These Cherry Vanilla Coke Floats will make the sweetest dessert this Valentines day. Homemade cherry vanilla syrup, vanilla ice cream and coke.
Keyword coke float
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Author Meg's Everyday Indulgence
Ingredients
For the Cherry Vanilla Syrup:
1cupfrozen sweet cherries
3/4cup granulated sugar
1cupwater
1 1/2tsp.vanilla extract
For the Coke Floats:
47.5 oz.cans coke
2cupshomestyle vanilla ice cream
Cherry Vanilla Syrup
Instructions
In a small saucepan, combine cherries, sugar and water. Bring to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring and mashing every few minutes. Place a strainer over a clean bowl and strain syrup. Press cherries to get all the juice and flavor from them. Store syrup in refrigerator, preferably in a bottle for ease of pouring.
To assemble the floats: add 1 1/2 tablespoons of syrup into the bottom of each glass. Pour a can of coke into each glass. Carefully add two scoops of vanilla ice cream to each glass. Stir gently with a straw and enjoy.