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Creamsicle Float

PAT Now, y’all know I’m crazy about my ice cream, so sometimes I disregard the set quantities in this recipe and put in ten scoops. Sorry, I just can’t help myself. Gina says I got a real problem. The first step is to admit you have a problem, so here it is. “Hello, my name is Pat, and I’m an ice-cream-holic.” GINA To make this PG drink a little more R-rated, add a shot of orange-flavored liquor (such as Absolut Mandarin) or vanilla-flavored vodka to the juice.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 4 floats

Ingredients

8

scoops vanilla ice cream

One 16-ounce can frozen orange-juice concentrate

2

cups cream soda, chilled

Fresh whipped cream

Orange zest, grated, for garnish

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Place two scoops of ice cream in each of four frosty pint glasses. Divide the orange concentrate between the glasses, and top each with 1/2 cup cream soda, stirring to combine. Finish the floats with a nice dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkling of orange zest.

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Reprinted with permission from The Neelys' Celebration Cookbook by Pat and Gina Nelly. Copyright © 2011 by Pat and Gina Nelly with Anna Volkwein. Excerpted by permission of Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Pat and Gina Neely are restaurateurs, best-selling authors, popular speakers, and hosts of the Food Network hit series Down Home with the Neelys. They recently opened their first New York City restaurant, Neely's Barbecue Parlor. They live with their daughters in Memphis, where they enjoy cooking at home with family and friends. Ann Volkwein is a best-selling food and lifestyle author based in New York City and Austin, Texas. Her previous books include: The Arthur Avenue Cookbook, Chinatown New York, Mixt Greens (with Andrew Swallow), and, with Guy Fieri: Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives; More Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives; and Guy Fieri Food.
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