Best Cola Floats Recipes

COLA FLOATS

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These thick, frosty floats add fun to any casual meal. TIP: Try substituting other soda-ice cream blends for the floats, such as root beer and caramel-swirl vanilla. -Shannon Roum, Rockford, IL

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 5m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

4 cups cherry cola, chilled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 scoops fudge ripple ice cream
Whipped cream in a can, optional
4 maraschino cherries

Steps:

In a pitcher, combine cola and vanilla. Place two scoops of ice cream in each of four chilled glasses. Pour cola over ice cream; top with whipped cream if desired and cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 254 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 45mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (41g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

SUPER CHERRY-COLA FLOATS

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Delight in dessert today with our Super Cherry-Cola Floats recipe that combines JELL-O, ice cold cola, and vanilla ice cream.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 cup boiling water
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Cherry Flavor Gelatin
1-1/4 cups cold cola
2 cups vanilla ice cream

Steps:

Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cola. Refrigerate 20 min. or until slightly thickened.
Reserve 1/2 cup gelatin mixture. Scoop ice cream into 4 tall ice cream soda glasses; top with remaining gelatin mixture.
Beat reserved gelatin mixture with mixer until light and fluffy; spoon over desserts. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 240, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 150 mg, Carbohydrate 41 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 38 g, Protein 4 g