Root Beer Floats with Homemade Hot Fudge.
I should preface this by saying that I’ve never really been a fan of root beer. Then Wednesday happened.
I was walking through Target and happened to spy a 6-pack of bottled root beer. I don’t know if it’s the fact that I love drinking out of a bottle, or the fact that I can’t ever leave Target without spending my entire life’s savings, but I giddily grabbed the 6-pack and started walking down the aisle.
Then the handle broke. That sure was fun!
It was there, as I was standing in a sea of carbonation up to my ankles that I decided I could not leave without picking up some ice cream. Because at this point, I knew exactly what I was doing with that root beer. The 6-pack that wasn’t shattered into a million pieces, that is.
What is up with me and glass this week?
After getting home, I realized the chocolate cravings were in full force and I could either whip up a batch of homemade hot fudge, or eat 16 handfuls of chocolate chips.
Hot fudge sounded so much better. And it’s so simple! Can’t pass on that.
Plus, it’s a perfect Valentine’s Day treat. It can serve multiple purposes.
I scooped some ice cream, dumped in some warm hot fudge, poured in some root beer, then died and went to heaven.
Just so happens I’m sort of obsessed with root beer now.
Oh! I almost forgot to mention. If you want to make this float a little more adult-friendly for Valentine’s Day, you can add a little something extra.
But you didn’t hear that from me.
To all my fellow root beer haters: you must try this. If I were you, I wouldn’t even be able to wait until Valentine’s Day. You shouldn’t. I accidentally ate this for lunch. I was only going to take a taste, but then one spoonful turned into two, and two turned into twenty. This isn’t even my kind of dessert. And I don’t like carbonated beverages because they hurt my throat and ears. Don’t worry… the ice cream makes it all better. And the hot fudge?
Well… the hot fudge completes me.
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Root Beer Floats
serves 2
2 cups vanilla ice cream
2 bottles of root beer
Scoop equal amounts of ice cream into two glasses. Top with a bit of hot fudge, then pour in root beer. Drizzle a little more hot fudge over top. Devour. Die. Go to heaven.
Homemade Hot Fudge
1 cup sugar
1 cup cocoa
2 tablespoons flour
pinch of salt
1 cup boiling water or scalding milk
1 tablespoon of butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Combine sugar, cocoa, salt, and flour in a bowl or pot over a double boiler. Bring water or milk to a boil. Gradually add hot liquid to sugar mixture. Stir constantly until mixture thickens.
Once it has reached the desired thickness, remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Serve immediately if you would like a thinner sauce, or let it sit at room temperature for an hour to thicken. Store in the refrigerator.
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Yeah. Wednesday was the best day ever.
156 Comments on “Root Beer Floats with Homemade Hot Fudge.”
ROOT BEER FLOATS USING IBC BRAND SODA ARE MY FAVORITE!
My dad would always make these for me on hot summer days when I visited him in Boston. It was one of the few American treats that he would allow my brothers and I to have, and we loved it. Good times—thanks for this, brought back good memories.
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Aw! So glad this brought back good memories. :)
YUM! I HEART root beer floats. They are one of my favorite summer-time treats. Thanks for sharing! Beautiful pictures.
for realz?!? omg. I think I just died and went to heaven – totally obsessed with this!
Dang! I want some of that Root Beer flavored vodka!!!
Looks amazing and this is something I would never think to make. I will for sure be making that hot fudge at some point!
I already do love root beer so this is just totally and wonderfully over the top :)
I feel like every time I walk into Target I inhale some sort of gas/crack that makes me spend hours in the store & major dollar bills…. It’s crazy!
Root beer floats are such an American classic/staple.. But with homemade fudge and vodka, it’s brought to a whole.new.level. Mmm
I’m a fellow root beer hater who also finds that the key to liking anything is drowning it in chocolate!
That vodka is amazing! I’ve always loved root beer, but strangely, I rarely make a root beer float. I make no sense.
Root beer flavored vodka!? I didn’t know such a think existed!
I think that might get me to drink a few of these ;)
Jessica = genius!
Adding hot fudge AND vodka? Well just rock my world right now!
mmmmm….root beer and chocolate and ice cream…what could go wrong?? BTW,
I have always looked for an ice cream scoop like yours and can’t find one. Where did you get yours?? The only ones I can find either have no flippy thing, or the flippy thing is the flimsy half moon slide and I don’t like that one. *whine*
Oh man, mine is from Target and is pretty cheap. Gets the job done though!
