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Root Beer Float
Cold root beer, creamy vanilla ice cream, and a billowing foam cap come together in this timeless soda-fountain dessert. Chilled glasses and a gentle pour keep every float frosty and easy to serve.
Prep Time:10 minTotal Time:10 minServings:4Difficulty:Easy
A root beer float works because two familiar ingredients create several textures at once. Cold soda stays lively beneath creamy scoops, while the carbonation catches the melting ice cream and rises into a generous foam cap.
Temperature makes the biggest difference. Chill both the root beer and the glasses well before serving, and keep the ice cream firmly frozen so the floats remain cold instead of melting immediately.
Adding a little root beer before the ice cream helps cushion the scoops. Pour the rest slowly down the inside of each glass, pausing when the foam climbs, so you get a tall head without losing soda over the rim.
Serve each float as soon as it is assembled with both a straw and a long spoon. The first sips are fizzy and bright; the final spoonfuls become a rich vanilla-root beer cream.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories:315 kcal
Protein:4 g
Carbs:59 g
Fat:8 g
Directions
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Place four tall 16-ounce glasses in the freezer for 10 minutes, or until thoroughly chilled.
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Set out four straws and four long spoons so the finished floats can be served immediately.
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Pour 1/4 cup of cold root beer into the bottom of each chilled glass.
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Lower 2 firm scoops of vanilla ice cream into each glass, leaving room at the top for foam.
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Slowly pour another 3/4 cup root beer down the inside of each glass, pausing whenever the foam approaches the rim.
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Top each float with a cherry and serve at once with a straw and long spoon.
Ingredients
- Cold Root Beer:4 cups
- Vanilla Ice Cream:8 scoops
- Maraschino Cherries, Drained:4
Tips & Notes
- Open the root beer only when you are ready to pour so it keeps as much carbonation as possible.
- For the tallest foam cap, add the final splash of root beer directly over one scoop after the glass is mostly filled.
- Use dairy-free vanilla ice cream and a compatible root beer for an easy dairy-free variation.
