Disclaimer: I was provided with bottles of milk from Danzeisen Dairy by the Diary Council of AZ through a campaign with Blended Extended. All opinions are my own.
Who can resist a cool refreshing frozen pie, especially in your favorite flavors of root beer and orange. Root Beer Float Pie and Orange Dreamsicle Pie are both sure to be a hit with the family.
Recently I discovered that a local milk producer was making both root beer and orange flavored milk. And he was selling it in old fashioned milk bottles. So cute. They look like the milkman just delivered them in a 1955 milk truck. One look and I knew that I was making pies.
Here is my recipe for Root Beer Float pie and Orange Dreamsicle pie.
Root Beer Float Pie
Author: Merry Bevill
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 12 oz carton reduced fat whipped topping thaw
- 1 cup root beer flavored milk
- 1 sm pkg instant vanilla pudding
- 1 graham cracker crust
- Maraschino cherries, optional
Instructions
- Divide whipped topping into thirds. In a large bowl, mix the pudding, and root beer flavored milk.. Mix well. Gently fold in ⅓ of the whipped topping (about 4 oz), until mixed. Pour into the graham cracker pie shell. Refrigerate until the pie is firm. Spread the remaining topping onto of the pie, as much as desired. Place into the freezer until firm. To serve, let pie thaw just enough to cut. Cut into pieces and garnish with cherries if desired
Notes
Orange Dreamsicle Pie: Use orange flavored milk instead of the root beer flavored milk.
These sound great, one question, what do I do when I can’t find these flavored milks?
Hi Bil, That is a great question. So I did a little research. You can make your own flavored milk by using half milk and half root beer or orange soda. You can also make root beer flavored milk by adding a root beer flavoring syrup. There are many brands (and flavors) out there, such as Torani, Watkins, Fox, Hires, etc. You should be able to find some at the local supermarket. Merry