Refreshing Ice Cream Float Recipes

These pretty floats are sure to impress friends and family at a summer barbecue or cookout. Refreshing blueberry granita and creamy coconut gelato pair with sparkling rose to create these showstopper floats. Add fresh blueberries for even more bright summer flavor. 

This beer float is for adults only -- instead of soda, Guinness stout beer mixes with vanilla ice cream in this delectable float. Just be prepared for the thick foam on top!

With different flavors of soda and ice cream, you can create any type of float you want! We show you a few options, including caramel apple, with rich dulce de leche ice cream and green apple soda.

Fresh ginger, lime juice, and club soda make this float fruity and delicious. The use of lime sorbet, instead of traditional ice cream, ensures that this drink is extra refreshing.

Your choice of fresh fruit adds texture to this fizzy float recipe. Customize it however you like by choosing a flavor of sherbet to complement the fruit and lemon-lime soda.

This float can be made for adults only with Italian Prosecco, or it can be kid-friendly with sparkling cider. Either one is both easy and tasty with the fresh grapefruit sorbet and vanilla ice cream in this simple float recipe.

This so-easy float is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth in a matter of minutes. Chocolate ice cream and cream soda create an irresistible treat that the whole family will enjoy.

This ice cream float keeps it simple and flavorful with cookie dough ice cream and cream soda. To add greater color contrast to the float, purchase cream soda in an amber shade instead of clear -- this will create swirls of color as the soda and ice cream mix together.

Who doesn't love mint and chocolate? This fast float uses mint chocolate chip ice cream, creme de menthe, chocolate syrup, and cream soda to transform the classic dessert combo into a stunning summer float.

This grown-up float is simple, classic, and delicious -- just combine vanilla ice cream with root beer vodka and club soda. It brings the same flavors as a root beer float but with an adult twist.