Root Beer Float

Name: Root Beer Float
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 float
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups vanilla ice cream; 1 can or bottle (12 ounces) root beer

Total Time Prep: 5 mins. + chilling

Yield 1 float

Test Kitchen Approved

It's easy to make a root beer float at home. Ours is cool and creamy, with the perfect ratio of ice cream to root beer.

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 can or bottle (12 ounces) root beer

Directions

Chill a glass mug in the freezer 10-20 minutes.
Scoop vanilla ice cream into chilled mug. Gently pour root beer over ice cream. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

1 float: 584 calories, 22g fat (13g saturated fat), 87mg cholesterol, 239mg sodium, 94g carbohydrate (87g sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein.

Fizzy root beer plus creamy vanilla ice cream equals one delicious drink. The key is to get the perfect ratio—two to three scoops of ice cream to one bottle of soda. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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