It’s never too cold for ice cream, especially if it comes in the form of Apple Cider Floats! With apple cider, ginger ale, and salty caramel sauce, these cider floats are the perfect excuse to eat ice cream in any season.
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Easy and Festive Apple Cider Floats
Apple cider floats are my favorite dessert to make in September, when the heart wants Autumn treats but the weather is still 80 degrees and sunny.
This dead simple recipe pairs crisp apple cider with ginger ale and ice cream for a fizzy, creamy treat that will have you feeling all the fall vibes, no matter the weather.
If you really want to take these floats to the moon, drizzle them with our Salted Caramel Sauce. It’s lick-the-glass good.
I can hardly call this a recipe. It’s more of a suggestion, and that suggestion is: Make these as soon as possible. You’re only five minutes away from all this Autumn Apple Cider Goodness!
CourtneyP.S. If you’re looking for something a little more grown up to sip on this fall, try our Autumn Sangria or this Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktail.
Key Ingredients
- Ice cream– Your favorite vanilla ice cream works great, whether it’s vanilla bean or French vanilla or old fashioned. If you want to get fancy, a caramel ice cream or butter pecan ice cream would also be divine, as long as you don’t mind a few nuts in the mix.
- Ginger ale– We’re fans of Vernor’s ginger ale around here. If you want a spicier drink, go for a ginger beer.
- Apple cider– If you can, pick up a fresh cider from your local orchard. If not, grocery store cider is still wonderful.
- Caramel sauce– You can absolutely buy it from the store. We often do this. But nothing from the store is quite as good as this homemade salty caramel sauce. It is the best, and not terribly hard to make, either.
How to Make an Apple Cider Float
Y’all know what to do:
- Grab a big tall glass and put two scoops of ice cream in it. Drizzle with a little caramel sauce.
- Fill it halfway with apple cider.
- Top it off with ginger ale.
- Add irresponsible amounts of caramel sauce to the top. Licking the glass is 100% recommended here.
I hope you’ll get a chance to enjoy these while it’s still semi-warm outside, but if you’re like me and ice cream makes up 20% of your diet on a year-round basis, you can enjoy these for months to come.
More Ways to Use Apple Cider
Try this incredible Apple Cider Syrup, served on top of a big stack of Cinnamon Apple Pancakes.
We also use apple cider in our Baked Cinnamon Apples and Braised Apple Cider Turkey.
And of course you’ve got try our Apple Cider Cake which will transport you straight to the apple orchard and these Apple Blondies, made with a cider glaze!
More Ice Cream Float Recipes
We have a float recipe for every season or occasion! In the spring, try our Strawberry Rhubarb Ice Cream Floats. Summertime calls for a refreshing Orange Float. And in winter a hot and cold Hot Chocolate Float is the way to go!
And for any season, be sure to check out our Ice Cream Float Party ideas!
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Caramel Apple Cider Ginger Ale Floats
Ingredients
For each float you will need:
- 2 – 3 scoops vanilla or caramel ice cream
- Apple Cider
- Ginger Ale
- Caramel sauce (storebought or homemade)
Instructions
- Scoop 2-3 scoops of ice cream into each glass. Drizzle with caramel sauce.
- Fill the glass halfway with apple cider. Fill the rest up with ginger ale. Drizzle with more caramel sauce, if desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Feel free to adjust the ratios here to your liking. If you just want a little fizz, fill the glass 3/4 full with apple cider and then the rest with ginger ale. Or omit the ginger ale completely for a pure apple cider float!
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