Beauty shot of Molly Yeh's Horchata Ice Cream Orange Soda Float as seen in Girl Meets Farm Season 15
Recipe courtesy of Molly Yeh

Horchata Ice Cream Orange Soda Float

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 3 hr 50 min (includes freezing and chilling times)
  • Active: 15 min
  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings, depending on the size of your glasses
When Molly was growing up, one of her favorite meals was at a little local Mexican restaurant where she would get an egg torta and a GIANT glass of horchata that she loved. This is an ice cream version of that drink floatified with orange soda, because she loves citrus with cinnamon and the color looks like a beautiful sunset. Who said root beer is the only thing you can float? Not Molly.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a large pot, toast the rice over medium heat until golden and nutty smelling, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool briefly for a few minutes, just so the pot isn’t too hot when you add the cream. Add the cream to the pot, return it to medium-low heat and heat until it’s hot and begins to steam (don't let it boil). Strain the cream from the rice and allow the mixture to cool in the fridge.
  2. Once the cream is cold, whip it in a mixer with the vanilla, cinnamon and salt until stiff peaks form. Fold the condensed milk into the whipped cream. Pour into a loaf pan and freeze for at least 3 hours and up to overnight.
  3. Once frozen, scoop some of the ice cream into a glass and pour orange soda halfway up the glass, then fill the rest of the way with seltzer water.