How To Make The Best Root Beer Float - Sugar and Soul (2024)

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How To Make The Best Root Beer Float - Sugar and Soul? ›

Something about the fizziness of the soda combined with the creaminess of the ice cream, all wrapped up in the rich vanilla and the distinct flavor of the root beer, just makes for such a tasty drink.

Something about the fizziness of the soda combined with the creaminess of the ice cream, all wrapped up in the rich vanilla and the distinct flavor of the root beer, just makes for such a tasty drink.

A major mistake some ice cream shops make with root beer floats is making them in the wrong order. This can cause frothing and volcano-like messes. How can you avoid that? It's simple, make your root beer floats with the soda first!

Use a tall glass such as a float glass or tall drinking glass. Freeze your glasses for 30 minutes prior to making your float. Chill your root beer to ensure it doesn't melt the ice cream too quickly. Pour the root beer along the side of the glass to reduce fizz and prevent overflow.

Tips for the Perfect Float

Start with cold ingredients. Duh! The ice cream will be cold, but also freeze the root beer for 10-20 minutes before assembling. The colder your Root Beer, the slower it will melt your ice cream.

Sassafras gives root beer its distinctive, slightly mint-like flavor. And it's traditionally used to purify the blood in folk medicine. Sarsaparilla is traditionally used as a renal tonic and for the complexion. Ginger gives this root beer recipe a rich, fiery note.

Scoop the vanilla ice cream into a mug or beer stein. Firmly press it down. Editor's Tip: There's a lot of debate around what goes in the mug first: the root beer or the ice cream. Well, in order to prevent overflowing and get the perfect creamy texture, add the ice cream and then pour over the fizzy root beer.

Vanilla Ice Cream - The classic flavor for ice cream floats is vanilla. It really enhances the spicy sweetness of root beer to create a delicious creamy drink. You should try a root beer float with homemade vanilla bean ice cream, or easy no-churn vanilla ice cream.

Use a quality vanilla ice cream, always start with two scoops, but you can do more if you prefer to enjoy your floats with a spoon instead of a straw. Top with whipped cream and a cherry.

“When you add ice cream (which is the solid part) into the root beer, the ice cream reacts with the root beer and releases gas bubbles. It creates a bubbly foam that rises to the top of your cup. And it is DE-licious! The root beer helps to free air bubbles trapped in the ice cream.

What other sodas can you use for root beer floats? ›

Of course you can always customize your ice cream float by using other varieties of soda- such as co*ke or Dr. Pepper. You could also swap out the vanilla ice cream for chocolate or Neapolitan. Homemade whipped cream would be a delicious addition.

Serve with a straw and a spoon! Pour the root beer slowly at an angle to reduce fizz and the risk of overflow. Start with two scoops, but you can use more if you prefer to enjoy your floats with a spoon instead of a straw. Put mugs in the freezer for 30 minutes before serving time for frosted glasses.

Dr Pepper is not a root beer. It's not an apple, it's not an orange, it's not a strawberry, it's not a root beer, it's not even a cola. It is a drink with a unique blend of 23 natural and artificial flavours. What does Dr Pepper taste like?

When root beer and vanilla ice cream are used together to make the beverage, it is typically referred to as a root beer float (United States and Canada). A close variation is the co*ke float, using cola instead of root beer.

Most root beers produced today are flavored primarily with a combination of vanilla and wintergreen, along with small amounts of ginger, licorice, anise, juniper berries, and dandelion, explains Portable Press. To this list of flavorings, BlackTailNYC adds cherry tree bark and nutmeg.

The root beer helps to free air bubbles trapped in the ice cream. The fat in the ice cream coats the bubbles, protecting them and allowing them to expand to create the foam you see on root beer floats.”

How the foam happens: When the carbonated root beer comes into contact with the ice cream, carbon dioxide bubbles release. Likewise, the soda frees air bubbles trapped in the ice cream. What's more, the fat in the ice cream coats these bubbles.