How to Make Ice Cream Floats

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: birthday party ideas, healthy summer treats, ice cream float recipes, ice cream recipes, olipop recipes, root beer float

Servings:

2 pints vanilla ice cream homemade or store bought
3-4 cans soda of choice We used Olipop root beer, cream soda, and strawberry vanilla. See Notes for homemade option.

Freeze the glasses for a couple hours. This is optional, but makes the glasses frosty, and keeps the ice cream/soda colder.
Scoop the ice cream into pint glasses and pour the soda over top.

My homemade date-sweetened ice cream recipe is a great option for the ice cream. Using the fiber-rich dates for the sweetener makes blood sugars spike less. Plus dates are rich in minerals! The ice cream blends in a blender super quick and then churns in your ice cream maker. It is less than 10 minutes of hands on time!
My friend, Jenny, at Nourished Kitchen, has the *best* traditionally made root beer recipe that is such a fun project for kids to experience! I highly recommend trying to make your own at least once! The kids will love it!
We used pint mason jars for our glasses, but if you have little ones, maybe use the little jelly mason jars for a smaller portion.
You can find fun striped straws here!