Okay I am not a root beer float girl either – but holy crap this looks good and you had me at “make it an adult beverage” – genius! When are you going to write a cookbook, please say it’s soon?!?!?! It would be amazinggggg :)
hahahaha I haven’t had a root beer float in a long time!
But carbonation hurts your ears? That’s weird.
I know! Yes, it hurts my ears and throat and chest. I’m weird.
Thought of you this morning when I saw Bacon flavored toothpaste on foodiggity.com. Here’s the link to the store: http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Bacon-Toothpaste.html
Oh my.
i trust you on a lot of things girl, but i’m just not sure i can get past my dislike for root beer. BUT my old boss used to make us brown cows which are just the same except with coke so perhaps i’ll give that a try ;)
Or try it with ginger ale – cream soda!
Hey Jessica,
This looks divine! Quick question…what do I use to dip cookies in chocolate? Chocolate chips? I just need a basic lesson on how to do this. (I’m dipping heart shaped sugar cookies for a Valentine party.)
Thanks!
If you are just dipping cookies in you should be fine with melted chocolate chips!
OMG, that looks AMAZING. You know how to take to die for pictures of food. I’m fairly sure I’d like the adult friendly version best! ;) How is that vodka anyway??
Thanks! The vodka is good… but dangerous. You literally can’t taste it when mixed with root beer and I don’t even like vodka.
Just found your blog, and I pretty much adore it!
Thanks!
I literally have not had a float since I was maybe 9 years old. OK, so about 20 years! This might just inspire me to revisit it though… Looks wonderful.
That was the same with me!
I love root beer floats and haven’t had one in years!!!!
I hate the taste of soda, so don’t mind if I just skip right to the ice cream and homemade hot fudge sauce… :)
I just recently started drinking a lot of root beer and IBC is the best! However, I learned to not walk around my office drinking from the IBC bottle because people will assume you are drinking actual beer. Which is frowned upon in this establishment! … sorry had to borrow that line from the baby commercial ;)
LOL! Love those.
Root beer flavored vodka? Wow, now I’ve seen it all. And I like it.
Root Beer flavored vodka?!?!? I DIE!!!
The photos in this post are stunning!
ladyfriend, i hate rootbeer for reasons i will not discuss right now. but holy crow, you might be changing my mind with those photos.
MMm, I love root beer floats, I haven’t had one in so long! And I have never tried it with fudge…sounds kind of perfect.
Love rootbeer floats and, even more, rootbeer milkshakes! There was a point in my life when I was drinking two rootbeer floats some days. Ahhhh, to be young and training intensely.
You bring root beer floats to the next level!
Okay, so I now I *really* want a rootbeer float…with hot fudge of course! And I can SOO relate to that whole spending your life savings at Target thing. Happens to me every. single. time. Happy Friday!
OMG, you’re killing me here! So want on one of these!
Why have I never added hot fudge to a rootbeer float? I have been missing out! I need one right now!
oh no
I am all over the homemade chocolate fudge. Bring me some of that!
Now we are talking! I had no idea there was Rootbeer Flavor Vodka. Too good to be true if you ask me. :)
That hot fudge is a single serving, right ;) Delish!
Oh my, I think I’m in love. Have you tried the whipped cream vodka, I think that would be divine with this!
I have! I am absolutely obsessed with it. My favorite way to drink it right now is with ginger ale because it tastes like cream soda. But I totally agree – it would be fabulous with this.
Yummm I love root beer floats!
I think this may be the best dessert ever! I use to have them all the time as a kid but haven’t had one in years. This should change.
ps. your photos are fantastic
Spectacular photos Jessica…especially of the foam oozing over the side-yum! I just remembered how much I like root beer!:)
Root beer floats KICK ASS. My dad makes them a lot for us. Definitely trying th hot fudge recipe soon.
I am a recent root beer convert too, and this is definitely how I love it best. Also with pizza. Yum. I find a bit of dark rum in the float doesn’t hurt matters at all either.
I may or may not have jut come come from dinner, made this hot fudge, and had a full ladle of it in a glass of unsweetened almond milk (bc that makes it healthy). Will you be my Valentine?
YUM!! Yes, most definitely. :)
this looks so mothereffing good.
Holy heck! I adore root beer floats, but you just kicked this one out of the ballpark. Wow.
Your pictures are stellar! I definitely want a root beer float now. I’ve never tried hot fudge with it but it sounds like a perfect match.
This looks too good :-)
YUM!! This shouldn’t be allowed…I haven’t ever noticed that flavor here in Nova Scotia!!
OMG! I haven’t had a root beer float since I was little! Need one asap now but I think I want to try the adult version :)