Description
Enjoy a refreshing twist on dessert with these red wine ice cream floats. Featuring a delightful blend of vanilla ice cream, maraschino cherries, and chilled sparkling red wine, this easy recipe is perfect for a quick treat or a fun gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 maraschino cherries
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
- sparkling red wine chilled
Instructions
- Let the ice cream soften for a bit, then scoop several generous scoops onto a paper plate, aiming for about 3 scoops per glass. Return to the freezer for 15-20 minutes to firm up.
- Place about 3-4 maraschino cherries at the bottom of a large glass.
- Add two large scoops of ice cream into the glass and top with 3 more cherries.
- Pour in the chilled red wine until it's about an inch from the top. Insert a straw and add another scoop of ice cream on top.
- For an extra festive touch, sprinkle with red sugar sprinkles. Repeat the process for additional servings as desired.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
Feel free to adjust the number of cherries based on your taste preference.
Using different flavors of ice cream can create unique variations of this drink.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 float
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 62g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 70g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg