Cotton Candy Lemonade Float (Printable)

Lemonade meets cotton candy and ice cream, creating a light, festive drink ideal for parties and bright moments.

# What You Need:

→ Lemonade

01 - 3 cups cold lemonade

→ Ice Cream

02 - 4 scoops vanilla ice cream

→ Cotton Candy

03 - 1 cup loosely packed pink or blue cotton candy

→ Garnishes

04 - Lemon slices, for garnish
05 - Fresh mint leaves, for garnish
06 - Sprinkles, for rim

# How-To Steps:

01 - Moisten the rims of 4 tall glasses with water or lemon juice, then dip each rim into a shallow plate of sprinkles to coat.
02 - Place a generous handful of cotton candy into the bottom of each glass.
03 - Gently pour approximately 3/4 cup cold lemonade over the cotton candy in each glass, allowing the cotton candy to dissolve and sweeten the beverage.
04 - Place one scoop of vanilla ice cream into each glass.
05 - Garnish each float with a lemon slice and fresh mint leaf. Serve immediately with a straw and spoon.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • If you ever wished drinks could taste like summer and a county fair at once, this is your secret shortcut.
  • I love how kids and grownups both scramble to get the first rainbow float.
02 -
  • If you wait too long after placing the cotton candy, moisture will melt it before you've poured the lemonade—assemble fast.
  • Using chilled glasses keeps the ice cream from melting into soup on a hot day.
03 -
  • Freeze your glasses for five minutes to keep floats cool and slow melting ice cream.
  • Dishing out scoops just before serving prevents them from collapsing into the drink too quickly.
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