Homemade Orange Soda Ice Cream Floats
Homemade Orange Soda Ice Cream Floats bring a burst of citrusy joy to your dessert table in just 10 minutes of prep. Let it set for 4 hours, and you’ll have a dessert that’s as cool as it is indulgent.
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh squeezed navel orange juice
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- ½ teaspoon citric acid
- Plain seltzer water chilled, for serving
- Vanilla ice cream for serving
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the orange juice, sugar, water, lemon juice, orange zest, and citric acid and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Turn off the heat and let the zest infuse in the syrup for an hour.
- Strain the syrup with a fine mesh strainer into a lidded jar and refrigerate until chilled, about 3 hours and up to 1 month.
- When ready to serve, fill glasses with 1 part syrup to 2 or 3 parts seltzer (depending on your taste), then top each serving with a few scoops of vanilla ice cream. Serve immediately.
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