Raspberry & Champagne Ice Cream Floats
Recipe from Fine Cooking Books

This recipe is an elegant take on the ice cream soda, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a handful of raspberries floating in a glass of champagne.


Raspberry & Champagne Ice Cream Floats

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Servings: Serves 4
Total Time: 30 mins

 
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup
    fresh raspberries, picked over
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  • 1 pint
    vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
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  • 1/4 cup
    framboise or other raspberry eau de vie
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  • 2 cups
    chilled dry champagne or sparkling wine
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Directions
1.
Put 2 tablespoons of the raspberries in the bottom of each of 4 tall glasses. Top with a 1/4-cup scoop of ice cream. Drizzle 1 tablespoon framboise into each glass, then top with another 2 tablespoons of raspberries an danother 1/4-cup scoop of ice cream. Pour 1/2 cup of champagne into each glass. Serve immediately with a straw and a long-handled spoon.

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