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How to Make a Halloween Creamsicle® Float
Spooky season is here, and it's the perfect time to get into the spirit with Halloween ice cream floats, starting with a Creamsicle® float. It’s fizzy, frothy, packed with orange and vanilla flavors, and has a color palette that’s made for Halloween. The float features a full Creamsicle® Bar with an orange soda twist. Add a few creepy touches, and you’ve got a fright night float that’ll add a little zest to your Halloween.
Variations & Substitutions
Orange soda boosts the Creamsicle® Bar's color and citrus flavor, but feel free to mix it up. With just a simple soda swap, you’ve got a whole new Halloween float.
- Cream soda: Double up on the vanilla for a smoother float flavor.
- Ginger ale: Add a lighter, bubbly base with a cheeky ginger kick.
- Try another frozen treat: Switch up the Creamsicle® Bar for a different flavor combination, like Cookies & Creme and cream soda, or Chemisse Coconut and Pineapple and ginger ale.
On the hunt for more Halloween treats? Try the Creamsicle® Float for a more traditional spin, or mix up some fall flavors with an Easy Cider Float.
How to Serve Halloween Ice Cream Floats
Halloween is all about dressing up, so why should your floats miss out? Serve each float in a mason jar for a rustic feel and go wild with creepy touches and daring decor. Think candy eyeballs that stare back at you from inside the glass, licorice straws, and Halloween-themed sprinkles to complement the orange and white float.
For extra sparkle, dip the rim of the glass in orange zest sugar and top with whipped cream. Serve your floats on a tray, adding a few more eyeballs and sour worms around it. Add the Creamsicle® Bars just before serving for maximum fizz.
When to Serve Halloween Ice Cream Floats
Halloween floats make every spooky occasion a little sweeter. Serve them at parties, movie nights, or as mini floats for thirsty trick-or-treaters. They’re quick to assemble so you can line up the glasses and ingredients ahead of time and be ready to pour when the doorbell rings. You could even set up a DIY dessert station at your next Halloween dinner party.
Ingredients List
Creamsicle® Base
- 1 can of chilled orange soda
- 1 Good Humor Creamsicle® Bar
Toppings:
- Orange decorating sugar
- Candy eyeballs
- Licorice straws
- Whipped cream
- Orange and black sprinkles
What You’ll Need to Make This Recipe
- Mason jar or disposable plastic cup
- Halloween-themed drinking straw
- Small plate for orange decorating sugar
- Colored ribbon to tie around the rim
- Googly eyes
- Marker pen to draw a jack-o'-lantern face on the outside of the glass (optional)
- Spooky stickers (optional)
How to Make a Halloween Creamsicle® Float
- Decorate your glasses. If you’re adding a sugar rim, pour the orange sugar onto a small plate, moisten the rim of the glass, and gently dip it into the sugar until it’s coated. Finish by adding ribbons, googly eyes, or drawing a jack-o'-lantern face on the outside of the glass.
- Unwrap the Creamsicle® Bar and pop it into the glass, keeping the stick attached.
- Slowly pour in the chilled orange soda, pausing if it starts fizzing up.
- Sink a candy eyeball in, then top with whipped cream.
- Add a licorice straw, then garnish with orange and black sprinkles.
- Pop a straw into the float and serve immediately.
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FAQs
A Halloween Creamsicle® float combines the best of orange and vanilla flavors with the fizz of soda. As the Creamsicle® Bar sits in the cold soda, it softens and releases its zingy orange sherbet and creamy vanilla flavors.
As soon as the frozen treat hits the soda, the carbonation begins to fade. For best results, keep the orange soda cold and wait until just before serving to pour it over the Creamsicle® Bar.
Cream soda and ginger ale can both be used instead of orange soda. Cream soda is sweeter with vanilla undertones, while ginger ale brings a punchy ginger flavor profile. Root beer is also the classic option for a traditional vanilla ice cream float.
Glasses, straws, garnishes and extras can be prepared ahead of time, but a float must be assembled immediately before serving. As soon as the soda meets the frozen treat or ice cream, it starts to lose its fizz. Keep everything chilled and mix just before serving.
There is no shortage of Halloween candy, so get creative. Candy eyeballs, licorice straws, gummy spiders or sour worms, and orange zest sugar for the rim can all be used to give a Halloween float a creepy personality.
