Red Wine Ice Cream Floats
Red wine ice cream floats give the classic dessert an adult makeover. Generous scoops of vanilla ice cream and sweet maraschino cherries swim in a glass full of sparkling red wine, these are a sweet way to add a special touch to your dinner or dessert.
Servings: 1
Calories: 1233kcal
Ingredients
- 6 maraschino cherries
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
- sparkling red wine chilled
Instructions
- Let the ice cream soften. Scoop several generous scoops of ice cream onto a paper plate, (you'll want roughly 3 scoops per glass) then return them to the freezer for 15-20 minutes to firm up.1 pint vanilla ice cream
- Add about 3-4 maraschino cherries to the bottom of a large glass.6 maraschino cherries
- Add two large scoops of the ice cream to the glass. Top the ice cream with 3 more cherries.
- Fill the glass up with red wine about an inch from the top. Stick a straw in the drink and top with another scoop of ice cream.sparkling red wine
- If you want to add a bit of fun color, sprinkle with red sugar sprinkles. Repeat, as needed, if making more than 1 cocktail.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
- I like to pull the ice cream out to soften when I am cooking dinner and then scoop the ice cream scoops just before serving. Then I pop the container in the freezer to let the scoops refreeze while we eat and clean up.
- Use whatever sparkling red wine you like. I don't recommend sparkling white wine.
- You could use chocolate ice cream instead of vanilla ice cream for a twist.
- While you can use any glass you'd like, I wouldn't serve these in a stemmed wine glass. A glass you'd serve milkshakes in would be better.
Nutrition
Calories: 1233kcal | Carbohydrates: 131g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 32g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 208mg | Sodium: 389mg | Potassium: 1253mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 113g | Vitamin A: 2010IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 641mg | Iron: 2mg