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10 Fun Root Beer Float Recipes to Try This Summer

6/19/20242 min read

1. Creamsicle Float

Ingredients:

- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream

- 1 cup orange soda

- Whipped cream

- Orange slices for garnish

Instructions:

1. Place two scoops of vanilla ice cream in a tall glass.

2. Slowly pour the orange soda over the ice cream.

3. Top with whipped cream.

4. Garnish with an orange slice.

2. Cola Coffee Float

Ingredients:

- 2 scoops coffee ice cream

- 1 cup cola

- Chocolate shavings for garnish

Instructions:

1. Add two scoops of coffee ice cream to a glass.

2. Pour cola slowly over the ice cream.

3. Garnish with chocolate shavings.

3. Cherry Bourbon Float

Ingredients:

- 2 scoops cherry ice cream

- 1 cup cherry soda

- 1 oz bourbon

- Fresh cherries for garnish

Instructions:

1. Place two scoops of cherry ice cream in a glass.

2. Add bourbon to the glass.

3. Pour cherry soda over the ice cream.

4. Garnish with fresh cherries.

4. Mint Chocolate Stout Float

Ingredients:

- 2 scoops mint chocolate chip ice cream

- 1 cup chocolate stout beer

- Mint leaves for garnish

Instructions:

1. Add two scoops of mint chocolate chip ice cream to a glass.

2. Slowly pour the chocolate stout beer over the ice cream.

3. Garnish with mint leaves.

5. Piña Colada Float

Ingredients:

- 2 scoops coconut ice cream

- 1 cup pineapple soda

- 1 oz rum (optional)

- Pineapple chunks for garnish

Instructions:

1. Place two scoops of coconut ice cream in a glass.

2. Add rum if using.

3. Pour pineapple soda over the ice cream.

4. Garnish with pineapple chunks.

6. Ginger Peach Float

Ingredients:

- 2 scoops peach ice cream

- 1 cup ginger beer

- Peach slices for garnish

Instructions:

1. Add two scoops of peach ice cream to a glass.

2. Slowly pour ginger beer over the ice cream.

3. Garnish with peach slices.

7. Raspberry Lemonade Float

Ingredients:

- 2 scoops raspberry sorbet

- 1 cup lemonade

- Fresh raspberries for garnish

Instructions:

1. Place two scoops of raspberry sorbet in a glass.

2. Pour lemonade over the sorbet.

3. Garnish with fresh raspberries.

8. Chocolate Cherry Float

Ingredients:

- 2 scoops chocolate ice cream

- 1 cup cherry cola

- Chocolate syrup for garnish

Instructions:

1. Add two scoops of chocolate ice cream to a glass.

2. Pour cherry cola over the ice cream.

3. Drizzle with chocolate syrup.

9. Dirty Vanilla Cream Root Beer Float

Ingredients:

- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream

- 1 cup root beer

- 1 oz vanilla vodka

- Whipped cream for garnish

Instructions:

1. Place two scoops of vanilla ice cream in a glass.

2. Add vanilla vodka to the glass.

3. Pour root beer over the ice cream.

4. Top with whipped cream.

10. Spicy Mexican Chocolate Float

Ingredients:

- 2 scoops Mexican chocolate ice cream (chocolate with cinnamon and a hint of chili)

- 1 cup cola

- Whipped cream

- Cinnamon stick for garnish

Instructions:

1. Add two scoops of Mexican chocolate ice cream to a glass.

2. Slowly pour cola over the ice cream.

3. Top with whipped cream.

4. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.