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Cool Off with Delicious Root Beer Float Popsicles

Making homemade root beer float popsicles are a fun and delicious way to beat the heat and enjoy a nostalgic treat.

The combination of creamy vanilla ice cream and fizzy root beer takes you right back to childhood summer days enjoying a classic root beer float.

Root beer float popsicles are easy to make, fun to eat, and perfect for cooling off on a hot day using just 2 ingredients: creamy vanilla ice cream and fizzy root beer. 

root beer float popsicles

Cool off with this delicious treat on hot summer day

root beer float popsicles

How to Make Root Beer Popsicles

 you have popsicle molds and sticks ready to go. If you don’t have popsicle molds, you can use small paper cups and wooden sticks as a substitute.

Fill each of the ice pop molds about ⅓ full of vanilla ice cream. Make sure your ice cream is softened but not melted. This helps it blend smoothly with the root beer.

root beer float popsicles

Pour root beer into each mold. 

Allow the root beer foam to go down and then pour a little more until each mold is filled to the top. 

root beer float popsicles

Freeze homemade popsicles overnight and serve. 

To release the popsicles from the molds, run warm water over the outside of the molds for a few seconds. Gently pull the sticks to release the popsicles.

Enjoy your root beer float popsicles!

root beer float popsicles

For a grown-up twist, try adding a splash of root beer schnapps to the mixture before freezing to make hard root beer float popsicles.

root beer float popsicles

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root beer float popsicles

root beer float popsicles

How to Make Root Beer Float Popsicles

Yield: 6
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Additional Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 5 minutes
Satisfy your sweet tooth with homemade root beer popsicles. Discover the perfect recipe for these icy delights that will keep you cool all summer long.

Ingredients

  • 1 can - a&w root beer
  • 1 cup of vanilla ice cream

Instructions

The first step is to allow the vanilla ice cream to sit out until it becomes slightly melted. 

Fill each of the ice pop molds about ⅓ full of vanilla ice cream

Pour root beer into each mold. 

Allow the root beer foam to go down and then pour a little more until each mold is filled to the top. 

Insert the popsicle sticks  

Freeze homemade popsicles overnight and serve. 

Tip: The best way to remove the popsicles from the mold is to run the bottom portion of the mold under warm water. 

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