Root Beer Float On A Stick

Popsicle season is right around the corner. We are preparing for the best popsicle season ever.

Root Beer Float On A Stick

1 12oz. root beer or 1 1/2 cups
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Mix root beer and sweetened condensed milk together with a whisk. If it gets to foamy set it in the fridge for a bit to settle down. Pour into popsicle molds. I prefer dixie cups and popsicle sticks. I let the popsicles set up(about an hour) before I insert the sticks.

Or you can get fancy like these Root Beer & Cream sicles.

The root beer mixture is the same. Pour into your cups or molds about 1/3 of the way. Freeze for about an hour.

For the cream layer mix together
1/3 cup whole milk
1 Tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Pour that in even amounts into your molds and freeze another hour. Then top off with remaining root beer mixture. Freeze again but don't forget to insert your sticks once that top layer has gotten firm. This takes a little more work but they look super.

Tips:

You can decrease the amount of sweetened condensed milk for a more icy popsicle. Make up the difference with milk. Meaning, you want a 1/2 cup total of your "float" part of the mixture.

The sweetened condensed milk gives it a great creamy texture. To much will not allow your popsicle to freeze solidly though. So more is not better in this situation.

There are several molds you can buy for popsicle making, I have three. I still like the shape and size of the dixie cup.

See the holes in the popsicles in the top photo and not as many in the lower photos. That is the difference in letting your root beer go a little flat before you pop it in the freezer.

Of course, I will be sharing this with all my favorite blogs and there will be more popsicle fun in the near future.