FOOD
Shirley Temple Float
Your favorite childhood cocktail — the Shirley Temple — is now a delicious cherry-filled ice cream float.
FOOD
Shirley Temple Float
Your favorite childhood cocktail — the Shirley Temple — is now a delicious cherry-filled ice cream float.
Ingredients
Shirley Temple Float
- 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 4 tablespoons grenadine
- 4 cups Sprite
- Maraschino cherry garnish
Grenadine
- 4 cups pomegranate juice
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups cherries, pitted
Maraschino Cherries
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup homemade grenadine
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 lemons, juiced
- 1 star anise
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- About 3 cups cherries, pitted
Steps
Shirley Temple Float
- To build the floats, place 2-3 scoops of vanilla ice cream into each of two glasses. Add grenadine, then pour Sprite over. Garnish with a cherry.
Grenadine
- Add all the grenadine ingredients to a pan and simmer until reduced by half (about 45 minutes - 1 hour).
- Strain, pressing on the cherries to release all the extra juice. Pour into a jar to cool.
Maraschino Cherries
- Sdd water, grenadine, sugar, lemon juice, star anise and almond extract to the pan. Bring to a simmer, then stir in cherries.
- Cook 10 minutes. Put in a jar and refrigerate at least overnight.