Indulge in the goodness of Extra Creamy Strawberry Floats, now even healthier! Dairy-free strawberry ice cream meets a luscious strawberry-coconut puree, topped with sparkling water for a delightful, lightly sweet frozen delight!
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Dairy-Free Strawberry Ice Cream
To make these strawberry floats, we are starting with my dairy free strawberry ice cream. So, you will want to make sure you have a batch made ahead of time to prepare the floats.
The good news is, the strawberry ice cream is no-churn and comes together pretty quickly. Just a few ingredients in the blender, then freeze for a few hours. More good news – the ingredients in the ice cream are the same ingredients in the creamy float mix.
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Ingredients For The Dairy-Free Ice Cream Floats
- Strawberry Ice Cream – If you want to keep it dairy-free and healthy’ish, I recommend my recipe, but you can always find a delicious store-bought ice cream.
- Fresh Strawberries – I’m using fresh because, well, it’s summer. But by all means, frozen will work.
- Canned Coconut Milk – This is in ice cream and the creamy float mix.
- Honey – My sweetener of choice, but feel free to swap in your favorite sugar.
- Sparkling Water – Use any sparkling water and flavor you like. I usually pick up whatever is on sale at my Target or grocery!
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How To Make Creamy Strawberry Ice Cream Floats
You have your ingredients, and making the floats is easy. Almost so easy it seems silly to write the steps. But because I want this recipe to show up in Google searches, I’m going to write them. Wink.
- Make the strawberry ice cream – Sounds obvious, but think of it this way – if you make it ahead of time, you will have ice cream ready for you in the freezer any time you want it.
- Make the creamy float mix – This is where the extra creamy in these floats come in. The mixture is essentially a strawberry smoothie. Less the kale, bananas, and protein powder. Yes – that is what is in my smoothies.
- Add the sparkling water – Once you have the first two steps done, this is the final touch.
Ridiculous steps I know, but … 🙂
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Tips For Making Strawberry Ice Cream Floats
The how-to aside (giggle), I do have some tips for the floats:
Canned Coconut Milk – This may be the only recipe where I tell you to shake the can of the coconut milk. And I do recommend the canned coconut milk vs. carton. It is so much thicker and creamier.
Make It Vegan – Swap the honey in both the ice cream and creamy float mix for maple syrup.
Chill The Creamy Float Mix – It is an ice cream float after all, so it is extra refreshing when everything is cold when you put it all together!
Experiment With Flavors – Try any fruit you like. I may make a float out of the Pina Colada Ice Cream I still have in the freezer. And for the creamy float mix – swap the strawberries for pineapple.
Sounds like that needs some rum too. Just sayin’.
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Dairy Free Strawberry Floats
Equipment
- 4 – Serving Glasses
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled
- 1 cup unsweetened canned coconut milk or cream, full fat (shake well)
- 2 tablespoons honey (or sweetener of choice)
- Sparkling Water (any flavor)
- Dairy-Free Strawberry Ice Cream
Instructions
- Shake the can of coconut milk well. The coconut milk will be super creamy and thick.
- Add the fresh strawberries, coconut milk, and honey to a blender or food processor. Blend until the mix is smooth. I recommend chilling the strawberry mix so it is cold when you assemble the floats.
- In the serving glasses, pour equal amounts of the strawberry mix. Add scoops of the Dairy-Free Strawberry Ice Cream (as many as you like!), and top with your favorite sparkling water. Enjoy!
RECIPE NOTES
- Canned Coconut Milk – This may be the only recipe where I tell you to shake the can of the coconut milk. And I do recommend the canned coconut milk vs. carton. It is so much thicker and creamier.
- Make It Vegan – Swap the honey in both the ice cream and creamy float mix for maple syrup.
- Chill The Creamy Float Mix – It is an ice cream float after all, so it is extra refreshing when everything is cold when you put it all together!
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