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Our 26 Best Milkshake Recipes and Ice Cream Float Recipes

Choosing between refreshing ice cream floats and creamy milkshakes is a win-win proposition.
Palm Springs date shake in a glass with a redandwhite straw.
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li
  • Two banana milkshakes with straws topped with whipped cream slices of banana and nutmeg.
    Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams, Food Styling by Judy Haubert
    1/26

    Banana Milkshake

    Easy, creamy, and dreamy, this banana milkshake gets a dash of warm spice to complement the real fruit flavor.

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  • Hand pouring ginger beer in to one of three glasses filled with sliced peaches and vanilla ice cream.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
    2/26

    3-Ingredient Ginger-Peach Ice Cream Floats

    Poaching peaches in ginger beer infuses them with sweet, spicy flavor. Layer the poached fruit with ice cream and top with more ginger beer for a fun new take on a classic float.

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  • Vanilla ice cream chocolate syrup Ovaltine and milk in two glasses with straws and topped with whipped cream.
    Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams, Food Styling by Judy Haubert
    5/26

    Chocolate Malt

    Put on your bobby socks and make this old-fashioned chocolate malt with just four ingredients.

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    Photo by David Loftus
    6/26

    Blood Orange–Champagne Ice Cream Float

    This citrusy dessert cocktail is a great way to use up any leftover Champagne or sparkling wine.

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  • Palm Springs date shake in a glass with a redandwhite straw.
    Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li
    9/26

    Palm Springs Date Shake

    This Southern California classic is a mix of vanilla ice cream, sweet dates, and chipped ice—which keeps it super cold and extremely refreshing.

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  • Tiramisu Affogato in two glass cups alongside a moka pot on a wooden table.
    Romulo Yanes
    10/26

    Tiramisu Affogato

    Coffee ice cream, lady fingers, and espresso make for all the flavors of tiramisu in a delicious ice cream sundae.

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  • Overhead shot of fizzy chocolate drinks garnished with chopped chocolate in glasses with paper straws
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
    11/26

    Iced Chocolate Soda

    This refreshing, effervescent drink has the sweet flavor of chocolate milk without the dairy—fix that with a hefty scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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  • Matcha affogato with green tea ice cream.
    Photo by Alex Lau
    12/26

    Matcha Affogato With Green Tea Ice Cream

    Try this delicious variation of matcha, almond milk, green-tea ice cream, and cornflakes on the traditional vanilla-and-espresso dessert.

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  • Image may contain Drink Juice Beverage Smoothie Milkshake and Milk
    Ted Cavanaugh
    13/26

    Coconut And Cream Float

    Coconut ice cream and cream soda get a shot of rum in a float that offers a hint of the Caribbean.

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  • Image may contain Creme Cream Food Dessert and Ice Cream
    Photo by Leo Gong
    14/26

    Root Beer Granita Float

    For the best texture, scrape the granita mixture at least once an hour until it's set, then scrape again just before serving.

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