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Fresh blackberries and pineapple sherbet are two of the main ingredients in this fabulous blackberry pineapple float! 

blackberry pineapple float

BLACKBERRY PINEAPPLE FLOAT

I love ice cream floats.  I have certainly made enough of them.  However, I am always thinking about new flavors that would jazz up the ones I grew up adoring.  This Blackberry Pineapple Float is a flavor that certainly fit that requirement.

 blackberry pineapple

My family trips to a favorite ice cream parlor always come to mind whenever I make them.  We had a vintage ice cream shop that was our weekend hang out.  I would go back and forth between my main ice cream cones and sundaes and milkshakes and ice cream floats.  I grew up adoring the classic root beer and brow cow varieties but in my adult years, I have loved to spice it up with random flavors that go so well together you would wonder why they aren’t sold together or even grown together in the garden of deliciousness.

blackberry pineapple

My love of blackberries really began late and out of curiosity because I loved hearing my dad’s stories about picking them from his grandmother’s trees in Mississippi.  He and his brother would pick them and then his grandmother would create the most incredible cobblers and pies from them.  Lastly year after I finally tried them in this ice cream recipe, I realized I sort of liked them.  This is now my second recipe using them.

blackberry pineapple float

They are the perfect partner for pineapple.  The tropical and subtle flavor of the pineapple sherbet and pineapple soda really is amazing with a simple blackberry compote I created.  And this float is quite beautiful as well.  Serve these and people will be impressed, regardless of how easy it was to make!

 

 

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Blackberry Pineapple Float
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 
Fresh blackberries and pineapple sherbet are two of the main ingredients in this fabulous blackberry pineapple float!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: kid-friendly recipes, light desserts, summer recipes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 324 kcal
Author: Jocelyn Delk Adams of Grandbaby-Cakes.com
Ingredients
  • 1 pint fresh blackberries
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 container pineapple sherbet
  • 1 liter pineapple soda
Instructions
  1. In a medium sized saucepan, add blackberries, water and granulated sugar and simmer over medium heat.
  2. Once blackberries begin to boil and sauce develops, use a fork to mash up half of the blackberries. Continue cooking until it thickens then turn off heat and cool.
  3. To make floats, add two scoops of pineapple sherbet to glasses then spoon blackberry syrup in each glass and add soda to fill glass. Serve.
Nutrition Facts
Blackberry Pineapple Float
Amount Per Serving
Calories 324 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 70mg3%
Potassium 273mg8%
Carbohydrates 76g25%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 65g72%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 290IU6%
Vitamin C 26.8mg32%
Calcium 93mg9%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  3. Kathi @ Deliciously Yum! says

    August 6, 2014 at 7:32 pm

    This is a fabulous float, Jocelyn. I absolutely adore pineapple and don’t even get me started on blackberries. I’ve always felt like they get overlooked during the summer – so glad you’re letting them shine ;). Yum!

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  11. Mary Frances says

    August 5, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    I’m a huge float fan as well! You are right though, I always seem to have either root beer and vanilla or sherbet and sprite. Adding blackberries and pineapples sounds so refreshing! Good thinking Jocelyn, I like your float style! 🙂

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  16. Alice // Hip Foodie Mom says

    August 5, 2014 at 10:59 am

    I’m with you on the whole vintage ice cream shop appeal. . love everything ice cream floats represent. . so nostalgic for me. . ok, love this fruit flavor combination! and love hearing about your dad picking blackberries from your grandmother’s trees. . this is what it’s all about. I love it when there are real memories tied to food or recipes . . love this, J!

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