Best Strawberry Ice Cream Sodas Recipes

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Provided by Bri22

Categories Beverages

Time 3h45m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups milk
2 cups strawberry syrup, recipe follows
2 quarts strawberry ice cream, slightly softened
chilled club soda or seltzer water
8 whole strawberries, for garnish
3 cups hulled and thinly sliced strawberries
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup water

Steps:

In each glass combine 1/4 cup each of the milk and strawberry syrup.
Put 2 or 3 scoops of the ice cream into each glass and fill the glasses with the club soda or seltzer.
Divide the remaining syrup among the sodas and garnish each soda with a strawberry.
In the food processor or in a blender in batches puree the strawberries, transfer the puree to a stainless steel or enameled saucepan, and stir in the sugar and water.
Bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat, stirring, and simmer it for 1 minute.
Force the mixture through a fine sieve set over a bowl and chill the syrup, covered, for at least 3 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.1, Fat 13.5, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 46.8, Sodium 110.2, Carbohydrate 61, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 19.7, Protein 6.7

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Yield Serves 6.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups strawberry syrup
1 quart strawberry ice cream
Chilled seltzer to taste
Garnish: whipped cream
For strawberry syrup:
1 pound (about 1 1/4 pints) strawberries, hulled and sliced
1/2 cup sugar

Steps:

Make strawberry syrup:
In a food processor fitted with the steel blade or in a blender in batches, puree the strawberries, transfer the puree to a stainless steel or enameled saucepan, and stir in the sugar and 1/2 cup water. Bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat, stirring, and simmer it for 3 minutes. Force the mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl and chill it, covered, for at least 3 hours. Makes about 1 1/2 cups
Make the sodas:
In each of 6 ice-cream soda glasses, combine 1/4 cup of the milk and 1/4 cup of the syrup, add 2 or three scoops of the ice cream to each glass, and fill the glasses with the seltzer. Garnish the sodas with the whipped cream.