Spiked Coconut Cherry Float
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Spiked Coconut Cherry Float
Description
This recipe starts by blending coconut cream and coconut milk with maple syrup, vanilla extract, and sea salt to create a smooth, lightly sweetened ice cream base. The mixture is chilled and then churned in an ice cream maker for a creamy texture. After freezing to firm up, the homemade coconut ice cream serves as the foundation for the float.
Fresh cherries are quartered and placed at the bottom of a glass, followed by scoops of coconut ice cream and topped with a can of White Claw Dark Cherry Seltzer. The carbonation and tart cherry flavor of the seltzer complement the richness and subtle sweetness of the coconut ice cream and fruit, resulting in a layered textural and flavor contrast between creamy, fruity, and fizzy elements.
This float is a festive beverage-dessert hybrid that can serve as a cooling, flavorful treat during warm occasions or gatherings, highlighting tropical coconut and cherry flavors enhanced by the sparkling cherry seltzer.
Ingredients
- 28 oz coconut cream
- 13.5 oz coconut milk
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt sea salt
- 2-3 cups Cherry pitted
- 1 White Claw Dark Cherry Seltzer case
Instructions
- Add the coconut cream, coconut milk, maple syrup, vanilla and sea salt to a high-powered blender. Blend for one minute.
- Transfer the ice cream to a covered bowl and place in the refrigerator for at least one hour. The more chilled the better.
- Pour the ice cream base into an ice cream maker and proceed according to maker directions.
- Spoon the ice cream into a loaf pan or other container and freeze for 3-4 hours.
- To make the floats, slice the cherries into quarters and line the bottom of a glass. Add 2 scoops of the coconut ice cream and pour a can of White Claw Dark Cherry Seltzer on top.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 629 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 629kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 59g | 91% |
| Saturated Fat | 52g | 260% |
| Sodium | 208mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 702mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 30IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 7.6mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 5.3mg | 29% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.