Strawberry Rum Float

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lbs strawberries, hulled
• 1 cup strawberry, wedges
• 1/2 cup simple syrup
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice, fresh
• 1 cup white rum
• 4 scoops vanilla ice cream, small
• 16 ounces club soda

Recipe

• 1 In a blender, puree hulled strawberries, simple syrup, lemon juice and rum until smooth.
• 2 Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing seeds to extract as much liquid as possible.
• 3 Discard seeds.
• 4 Add simple syrup to taste. (optional and this is in addition to the simple syrup you pureed).
• 5 Divide strawberry syrup among 4 tall glasses.
• 6 Pour 4 oz club soda into each glass and stir gently to combine.
• 7 Divide strawberry wedges among glassed and top with a small scoop of ice cream each.
• 8 Serve immediately with long straws and spoons.