks. I love that.

        You are too sweet Kim. Thanks, I needed that today.

        Reply
    14. Jen @JuanitasCocina

      August 14, 2013 at 6:54 pm

      Yeah...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. 😀

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:42 pm

        Ha, 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.

        Reply
    15. Emily @ Life on Food

      August 14, 2013 at 9:16 pm

      I haven't had a root beer float in FOREVER. what a great treat! And I love your cup!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:44 pm

        Thanks Emily. I love old classics. Cuz I'm old. But not very classic. Ha.

        Reply
    16. Abbe@This is How I Cook

      August 14, 2013 at 11:24 pm

      I love root beer floats. And you can use sugar free root beer so that way you are allowed two root beer floats.

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:45 pm

        I like the way you think woman.

        Reply
    17. Dionne Baldwin

      August 15, 2013 at 1:49 am

      It'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!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:46 pm

        Ha, 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.

        Reply
    18. Kate | Food Babbles

      August 15, 2013 at 1:45 pm

      I 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!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:52 pm

        Me too. It's such a throwback to childhood.

        Reply
    19. Ramona W

      August 17, 2013 at 6:51 am

      This float is calling my hubby's name... it's a childhood favorite. 🙂

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 01, 2013 at 10:54 pm

        Me too. We used to get that a drive up restaurant. So good.

        Reply

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