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!
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.
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!
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 … 🙂
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’.
Dairy Free Strawberry Floats
EQUIPMENT
- 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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