Shirley Temple Ice Cream Float

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Looking for the perfect pink drinks for Valentine's day?  You can't go wrong with a classic Shirley Temple.  And if you want an even sweeter treat, make a Shirley Temple Ice Cream Float.

Shirley Temple Recipe:

  • Lemon lime soda
  • Gingerale
  • Grenadine syrup
  • Maraschino cherry

A classic Shirley Temple is just equal parts lemon lime and gingerale sodas, with a splash of grenadine syrup, and a maraschino cherry for garnish.  

Shirley temple with a maraschino cherry and red and white striped paper straw on a white background.

It's simple, refreshing, and pretty, too, just as it is.  Oh sure, you can add various types of liquor to it to make a more adult version of this childhood favorite, but the add-in I love most?  Vanilla ice cream.

Shirley Temple Ice Cream Float topped with a maraschino cherry and a red and white striped paper straw, on a white background.

Just a scoop of vanilla ice cream turns a classic Shirley Temple into an absolutely amazing Shirley Temple Float.  

Little girl's hands holding a Shirley Temple Ice Cream Float with a cherry and red and white straw.

The creaminess of the vanilla ice cream is absolutely perfect with the sparkling, light pomegranate flavor of the Shirley Temple.

Little girl in a pink tank top sipping a Shirley Temple Ice Cream Float.

Who cares if it's still winter?  The time is always right for an ice cream float.  Especially one as perfectly pink and piquant as a Shirley Temple Ice Cream Float.

Top down view of a Shirley Temple Ice Cream Float on a white background.

When was the last time you had a Shirley Temple?

Shirley temple in a tall glass with a red and white striped straw on a white background.

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Nicole Wills, creator of Tikkido

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