Root Beer Float

Name: Root Beer Float
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 scoops vanilla ice cream (about 300 g); 500 ml root beer, well chilled

The soda-fountain classic: scoops of vanilla ice cream in fizzy root beer, with a creamy foam you eat with a spoon.

American · Drinks · prep 5 min · cook 0 min · waiting 15 min · serves 2 · Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Nut-free, Pescatarian

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Ingredients

4 scoops vanilla ice cream (about 300 g)
500 ml root beer, well chilled

Method

Put two tall glasses or mugs in the freezer for 15 min so the float stays cold and frothy.
Drop 2 scoops of ice cream into each frosty glass.
Tilt the glass and pour the root beer slowly down the side until the foam reaches the top. Wait 30 seconds for it to settle, then top up with the rest.
Serve straight away with a straw and a long spoon.

Tips

Pouring down the side keeps the foam from overflowing; pouring straight on top makes a bigger head.
Check the ice cream label if you need it gluten-free.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

Epicurious Taste of Home

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