Are you looking for a delicious dessert that is easy and quick to make? Soda floats have been a classic dessert for several years. Mix cola and vanilla to make the perfect coke float, or add another fun variation. Enjoy a coke float when you want to indulge or serve it at a party using these creative recipes:
Ingredients
Classic Coke Float
- Vanilla ice cream
- Cola
Sweet and Savory Coke Float
- 960 ml cream
- 225 gr sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 kg sliced bacon
- 2 liters of cola
- Ice cream machine
Coke Float Cocktail
- 1.5 ounces vodka-flavored whipped cream
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp heavy whipped cream
- Cup of cola
- Ice
Step
Method 1 of 4: Making a Classic Coke Float
Step 1. Fill cup with cola
Place the glass on a small plate so that the foam does not spill out. Pour in the soda slowly so it doesn't overflow.
- For best results, use cold soda.
- You can also chill your glass in the freezer for 10 minutes before using it.
- Pouring the soda before adding the ice cream will create a little foam. If you want a more foamy float, add ice cream to the glass before pouring the soda.
Step 2. Add ice cream
Slowly add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the glass. If it still fits and you want more ice cream, add another scoop.
- For best results, make sure your ice cream is very cold. If the ice cream is too cold to be difficult to scoop, let it sit for a while until it softens.
- If the ice cream sticks, use a spoon to remove the ice cream from the scooper and place it in the glass.
Step 3. Complete your float
Pour some cola over the ice cream. This will produce foam. Pour cola until your glass is full.
- Slightly tilt the glass and slowly pour in the cola to reduce the foam.
- Fill your glass until the cola is slightly taller than the ice cream.
Step 4. Mix until smooth (optional)
Let your float sit for a while, about 5-10 minutes until the ice cream melts but not too long, or the ice cream won't be cold enough.
Stir until it reaches the consistency between “ice cream soup” and milk shake. Add cola to thin and ice cream to thicken as desired
Step 5. Serve
Place the spoon and straw into the glass. Eat the float slowly, starting with the cool foam at the top, then eating the ice cream and cola together with a spoon. Use a straw to drink the remaining cola.
Method 2 of 4: Making Savory Sweet Coke Float
Step 1. Cook the bacon
Hooray, bacon! Line the bacon on a baking sheet and place in the preheated oven (350 degrees) until crisp (about 10 minutes). Use 0.5kg of sliced bacon.
- You can also cook your bacon in a frying pan.
- Try this cola float experiment for a fun variation.
Step 2. Mix the bacon with 960ml of cream
Once the bacon is cooked, place each slice in a medium-sized bowl and pour your cream over the top. Cover the bowl and put in the fridge overnight. Don't pour the bacon oil into the cream.
Step 3. Mix all the sweet ingredients
Mix 6 egg yolks, 225g sugar (can substitute honey), 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp vanilla extract in a medium bowl. Beat until soft.
If you want a stronger vanilla flavor, add 2 tsp of vanilla extract
Step 4. Mix all ingredients
Remove the cream and bacon mixture from the refrigerator and heat on the stove until softened. Add the egg yolk mixture cup by cup.
- Do not pour all the egg yolk mixture at once into the pan. Pour in a cup of batter, stir, and pour in the next cup. This way, the eggs won't clump together.
- Stir gently until your dough has a curd-like texture.
Step 5. Cool the dough
Remove the pan from the stove and sift the curd mixture. Cool on the counter or in the refrigerator until it reaches room temperature or colder.
Step 6. Process your ice cream
Pour the curd into the ice cream machine and mix according to the instructions in the manual.
- Once thickened, put the ice cream in the freezer to harden.
- For best results, leave the ice cream in the freezer overnight.
Step 7. Fill cup with cola
Place the glass on a small plate so that the foam does not spill out. Pour in the soda slowly so it doesn't overflow.
- For best results, use cold soda.
- Pouring the soda before adding the ice cream will create a bit of foam. If you want a more foamy float, add ice cream to the glass before pouring the soda.
- You can also chill the glass in the freezer for about 10 minutes first.
Step 8. Add ice cream
Slowly add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the glass. If it still fits and you want more ice cream, add another scoop.
- For best results, make sure your ice cream is very cold. If the ice cream is too cold to be difficult to scoop, let it sit for a while until it softens.
- If the ice cream sticks, use a spoon to remove the ice cream from the scooper and place it in the glass.
Step 9. Complete your float
Pour a little cola over the ice cream so that it forms a foam. Pour the cola until the glass is full.
- Slightly tilt the glass and slowly pour in the cola to reduce the foam, or add the ice cream before pouring in the soda for more foam.
- Fill your glass until the cola is slightly taller than the ice cream.
Step 10. Mix until smooth (optional)
Let your float sit for a while, about 5-10 minutes until the ice cream melts but not for too long, or the ice cream won't be cold enough.
Stir until it reaches the consistency between “ice cream soup” and milk shake. Add cola to thin and ice cream to thicken as desired
Step 11. Serve
Place the spoon and straw into the glass. Eat the float slowly, starting with the cool foam at the top, then eating the ice cream and cola together with a spoon. Use a straw to drink the remaining cola.
Method 3 of 4: Making Coke Float Cocktails
Step 1. Fill a tall glass with ice
If you want, you can chill the glass in the freezer for about 10 minutes. When cola and whipped cream mix, they react and form a foam like the foam on traditional cola floats and ice cream.
- This drink is perfect for serving at a party with friends.
- Remember, always drink responsibly!
Step 2. Add cream
Pour 2 tablespoons heavy whipped cream, 1 ounces vodka-flavoured whipped cream, and tsp vanilla extract over the ice. Slowly pour in the ingredients one by one.
- If you want a stronger vanilla flavor, use tsp vanilla extract.
- Adjust the sharpness of your float by adding or subtracting vodka.
Step 3. Add cola
Slowly pour the cola over the mixture. This will form a foam. Stir evenly.
- You can also add vanilla ice cream to make the float softer.
- To add foam, place the ice cream on top of the ice, and pour the cola on top.
Step 4. Enjoy
Complete with a straw and stir occasionally to evenly distribute. Always drink responsibly.
Method 4 of 4: Experimenting with Additives and Variations
Step 1. Try different ice cream flavors
Vanilla is this drink's classic taste from time immemorial. However, that doesn't mean you can't try other flavors. Replace ice cream with rocky-road, cookie dough, or whatever ice cream you like!
Be as creative as you like! You can even use more than one flavor of ice cream for your float
Step 2. Try using another soda
Root beer has been used for floats for years. You can try other flavored sodas like lime and strawberry.
- You can make floats with any type of carbonated water, so if you want to avoid soda, try using carbonated fruit juice.
- Try mixing fruit-flavored soda with fruit-flavored ice cream or sherbet
Step 3. Add toppings or garnishes
Try sprucing up your float with a little whipped cream, cherries, sugar or ground cinnamon.
Tips
- Challenge your friends in the Ultimate float game. Mix different flavors of ice cream and soda to create the ultimate ice cream float!
- Pouring the soda before adding the ice cream will create a little foam. If you want more foam in your float, add ice cream to the glass before pouring the soda.
Warning
- If you pour the soda too quickly, the foam will bubble up and spill over, littering the table.
- Whenever you drink alcoholic beverages, always drink responsibly! Never drive even if you are just a little drunk.
