Description
Cool off with these colorful and refreshing summer floats! Layers of raspberry, pineapple, and orange sherbet are topped with fizzy lemon-lime soda and your favorite garnishes for a delightful treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (2-liter) bottle of your favorite lemon-lime soda, chilled
- 1 (1.5-quart) container of raspberry sherbet
- 1 (1.5-quart) container of pineapple sherbet
- 1 (1.5-quart) container of orange sherbet
- Fresh raspberries, for garnish
- Fresh pineapple chunks, for garnish
- Orange slices, for garnish
- Maraschino cherries, for garnish
- Whipped cream (optional)
- Rainbow sprinkles (optional)
- Paper umbrellas (optional, for a festive touch!)
Instructions
- Soften the Sherbet Slightly: Take the raspberry, pineapple, and orange sherbet containers out of the freezer about 15-20 minutes before you plan to assemble the floats. This will allow the sherbet to soften just enough to make it easier to scoop without turning into a soupy mess.
- Prepare Your Scooping Tools: Have your ice cream scoop (or a large spoon) ready. Dip the scoop into warm water between scoops to prevent sticking.
- Choose Your Glasses: Select tall glasses or mugs.
- First Layer: Raspberry Sherbet: Place one or two scoops of raspberry sherbet into the bottom of each glass (about 1/4 to 1/3 full).
- Second Layer: Pineapple Sherbet: Gently add one or two scoops of pineapple sherbet on top of the raspberry sherbet.
- Third Layer: Orange Sherbet: Add one or two scoops of orange sherbet on top of the pineapple sherbet.
- Pour the Lemon-Lime Soda: Slowly pour the chilled lemon-lime soda over the sherbet layers. Fill the glass to about 3/4 full.
- Let it Fizz: Allow the soda and sherbet to fizz and mingle for a few seconds.
- Add More Sherbet (Optional): Add another small scoop of each sherbet flavor on top of the soda.
- Whipped Cream (Optional): Add a generous dollop of whipped cream on top of each float.
- Fresh Fruit: Arrange fresh raspberries, pineapple chunks, and orange slices on top of the whipped cream (or directly on the sherbet).
- Maraschino Cherries: Add a maraschino cherry to the top of each float.
- Rainbow Sprinkles (Optional): Sprinkle rainbow sprinkles over the whipped cream and fruit.
- Paper Umbrellas (Optional): Add a paper umbrella to each float.
- Serve Immediately: Serve the summer floats immediately after assembling them.
Notes
- Experiment with different sherbet flavors (lime, mango, strawberry).
- Try different sodas (ginger ale, cream soda, sparkling water).
- Add a splash of juice (pineapple, orange, cranberry).
- Make it boozy (vodka, rum, tequila – for adults only!).
- Make it vegan (vegan sherbet and whipped cream).
- Soften sherbet slightly ahead of time and return to freezer.
- Prepare fruit ahead of time and store in refrigerator.
- Chill the soda well.
- If float is too soupy, sherbet was too soft or soda was too warm.
- If float is overflowing, you’re adding too much soda.
- If sherbet is hard to scoop, let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes to soften.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes