Homemade Root Beer

This is a must have for your summer barbeques. Its always requested so I oblige cause its so easy to make. Its sweet, bubbly, and way better than anything store bought!

 

Homemade Root Beer
Recipe Source: AllRecipes.com

3 cups Granulated Sugar
1 1/2 gallons Cold Water
1oz Rootbeer Extract
2lbs Dry Ice

 

In 2 gallon container combine the sugar, cold water, and rootbeer extract. Mix until the sugar is dissolved. Place in the dry ice and let sit for about an hour before serving.

Root Beer Freeze

So in the summer I love me some root beer freezes. I have never even thought that I could make it myself. I did some research a while back and thought it looked like too much trouble. You had to boil your root beer for 2 hours and also buy root beer concentrate and these are thing that made it too much work for me. I know its now fall, but the other day I had a craving, a real like, I need this now kind of craving. So I went back online and found what seemed like the most simple thing ever. There was no way it was going to be good. Turns out it was so good I will never buy another root beer freeze again. Unless I have the craving and I'm not home... If you like root beer floats, you need this in your life.

Root Beer Freeze

Recipe Source: OneGoodThingByJillee.com

4 1/4 cups (1 liter) Root Beer

1- 14oz can Sweetened Condensed Milk

Combine the root beer and sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl. Stir until combined. Now, either pour it into your ice cream maker and follow the instructions for your ice cream maker, or if you don't have an ice cream maker pour it into a 9x13 pan and freeze for an hour. Break into pieces and put into a mixer until smooth. Return to the pan and freeze until its firm.

Root Beer Float Cupcakes

Every once in a while I crave a root beer float and so when I came across this recipe I had to try it. The root beer flavor is subtle and the frosting is the vanilla ice cream. Its really a different cupcake definitely worth trying.

Root Beer Float Cupcakes

Recipe Source: TidyMom.net

1 Cup Rootbeer Soda (not diet)
1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
3/4 Cup Sugar
1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

3/4 Teaspoon Root Beer Concentrate
1 1/3 Cups Flour
3/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
Pinch of Salt

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine root beer soda and vinegar and let stand for a few minutes. Add in the sugar and oil, whisking until slightly frothy.

2. Mix in your extracts, and slowly add the flour, along with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Don't over mix.

3. Fill the cupcake liners approx. 2/3 full. Bake about 20 minutes.

I used this frosting.