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Gluten-Free Root Beer Floats and Other Desserts Made with Root Beer

Shirley Braden

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Today is National Root Beer Float Day. Yippee! I do love a good root beer float, especially on a hot summer day. Although I’ll readily admit, that I never turn one down. They’re so good! I’ve updated this totally delicious roundup of gluten-free root beer floats and other root beer dessert recipes for you.

We have Traditional Root Beer Floats, Root Beer Float Popsicles, Root Beer Ice Cream, Root Beer Sauce, Root Beer Float Cupcakes, Root Beer Sno-Cones … you name the dessert category and it’s here in this roundup—just for you. Okay, perhaps you and me!

Root beer floats and root beer float dessert recipes. It's always a good time for a root beer float in my opinion! [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]

Root Beer … Snooch Snear! The latter is the silly term Mr. GFE’s dad coined and the whole family ended up using when referencing root beer. It’s a nickname that has stuck around and always makes us laugh. But let’s get to those gluten-free root beer float dessert recipes (and other root beer recipes), shall we?

Gluten-Free Root Beer Floats and Other Root Beer Recipes

~ Carolyn of All Day I Dream About Food offers a keto Root Beer Float. Low-carb, sugar-free, and ketof-riendly, this float is clearly lacking nothing!

A glass mug filled with a Keto Low-Carb Root Beer Float topped with whipped ream and a cherry with a red-and-white striped straw.

Keto Root Beer Float from All Day I Dream About Food

~ From Cookistry, Donna shares Root Beer Coffee Float with Almond Whipped Cream. The almond comes from almond butter—a brilliant addition to whipped cream if I do say so! But I’m sure some of you will be much more pleased by the inclusion of your beloved coffee by way of Donna’s “super-charged coffee ice cream”! Donna also shares here Rum ‘n Root Beer Cocktail. It’s a pretty simple beverage, but sure to please!

Root Beer Coffee Almond Float with Almond Whipped Cream [featured on AllGlutenFreeDesserts.com]

Root Beer Coffee Almond Float with Almond Whipped Cream

Gluten-Free Rum and Root Beer Cocktail from Cookistry [Featured on AllGlutenFreeDesserts.com]

Rum ‘n Root Beer Cocktail from Cookistry

~ From Go Dairy Free, Alisa made dairy-free Root Beer Floats using ready-made healthier ingredients, and only two ingredients at that. Now that’s a quick route to sipping on this delightful beverage for sure!

Dairy-Free Root Beer Floats from Go Dairy Free [featured on AllGlutenFreeDesserts.com]

Dairy-Free Root Beer Floats from Go Dairy Free

~ From Faithfully Gluten Free, Jeanine offers Root Beer Cupcakes with Root Beer Buttercream Frosting. That last part, Buttercream Frosting, definitely catches your eye and gets the tastebuds going! Interestingly enough, no root beer is actually used in this recipe; root beer extract gets the job done beautifully!

Root Beer Float Cupcakes from Faithfully Gluten Free [featured on AllGlutenFreeDesserts.com]

Root Beer Float Cupcakes from Faithfully Gluten Free

~ From In Johnna’s Kitchen, Johnna’s Root Beer Float Cupcake recipe turns out to be Root Beer Frosting, Root Beer Ice Cream, Root Beer Sauce, and Root Beer Float Cupcakes! Yes, all of those are the wonderful components of her Root Beer Float Cupcakes!

Gluten-Free Root Beer Float from In Johnna's Kitchen [featured on AllGlutenFreeDesserts.com]

Root Beer Float from In Johnna’s Kitchen

~ From Dine and Dish, the kids can enjoy Root Beer Float Popsicles (by the way, there’s a lovely tribute in this post to cookbooks and those who use them “well”) or Root Beer Sno-Cones, and the adults can enjoy Whipped Root Beer Float Cocktails (please ensure recipe ingredients are gluten free to your comfort level)!

Root Beer Float Popsicles from Dine and Dish [featured on AllGlutenFreeDesserts.com]

Root Beer Float Popsicles from Dine and Dish

Whipped Root Beer Float Cocktails from Dine and Dish [featured on AllGlutenFreeDesserts.com]

Whipped Root Beer Float Cocktails from Dine and Dish

Gluten-Free Root Beer Sno Cones from Dine and Dish [Featured on AllGlutenFreeDesserts.com]

Root Beer Sno-Cones from Dine and Dish

~ From All Day I Dream About Food, you have Keto Root Beer Float Popsicles. Carolyn says: “Easy keto root beer float popsicles make a kid-friendly sugar free treat. These are so easy to make, take 4 ingredients, and the whole family loves them. And these fun popsicles have less than 1g carbs per serving.”

