Photo: Root Beer Float Sundae Recipe
Ingredients
Root Beer Sauce:
- 3 (12-ounce) bottles root beer
- 1/4 cup sugar
Sundae:
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream
- 6 root beer flavored hard candies
- 1 cup whipped topping
- 3 sugar cones, broken into medium sized pieces
- 4 maraschino cherries
Directions
Bring root beer and sugar to a boil in heavy medium saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes or until mixture has reduce by 3/4 and is syrupy. Remove from heat and allow sauce to cool to room temperature.
Place the root beer candies in a plastic re-sealable freezer bag. Lay the bag flat on a hard surface and cover with a hand towel. Using a meat mallet or hammer crush the candies to a course consistency.
Scoop ice cream into 4 sundae dishes. Spoon 1/4 cup of the root beer sauce over each dish of ice cream. Top the each sundae with a heaping dollop of whipped topping. Sprinkle with sugar cone chips and crushed root beer candies. Place a cherry on top and serve immediately.
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By swinglifeaway
Tallahassee, Fl...
on March 18, 2011
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I made this for my husband. It turned out wonderfully! It took about 1 1/2 hours to reduce to a syrup consistency. I knew it was there when I took the spoon out after stirring and the residual liquid began to form a syrup on the spoon.
I used the exact measurements from the recipe, but made whipped cream from whipping cream. I also was not able to find root beer hard candies, but I found root beer jelly beans. I added two on top with the cherry. So cute!
The syrup almost became candy when mixed with the ice cream. I will definitely take the time to do this again!
By briannaswartz64...
Vermilion, 75
on June 27, 2010
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AWESOME WOOOOOOOOOOOOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By dsheyka_3974770
Albuquerque, NM
on March 05, 2009
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I think the problem that the other reviewers may have had with the root beer not turning to syrup was that it took a very long time to happen. I had to cook it for more than twice as long as the recipe said but it was well worth it. It made a fabulous sauce that is so unusual, delicious, and definitely different than anything you can buy in the store. If you have the time to put into this, I highly recommend it!!
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