Real Food Root Beer Float {How To Make + Where To Buy}

Scoops of Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream floating in bubbly Root Beer ... there's nothing like the Classic Soda Fountain Root Beer Float. 

I loved a good ole' Root Beer Float as a kid, it was one of my favorite extra special desserts.  It's the ultimate summertime drink but makes a fabulous treat anytime of the year.  There's something so nostalgic about it, a childhood memory for many ... it brings back special memories for everyone.

As a kid, I was determined to find the perfect way to make a Root Beer Float ... this took many trials which I happily gobbled up.  I made it so many different ways ... slowly pouring the Root Beer over the ice cream so it wouldn't create too much foam, placing glasses in the freezer first, making sure the root beer was extra cold, etc.  And then, I discovered THE perfect Root Beer Float.  ICE CRYSTALS ... those delicious little pockets of frozen Root Beer that form around the submerged ice cream ... that my friends makes a perfect Root Beer Float {in my opinion}.     

If you have the time to make your own Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream and Homemade Root Beer, then go for it!  If that's not an option and you're craving a Root Beer Float but still want to have a healthy, REAL version ... there are some great options available.

So the question is ... HOW do you make a REAL FOOD Root Beer Float when you are short on time and just want to pick up the ingredients from the store?

WHERE TO BUY:

Root Beer

Revive Root Beer Kombucha - by LIVE Soda Kombucha {click here to find it} Raw, Organic, Creamy, Refreshing + Full of Probiotics

Virgil's Root Beer - by Reeds, Inc. {click here to find or buy here} Non-GMO, Uses Old Fashioned Root Beer Spices + Herbs like Anise, Licorice, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Clove, Wintergreen + Sweet Birch  

Vanilla Ice Cream

Jeni's Ice Cream - {click here to find} Milk from Grass-Grazed Cows, Whole Ingredients, No Flavorings + No Chemical Dyes

Straus Family Creamery Organic Ice Cream - {click here to find} Dairy from Pasture-Fed Cows that Graze on Lush Grass in Tomales Bay, CA, Non-GMO, No Gums, No Thickeners, No Additives, No Artificial Ingredients + No Coloring Agents 

Traders Point Creamery - {click here to find} Organic Grass-fed Ice Cream 

Not all of the ingredients may be "perfect" ... but compared to mainstream, highly processed, non-organic, GMO filled ice creams and root beer, these are the best Real Food options available.  


HOW TO MAKE:

• Place glasses in the freezer for at least 30 minutes to chill.  Optional - place scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream in the glass while the glass chills.  
• Make sure the Root Beer is very cold.
• Remove frozen glasses from freezer.  Fill with Vanilla Ice Cream.
• Slowly pour very cold Root Beer over the Vanilla Ice Cream.  Tilt the glass when pouring to create less foam.
• Optional - place floats back into the freezer for about 5 minutes, this helps develop extra ice crystals around the ice cream.    
• Serve immediately and ENJOY with someone you love!  

WANT TO TRY MAKING YOUR OWN ROOT BEER + ICE CREAM? 

Root Beer Kombucha by Hybrid Rasta Mama
Homemade Root Beer by Nourished Kitchen
Old Fashioned Root Beer by Wellness Mama 

Honey Vanilla Ice Cream by Recipes to Nourish 
Simple Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream by Live Simply 

What memories do have about the Root Beer Float?

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