Keto Root Beer Float Popsicles from All Day I Dream About Food

~ From Gluten Free Easily (that’s me!), there’s Root Beer and Rum Ice Cream Float. Honestly, root beer, rum, and ice cream, this is one heavenly combination!

Gluten-Free Root Beer and Rum Ice Cream Float from Gluten Free Easily [featured on AllGlutenFreeDesserts.com]

Root Beer and Rum Ice Cream Float from Gluten Free Easily

~ From Cuter than Gluten, there’s Chocolate Root Beer Frosting from Dawn’s fantastic cookbook Culinary Creativity: Let Your Restrictions Set You Free.

Root Beer Frosting from Cuter Than Gluten [featured on AllGlutenFreeDesserts.com]

Root Beer Frosting from Cuter Than Gluten

Some final notes:  At the time of this post, A&W, Barq’s, Dad’s, IBC, Mug, and Virgil’s brands of root beer are gluten free. There are most likely other brands that are as well, but these are the ones that are familiar to me.

Root beer is one of those products that has been rumored to contain gluten for years, mostly because it typically contains caramel coloring. This is another one of those myths that won’t die.

If the caramel coloring is made from wheat in the U.S., “wheat” must be shown on the ingredients label. Gluten-Free Living magazine states:  “Corn is used to make caramel color in the U.S. The FDA does permit use of barley malt but all major caramel color producers say corn makes a better product.”

Mary Golden-Silva, a reader of my gfe Facebook page, told me that one can make fantastic root beer from sparkling water and root beer liquid stevia. Mary’s root beer sounds very healthy and terrific to me. It would be a great option for those who are avoiding sodas.

So go and enjoy your gluten-free beer floats and everything else root beer! Always confirm gluten-free status of ingredients of course. We can never stop doing that.

Originally published August 5, 2015; updated November 25, 2022; updated July 6, 2024.

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Filed Under: Beverages, Dessert RoundupsTagged With: cupcakes, dairy-free root beer floats, floats, frosting, gluten-free root beer floats, icing, root beer, sno cones10 Comments

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  1. Kristen says

    August 7, 2013 at 9:45 am

    Thanks so much for including a couple of my rootbeer treats in your roundup! So many tasty finds, here!

    Reply
    • Shirley says

      August 7, 2013 at 2:57 pm

      Hi Kristen–Welcome to AGFD, both as a reader and a contributor! 🙂 Your recipes are just perfect for this delicious roundup, so I’m very happy to include them!

      Shirley

      Reply
  2. Melissa says

    August 7, 2013 at 10:00 am

    All of these treats look amazing, but those root beer float cupcakes from Gluten-Free Canteen are so dang cute! I can’t remember the last time I had anything root beer related, but I definitely have fond memories of childhood root beer floats. What a treat!

    Reply
    • Shirley says

      August 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm

      Hi Melissa–They really are, aren’t they? Lisa has a way with desserts, and particularly cupcakes. 🙂 I’m really intrigued by the idea of making my own root beer float using sparkling water and root beer liquid stevia plus some of my homemade dairy-free ice cream. That would be tasty! 😉 Oh, and I love that this post brought forth some fond memories for you, too!

      Shirley

      Reply
  3. Alisa says

    August 8, 2013 at 9:36 am

    Root beer popsicles and frosting – oh my! I love all things dairy-free and creamy, but with root beer, even better! Fun round-up Shirley.

    Reply
    • Shirley says

      August 9, 2013 at 7:57 am

      Alisa–Thanks! I have to admit I’m right there with you! I just love the root beer factor. 🙂

      Shirley

      Reply
  4. Bethany says

    August 6, 2015 at 7:30 pm

    All of these recipes look amazing!

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    • Shirley says

      August 7, 2015 at 10:41 pm

      Hi Bethany–It’s good to see you here again! 🙂 I agree on all this root beer love–YUM! Of course, those Chocolate Fudge Cookies you just made looked pretty amazing, too!

      Thanks for taking the time to comment!
      Shirley

      Reply
  5. Judee says

    August 8, 2020 at 12:50 pm

    There is something about the flavor of root beer that I have always loved! I have made root beer floats but never imagined all these ways to flavor other desserts! Such a good idea! Maybe next time I have a root beer float, I’ll follow the recipe for adding rum!

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    • Shirley Braden says

      August 11, 2020 at 12:56 am

      Judee–Root beer is a delicious flavor for sure! The rum is quite a nice little addition to a root beer float. I haven’t had one in eons but now I want one!

      Shirley

      Reply

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