Root Beer Float Pops Recipe

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I have a really fun and very simple summer treat for you today.  When I was a kid, my mom loved root beer floats and we had a restaurant right by our house that specialized in them.  We used to go all summer to get floats and sit outside on a warm summer night just savoring that sweet and frothy treat.

My children absolutely love root beer floats just as much as I did. We like to mix Regular A&W® with vanilla ice cream and it just brings back such great memories of my own childhood.  Life was a bit slower when I was a kid and I love sharing memories of those simple pleasures with my own family.

I was in charge of treats for my little girl’s soccer team swim party recently and had to make something for adults and kids to enjoy.  I was trying to think of what would be perfect for summer- not too sweet, not too sticky.  Something that would be refreshing after a hot practice and something classic that would scream summertime fun. I was going through all sorts of ideas and then it hit me that a Root Beer float would be absolutely perfect!  Adults love them, kids love them and they are perfect for summer because it is such a no fuss dessert.

This year I decided to try a little twist on the traditional float by making ice pops for the kids to enjoy.  For the adults, I made a more traditional float but decided to change it up a little with different varieties of soda.

There are so many fun flavor combinations but I went with Regular A&W®, Regular Sunkist® and Dr Pepper® Cherry.  Yum, right?

To make these couldn’t be simpler.  I purchased the little mini cans of A&W® Root Beer and Sunkist® and those were a perfect size.

I tried a few different versions of these ice pops- first just layering the soda and ice cream.  What I found is that you get an almost slushie like consistency to the pops and I was looking for more creaminess.

So I discovered that by blending the ice cream and root beer just for a few seconds, they integrated together nicely and the pops came out really creamy and delicious.

If you would like to share the simple joy of childhood with your family this summer, Target has a nice promotion running from 6/26-7/30:

• Buy any two Archer Farms 48 oz Ice-Creams, Get a FREE 2L or 6-pack Mini Cans A&W®, Sunkist®, 7UP®, Canada Dry® and More

And you can use the Cartwheel coupon here for

• 5% OFF 2L or Mini Cans of A&W®, Sunkist®, 7UP®, Canada Dry®, Dr Pepper®, and more.

If you give these a shot, please come back and let me know what flavors you made!

You can find more ways to celebrate the Summer of Floats here.