One of my favorite ways to create a recipe is to mix things I love that wouldn’t normally go together. This cocktail is a love child of such mixing. I like whiskey… I like peaches… I like cream soda… and I LOVE ice cream. It might sound like a bit of an odd mix, but wait till you try it. It’s absolutely amazing.
Peaches & Whiskey Ice Cream Float, serves one.
whiskey (I used Bulleit)
peach purée*
cream soda
vanilla ice cream
cinnamon
*To make your peach purée, just blend up one peach (core removed) in a blender (use a tiny bit of water if you need liquid to help it blend). This makes enough purée for several drinks!
In a mug, combine two tablespoons peach purée, 1 1/2 ounces whiskey, and fill close to the top with cream soda, leaving room for one scoop ice cream. Mix the ingredients with a spoon. Add one scoop vanilla ice cream and sprinkle with a pinch of cinnamon. Enjoy!
This is a dessert and drink in one. It’s perfect for a party and easy to prep in advance for a group. I hope you guys like it as much as I do! If you have a whiskey aversion (as some of the girls on my team do), replace it with the spirit of your choice. I would probably choose vodka as my second choice.
If you’re curious how this drink would taste as a mocktail, we tried that too! Just omit the alcohol and enjoy! It’s delicious and unique, like an extra fancy soda float.
xx- Elsie
Credits // Author: Elsie Larson. Photography: Sarah Rhodes. Photos edited with A Beautiful Mess Actions.
Peaches & Whiskey Ice Cream Float
Ingredients
- whiskey I used Bulleit
- peach purée*
- cream soda
- vanilla ice cream
- cinnamon
Instructions
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*To make your peach purée, just blend up one peach (core removed) in a blender (use a tiny bit of water if you need liquid to help it blend). This makes enough purée for several drinks!
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In a mug, combine two tablespoons peach purée, 1 1/2 ounces whiskey, and fill close to the top with cream soda, leaving room for one scoop ice cream. Mix the ingredients with a spoon. Add one scoop vanilla ice cream and sprinkle with a pinch of cinnamon. Enjoy!
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This is a dessert and drink in one. It's perfect for a party and easy to prep in advance for a group. I hope you guys like it as much as I do! If you have a whiskey aversion (as some of the girls on my team do), replace it with the spirit of your choice. I would probably choose vodka as my second choice.
44 Comments
This is incredible. Sounds like a drinkable, boozy peach pie. I love cream soda floats. Can’t believe I never thought to make them a little more adult.
I like x, I like y, I’ll like x+y is pretty much my cooking strategy as well.
Spiced rum is my jam; I bet some Kraken would be great!
I agree with Kristen, love peaches & whiskey ice creme floate too.
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Heidi
Oh how I miss Blue Bell ice cream!
Oh my goodness. That look delicious!
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This looks so good!
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Hey remember that time you made THE BEST DRINK OF ALL TIME!? I miss this day. You’re the best. xo – Sarah
This sounds incredible! My boyfriend is a big whiskey drinker, so he’d totally go for this. I wonder, peach infused whiskey also sounds really good…
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This is so pretty! I don’t drink though, are there any substitutes for the whiskey?
Agreeeed! – Jacki
Yummy.
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I made this with my Peach Bourbon Sweet Tea preserves from our local Palisade, CO peaches in place of the purée. Hello! Success story. Love your recipes and fancy craftiness.
Sounds weird, but good.
Holy… cow.. this looks incredible.
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This looks freaking delicious. I know what I’m having for breakfast/lunch/dinner/dessert for the next week. xx
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This sounds yummy! The peach purée recipe calls for peeled peaches but the peaches pictured look like they have the skin on. Can the drink be made either way?
This looks so tempting…i am def trying this… love peaches, and ice cream…will try a non alcoholic version..
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Danielle, I can’t drink either, and so Elsie made me a virgin version of this simply by omitting the whiskey and it was incredible! It tasted like liquid pie. 🙂 -Sarah
Doesn’t sound strange at all. Sounds incredible! YUM!
I don’t normally drink whiskey but this will have to be an exception!! yuuuummm-my!
Hi Michelle! I normally don’t either, but this was seriously amazing. 🙂 -Jacki
Such a great recipe! LOVE the combo! Such a fun, summer drink!
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I adore the editing on these photos. Gorgeous! What action was used for these? Also, I really miss Blue Bell ice cream; we don’t get it here in the Mitten!
xoxo
Taylor
I was going to make root beer floats for my husband and I to drink tonight on our deck, but this changes my plans a little bit 🙂 What a delicious, fun idea!
This is definitely an ice cream float that I could get on board with! I have a couple of friends who really like whisky, and this would be a great recipe to share with them.
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That sounds incredible! Have you had peaches from The Peach Truck?! They are THE best! And they deliver farm to porch!
Awe- thanks guys!!!
((**little tear))
-Elsie
Sorry- it’s not peeled. Just removed from core and blended. No peeling needed.
-Elsie
Oh man, this is sooooooo happening tonight!
Looks amazing, guys! FYI, I thought it was funny that I actually had to Google “cream soda” when I saw this, because in Canada the only cream soda I’ve come across is pink. Like, seriously PINK pink, and I didn’t realize it wasn’t like this everywhere… Hah! Oh, Canada 🙂
This sounds so good! I have only tried whiskey once, and I wasn’t fond of it, but I think I’d like it in something like this. Or vodka. I like vodka, especially in sweet drinks!
Well you know the way to this girls heart. Alcohol and ice cream.
xoxo
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So I can have a whiskey AND a float in the same drink? Its on! Amazing cocktail recipe x
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I am glad to see an Elsie hootch post… always fun to read.
This Brit is always looking for perfect Texas food – these look like the holy grail! Bluebell icecream, fredericksburg peaches and Garrison bros whiskey = perfect!
xx Kate
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wow, that looks fun…
This looks and sounds divine! I feel like I’ve had something similar and loved it, so I can’t wait to try this!
This looks fabulous! Although anything with whiskey has to be good…
Ooh sounds perfect, think I’ll have to give this a try! 🙂
yumm! this sounds awesome!
xxoo,
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More importantly, where is that spoon from?!
Ice cream and cream soda in a cocktail? Sign me up! Love the peaches as a flavor addition.
Yumm!! Thank you for sharing! I’d love to try this and I know my husband would too! We’ll leave the dogs out of it though. 😉
ah nicey nice! btw, i have those same cups at home 😉