Just when you thought Root Beer Floats couldn’t get any better – Root Beer Float Pops!
All the flavors of the floats you love, just better!
Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you are having a great start to your 4th of July week….ours is off to an oh so busy (but oh so fun) start! We celebrated Ellia’s 7th birthday yesterday and are having a “pajama party” for her with some school friends tonight. She is so excited!! We spent the weekend getting ready – planning, shopping, cleaning, and, of course, making treats! I’m not sure how many of them we’ll actually be able to use for the party (we’ve already made a pretty big dent in most of them)…but either way, I’m excited to share them with you! First up: these tasty Root Beer Float Pops!
I LOVE root beer floats (who doesn’t?) and I have great memories of having them with my family when I was growing up. Funny, though, I don’t really make them very often! Maybe because I don’t usually have root beer on hand, or because, as I confessed last week, I rarely have ice cream in the freezer!? Whatever the reason, it’s about to change…now that we’ve all tasted these little pops and remembered just how delicious root beer floats really are!
There is something about the sharpness of root beer mixed with the creaminess of vanilla ice cream – the two flavors go so well together, it’s hard to imagine any way to make it better! But….since this is what I do….I decided to try! I took my favorite part of a float – the slushy stuff when the two flavors are completely melted together – and added a little bit of crunch. If you ask me, ice cream is ALWAYS better with a little bit of crunch! And what better way to add crunch than with vanilla wafers?
So….if you want to get technical (which I don’t) these are not actually Root Beer Float Pops. They’re Black Cow Pops….which is the name for a root beer float that’s been blended. But to me, the name is irrelevant. Because these babies are delicious. Almost too good – like I made 8 of them and there is only 1 left good. A perfect birthday treat for Ellia….(along with all the other treats I made this week)…what can I say? I guess that’s what birthdays are for!
Root Beer Float Pops
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 c. vanilla ice cream
- 3/4 c. cold root beer
- 12 vanilla wafer cookies
Instructions
- Mix ice cream and root beer until smooth.
- Crumble cookies and stir into mixture.
- Fill 8 small dixie cups (1/4 c. each)
- Place a popsicle stick 3/4 of the way in each and freeze until solid.
Enjoy!
Jessica @ Barefoot by the Sea says
Happy Birthday to your Girlie! Sounds like a fun party and never fear, I’m sure a pack of girlies will polish off those delicious looking pops! They always amaze me! Oh and my hubby thanks you – because he LOVES root beer floats so this is on the “oh yeah” list for the 4th…along with a few other of your recipes! Seriously girl, your stats must show me hitting your posts contstantly! Forget a recipe book, I have Lemon Tree Dwelling!
Lisa Longley says
Look delicious Cathy!
Tanya-Lemonsforlulu.com says
Ha! I didn’t know what a brown cow actually was, thanks for clearing that up! I love the vanilla wafers in these pops, they look delicious! I rarely have root beer and ice cream on hand either, but I need to remedy that!
Betty Daniels says
These look oh-so-amazing. What good memories of making root beer floats (aka black cows) when all of you were growing up. ☺
Eric Pepple says
What a fantastic idea! I love root beer floats so I am sure I would love these 🙂
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Such an amazing pop!! I heart root beer…now I’m craving it!
aka Bailey says
These look and sound incredible!!! Gotta love root beer floats that you can eat 😉
xox
Bailey
http://akabailey.blogspot.com
Julie Evink says
These look awesome! I’m coming to your house for my next birthday…you always seem to go all out!
Andi G. says
What a great idea! These look delicious! I love crunchy bits in my ice cream, so I’m sure it tastes great in popsicles too. Will have to try these this summer for sure. Pinning 🙂
Kelly Miller says
Oh my word, my kids would go crazy for these Cathy!
Lu Ann says
Thanks for sharing this idea! My daughter loves root beer floats and her 12th birthday is coming up this very week. I needed just one more special something for her party and this is it. Can’t wait to try it.
Paula Jones says
Thanks for joining us at Marvelous Mondays. Pinned to my Marvelous Mondays board ~ Paula
Lizbeth McGow says
You are so clever Cathy! a no mess recipe with these pops! a must try this summer! Thanks for sharing! Came over to visit you this time from the Frugal Foodie Mama’s Party
Lizy@http://justdipitinchocolate.blogspot.com/
Newton Custom Interiors says
These look delicious! Pinning to my recipes board.
lifeloveandsugar.com says
Love these! Great idea! I’m such a root beer fan! Pinned!
Dana DeVolk says
This is one of my fav flavor combos, nom nom! We are hosting an extra special month long linky party through all of July focusing on frozen Summertime treats and we would love for you to join us! The best part is there is also an amazing GIVEAWAY! To get in on the action please visit us at We Scream for Ice Cream Linky Party + GIVEAWAY! Live from July 1st until July 30th. Hosted by: Dana @ This Silly Girl’s Life Parrish @ Life with the Crust Cut Off We hope to see you there!
Britney Mills says
This sounds like something that would hit the spot! Thanks for sharing and I would love to have you link it up to our weekly party here http://www.theprincessandhercowboys.com/2013/07/on-display-monday-9.html
Have a good one!
Renea Hand says
Oooohh. These look so refreshing!
{Steph} says
These look & sounds so delicious! Pinning!
~Steph @ Silver Boxes
Krista Rollins says
YUM! Who doesn’t love Rootbeer Floats? Way to turn them into a popsicle! These look delicious and so easy!
Krista @ joyfulhealthyeats
Love Sparkle Pretty says
These look SO yummy and EASY to make! Thanks so much for sharing. Pinning right now! 🙂
Stopping by from Whimsy Wednesday,
Kayla
Love Sparkle Pretty
Ritchil Shafer says
My girls and I love root beer float! Definitely going to try this! Thanks for sharing!
Ritchil
http://chengand3kids.blogspot.com/
Krista R says
Wow these look super tasty! We love root beer floats too, but so often my kids only drink half of it and the rest is wasted, this is a great way to fix that!! I found you at the “hungry little girl” party, now following on twitter!
krista@ Far From Normal
Jacquelyn Karlic says
Hi! Hopping through Whimsey wed blog hop. I love, love, love root beer floats, so I will be making these! Pinned. Already following via FB and Bloglovin’, now following via G+ as well.
~Jackie @ The Non-Martha Momma
Spittin-Toad says
Just pinned these for my daughter…she’s into making pop-cycles and ice cream this summer….My friends and I make a grown up version of root-beer floats…Diet Root-Beer and Vanilla Vodka…Yumm. 🙂
Denise
Jennifer Rollins says
My son loves root beer floats and Popsicles. These will def be a hit with him. 🙂
Jenn
http://www.therollinshouse.com
Brooke says
Yummy! I’m with you- I LOVE root beer floats! Thanks so much for the great recipe. I’m excited to try the vanilla wafers in them. Have a great day!
Alexis AKA MOM says
I love the vanilla wafer’s added to it! I never seen a recipe with that. I will give a try for my boys! thanks! stopping by from Wildly Original!
Randi~Dukes and Duchesses says
My kids would love those … I pinned the recipe!
Enchanting Beginnings says
Do you know how much my kids like homemade pops? Great idea!
DeLisa Keim says
The kids will absolutely love these. What an awesome idea!! I will be heading to the store in a bit!!
Julie Huston says
You are invited to share this with Show Your Stuff:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2013/07/show-your-stuff-84.html
Wanda Ann Olsen says
These look summery yummy! Can’t wait to make some. Pinned them.
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
Amy K says
O my gosh yummmmm! Such a clever idea! I would love it you would share this at our blog hop! http://www.ablossominglife.com/2013/07/frugal-crafty-home-blog-hop-32.html
Christie Daruwalla says
This is such a brilliant idea Cathy and looks so delicious. Thanks for sharing on Thursdays Treasures. This will be a feature.
Tammy N says
Wow! These look so good.
Ginger@gingersnapcrafts.com says
I’ll be featuring YOU tomorrow morning on my blog! Thank you so much for linking up to {wow me} wednesday!
Ginger @ gingersnapcrafts.com
Ruthie Knudsen says
Delicious! Such a fun idea… I love rootbeer floats! I’m so glad you came to share at Super Saturday Show & Tell last week… this week I’m co-hosting a HUGE bash with 2 other bloggers! Come on over http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com and share again! xoxo~ Ruthie
Julie says
These are so fun and I love that they have vanilla wafers in them!
Cindy Eikenberg says
Cathy, oh, I love these!!! I have loved eating floats since I was little and the idea of a float in a pop is fantastic! Pinning and sharing – have a happy Monday!
Jamie+@+Love+Bakes+Good+Cakes says
Root beer floats or black cows – no matter what you call it, I call it delicious!! 🙂