Coke Float Popsicles
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Of course, we always serve Coke at all of our parties and get-togethers, but I thought it would be fun to serve some frozen on a stick to celebrate Dad and his favorite drink. Let’s enjoy a traditional Coke Float Popsicle by way of ice cold Coke, vanilla ice cream….and don’t forget the cherry on top! and a Dirty Coke Poptail – Creamy coconut and lime popsicle served upside down in a glass of ice cold Coke.
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I have a whole lot of fun for you today!! First off, I’m excited to be partnering up with Coca-Cola once again and I have two Coke Float Popsicle Ideas for Father’s Day or any day! Keep reading for all the sweet details.
Did you know that you can create personalized Coke bottles with the names of your friends and family on them? In my husband’s opinion, the little glass bottles are the best! and he should know 😉 In the 29 years we’ve been married, Coke has always been his beverage of choice. We joke that he bleeds Coke.
Since Father’s Day and his birthday are just around the corner, I thought we could make them a little extra special by personalizing the iconic eight-ounce glass “Share a Coke” bottles with “Dad” and “Steve” from ShareaCoke.com.
Anything customized is is always more fun! right? What Dad wouldn’t love his name on a Coke bottle? 😉 From Father’s Day to graduations, birthdays to weddings, summer barbecues to Fourth of July, “Share a Coke” is perfect for celebrating life’s most shareable moments.
The key to using carbonated soda in a popsicle is to use flat soda. Just open the soda, pour it into a glass and let it sit an hour or more in the refrigerator, so it stays cold, but loses some of the fizz.
Table of Contents
Traditional Coke Float Popsicles
- Fill popsicle mold a quarter of the way up with flat Coke. Place 1-2 tablespoons of vanilla ice cream into form, drop one maraschino cherry into the mold and pour a little more coke on top. Leave about 1/4″ on top for the popsicle to expand when it freezes.
- Freeze for about 1-2 hours or until mixture starts to solidify enough to hold a popsicle stick upright. Insert popsicle sticks and continue freezing popsicles for at least 5 hours, or overnight. To release popsicles run hot water on the outside of popsicle molds for 2-3 seconds.
TIP: if you don’t have a popsicle mold, you can use small (3-5 oz) paper cups.
Have you heard of a Dirty Coke? It’s a Coke served with coconut, lime, and cream. Well, we’ve made Dirty Coke Popsicles in the past, but this time I decided to make a Dirty Coke Poptail; a Creamy Coconut and Lime popsicle served upside down in a glass of ice cold Coke. The creamy coconut and lime popsicles are good all on their own, but once they’re dunked in a glass of ice-cold Coke the flavors start mixing and the party starts.
both Coke Float Popsicles were a big hit with the family, and make a great treat for entertaining.
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Coke Float Popsicles
Summer just got a whole lot better with these Coke Float Popsicles! Made with ice cold Coke and vanilla ice cream, or a Creamy Coconut and Lime popsicle served upside down in a class of ice cold Coke for a Dirty Coke Poptail. Make one or both!
Ingredients
Coke Float Popsicles
- 10 ounces flat Coca-Cola (open the soda, pour it into a glass and let it sit an hour)
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream, softened
- 10 maraschino cherries
Dirty Coke Poptails
- 6 (eight-ounce bottles) Coca-Cola, ice cold
- 1 cup coconut milk
- /2 cup milk (I used 2%)
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 lime, zest, and juice
- 1-2 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- For Coke Float Popsicles
- Freeze for about 1-2 hours or until mixture starts to solidify enough to hold a popsicle stick upright. Insert popsicle sticks and continue freezing popsicles for at least 5 hours, or overnight. To release popsicles run hot water on the outside of popsicle molds for 2-3 seconds.
- For Creamy Coconut Lime Popsicles:
- Pour the mixture into the popsicle molds. Freeze for about 1-2 hours or until mixture starts to solidify enough to hold a popsicle stick upright. Insert popsicle sticks and continue freezing popsicles for at least 5 hours, or overnight. To release popsicles run hot water on the outside of popsicle molds for a 2-3 seconds.
- To Serve Dirty Coke Poptails: Invert a popsicle into each glass, add ice cold Coke and serve immediately with a straw.
Notes
*Yield depends on the size of your popsicle mold, number and size may vary!
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Awesome giveaway and recipe, Cheryl. Love the bottles, too!
We post them on facebook.
We have family get-togethers several times a year and share our time with those that wish to join us.
We celebrate by just getting together and hanging out. Usually we have dinner and games and just enjoy each others company.
We usually have great, casual food when we get together. Love being outside and grilling and my boys favorite drink is Cherry Coke.
