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Worthy of a Special Occasion

What makes classic root beer float special is caramel syrup. You can vary ingredient combinations as you prefer: Try orange soda, or chocolate ice cream topped with chocolate syrup.

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 4  cups  vanilla low-fat ice cream
  • 6  cups  root beer or cola, chilled
  • 1/2  cup  fat-free caramel sundae syrup

Preparation

Spoon 1/2 cup ice cream into each of 8 (12-ounce) glasses. Pour 3/4 cup root beer over ice cream in each glass. Drizzle each serving with 1 tablespoon syrup. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
232 (11% from fat)
Fat:
2.8g (sat 1.7g,mono 0.8g,poly 0.1g)
Protein:
2.5g
Carbohydrate:
50g
Fiber:
0.3g
Cholesterol:
9mg
Iron:
0.2mg
Sodium:
135mg
Calcium:
110mg
Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2003