Pour the root beer and bourbon, if using, over the ice cream and top with a dollop of. Or, you have a conversation about colored sprinkles versus chocolate sprinkles. Place a few scoops of vanilla ice cream into 2 tall float glasses. Maybe you debate if a float is drunk with a straw or eaten with a spoon. That ingredient is the family and friends with whom you share that sweet treat. In today’s always busy world, just a few moments to reconnect around a table can make a big difference.Īs silly as it may seem, the best root beer float does have a very important secret ingredient. The stories shared around the table or the laughter that lingers in air is something that a smart device can never recreate. In a frozen fountain shoppe glass, add in one scoop of ice cream. It is named after the Butter Festival that takes place every June in Mr.
It is more than enjoying a dessert with family, it is enjoying the moment together and creating a memory.Ĭertain family moments can last long after the mug is empty and the kitchen is cleaned. Root Beer Float Recipe: Makes one root beer float or one root beer ice cream bowl. This low-alcohol, post-dinner drink tastes a bit like a root beer float after the ice cream has melted. Scoop 1-2 scoops of vanilla ice cream on top of the root beer.
Of course, people like free food, but the concept behind the offer it more important. You can check out all the other great cookie recipes for the countdown by. Pour cold root beer into an ice (optional) filled tall glass. This idea is relatively simple but rather profound. This soda-fountain favorite has become a best seller at restaurants like the CommonWealth, a gastropub in Washington, DC. Also, if you want to make a huge event out of family fun night, you can purchase a special family fun night kit, which has items to help make root beer floats, games and more. For committing to quality family time, you can receive a free 2-Liter bottle of A&W Root Beer. On the A&W website, anyone can take the Make Time for Family, Family Fun Pledge. I love it! It is deserving of it’s own spoon and perhaps a bowl.Your plans for family night just got sweeter: A&W Root Beer Floats.Ī post shared by A&W Root Beer on at 1:37pm PDT It’s got this weird texture to it, but it’s still light and super sweet. Shamelessly, my favorite part is the sweet sticky ice-cream infused foam that bubbles up when you pour the root beer over the ice-cream. Two ingredients and BOOM, Root Beer Float! Saturday night indulgence achieved! Not having something too often makes it feel even more indulgent.Ĭreamy, dreamy vanilla ice cream, your favorite root beer and a tall, cold glass. So to get something with both ice-cream AND soda was like Christmas, Summer Vacation and Birthday presents all wrapped into one! I still don’t drink a lot of soda (though we won’t discuss how many varieties of ice cream may or may not be in my freezer currently.) and that’s ok. We never had soda in our house because it wasn’t allowed. As a kid, a root beer float was the ultimate in “special treat!” They didn’t happen very often.