We love grilling with friends and family. So fun to see kids playing together and having fun!
We make lots of good food and hang out by the pool. Then We take lots of pictures and videos and post them on facebook.
True story, I posted a float type popsicle on my blog several years ago… Last year I reshared it on a hot day – much like today – and much like your coke pops have me craving an awesome frozen treat. My boyfriend comes running into the house after a long days work digging through the freezer. I finally ask what the heck is going on…. Poor guy, he saw the pops on my facebook and really wanted one! I am going to share these with him and treat him when he gets home. Because those are the moments I love sharing with my family and friends – the bonus unexpected ones for the just because 😀
We find a good time for as many people as possible, tell everybody to bring what they like (so what if it’s all desserts?!?), book a pavilion at a nearby lake, and just enjoy one another’s company. It’s all good!
I try to have a get-together so we can enjoy each other.
We love to celebrate with get-togethers throughout the year, we will host at our house and enjoy each other’s company.
Most of our shareable moments are made special just by spending time together. Our kids are teens/college-age kids now and we are finding out more and more just how important time together really is.
We share with family get together with the daughters and granddaughters. If you look in our fridge, caffeine free diet coke is the only soft drink you will find!!
We celebrate by just being together-even better if our out of state family can join us. If they can’t…lots of pictures! The best memories are just us being together.
We play outdoors togerther
Get-togethers with my family are a must-have during the summer. So many special memories with family and friends!
Great giveaway Cheryl! We almost always celebrate with a bbq
I really enjoy it when we get together with family and friends. Recently have fired up the BBQ and have little gatherings with different sets of people on different days of the week. That way we have time to actually catch up and chat! It’s really nice and important to create new memories, not to only cherish the old ones. Thank you for this chance – my fingers are crossed!
We celebrate shareable moments with family meals and swimming parties, taking lots of pictures to remember the joy!
we normally get together, make food, play games, and just spend time together.
Quality time together! Usually it’s over a meal but sometimes it’s fun to go out and celebrate at a restaurant or fun community event.
We celebrate shareable moments with a bourbon and Coke! 😉
Our home is the summer gathering place where family and friends enjoy outdoor games, delicious meals, and tons of pool time fun!
We all bring Pot Luck and relax out by the deck or in the family room and chat!
Hang out and relax in the pool with family and friends or by the river.
We celebrate by having family get togethers and just relaxing.
We have a potluck celebration at my grandparents’ house and everybody brings their favorite food.
Love those Float Popsicles!! We love celebrating with BBQs and Cookouts!
Casual family get togethers that are special because everyone is there
Love these fun summer recipes!!! Favorite family get togethers are always celebrated with ice cream!!!
We celebrate with family get togethers!
Try to fly to see my daughter once a year; i miss her a lot. Her husband is in the military so never near home.
We celebrate family with seeing them as often as possible! Also, by cooking together and spending time together. Taking trips together. When its a really special time..my mother in law always makes her special potato salad! It’s awesome! Regardless, we are always in the kitchen or pool with family; making memories.
Cheryl; I love your website and recipes. Thank you!
Thanks so much Karlin!
Fly all the kids here then we go to the seashore for fun.
Our family moments are always different… but always involve food! 🙂
we celebrate by having a family get together and sharing some food and drinks
We usually go out to eat to celebrate
Spending time at the lake picnicking an boating
We gather to EAT…
We celebrate by getting together and grilling!
We celebrate by making the most of summer- We eat, drink, play games, go to the beach, take a nice long walk – -we do it all!!
I spend time with my brother at the care center where he currently is recuperating from a serious illness. Before that for 8 years, we always spent every holiday and birthday there with our mother before she died. The staff has become like family as well.
Good friends and good food. Eating, talking, and laughing. Playing UNO and Yahtzee at the kitchen table after dinner.
We have lots of family dinners. Sundays are the best days for us!
I love celebrating with our family at home with relaxed occasions like this adorable party! I absolute adore the popsicle floats and can’t wait to try the coke float pops!
This is seriously the best idea ever! I love a good dirty coke. What a fun way to cool off this summer!
We enjoy delicious food and refreshing drinks (we always have Coca-Cola in the refrigerator–it’s my husband’s favorite!) together with friends and family. There are usually balloons and we love to play games (board games inside if the weather isn’t nice; otherwise, outdoor fun in the backyard)
we hang out, shoot each other emails, make phone calls 🙂
Celebrating through food an drink has always been a passion for my family. You know at our house there will always be too much food at the party, just the right amount of family and never enough coke in the fridge!
Taking photos!