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Double Ginger Floats





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Makes 4 servings

Double Ginger Floats




Photo: William Dickey; Styling: Margaret Dickey
 5 cups vanilla ice cream
 1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger
 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 2 bottles (12 oz. each) of cold ginger beer or ginger ale
Step 1
1

To slightly soften 5 cups vanilla ice cream, heat in a microwave oven at 30 percent power for 5 seconds, or let stand at room temperature about 15 minutes. Scoop ice cream into a large bowl.

Step 2
2

Add 1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger, 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom, and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; stir quickly to swirl ingredients together. Place bowl in freezer until ice cream is firm enough to scoop, at least 1 1/2 hours; if storing up to 1 week, cover airtight.

Step 3
3

Scoop the ice cream equally into 4 glasses (each 16 oz.). Slowly fill glasses with cold ginger beer or ginger ale, about 2 bottles (12 oz. each) total.

Nutrition Facts

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Amount per serving
Calories449
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 18g24%

Saturated Fat 11g56%
Cholesterol 73mg25%
Sodium 157mg7%
Total Carbohydrate 69g26%

Dietary Fiber 0.5g2%
Protein 5.8g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.