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November is the month for pie, isn’t it? Pumpkin, apple, pecan, and cherry might be the standard pies for this time of year, but why not try something different this year, like a root beer float pie? In our family we love making (but especially eating) root beer floats, so I’ve combined all the delicious flavors that we love into a cold and refreshing A&W TEN root beer pie that tastes great!
With the business of this time of the year, it’s nice to take a little break and make a treat for yourself, right?
This treat is indulgent, but I’ve substituted a few ingredients to cut some calories. Instead of using ice cream as the base, I’ve started with some ice cream, but also some vanilla Greek yogurt and whipped topping for the base, to shave off some fat and calories.
I also used A&W TEN root beer that I bought at Food 4 Less, and has only 10 calories per serving. Now that’s a reason to celebrate!
If your family is lucky you might just decide to share…
UPDATE: Wow, I’ve had an amazing response to this post (it’s been shared on Facebook over 10,000 times in the last week)- thank you!! I wanted to answer a few questions I’ve received in the comments.
* Where do I find root beer concentrate? I found mine in the baking aise right next to the vanilla and other extracts.
* Do I have to use the yogurt? What can I replace the yogurt with? No, you do not have to use the yogurt. You can substitute the yogurt for more vanilla ice cream, and it would taste amazing- even better than the yogurt version I’m sure!! I was trying to cut calories where I could, so the yogurt didn’t bother me, but more ice cream would taste great. so feel free to substitute!
Root Beer Float Pie:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream
- 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1/2 can A&W TEN root beer
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 tsp. root beer concentrate
- 2 8 oz. tubs whipped topping
- Prepared graham cracker crust
Directions:
Mix the vanilla ice cream, the Greek yogurt, the root beer, sugar, and root beer concentrate all together until combined.
I used my Kitchen Aid for this part, which worked perfectly.
Gently fold in the 2 containers of whipped topping.
Pour into the pie crust, and freeze for 4 hours, or until frozen. Remove just before serving.
And now for the best part……
Happy eating!
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Shelley says
Where do you find root beer concentrate?
merna Schneider says
rootbeer concentrate is located near vanilla extract and other flavorings in the spice section. In our area Zatarain’s makes a good one
Ang says
Where do you buy Root Beer Concentrate?
tracy mageors says
Where do you get root beer concentrate?
Elaine Cocozzoli says
Where in the world do you find root beer concentrate?
H.R. says
This looks incredibly delicious and please forgive my “culinary challenged mind” as I’m a single father but what are you referring to as a KItchenAid?
Ren says
A KitchenAid is a mixer 🙂
Laura says
A Kitchen Aid is a mixer, but you definitely don’t have to have one to make this. Just use a large bowl and a spoon or beaters. Good luck!
Mom says
If you are concerned with calories Cool Whip makes a low cal topping! 🙂
Mary Betters says
were do u find root beer concentrate????
Amie says
can I just use ice cream instead of yogurt?
Laura says
Yes, definitely! It would taste amazing with all vanilla ice cream… and now I’m hungry, lol!
Laura Marotta says
I am going to try this pie sounds delicious. I live inan apt building , I guess you could say I’m the party person. I throw a party or two every month I love it ! I would like to get recipes and stuff you have to offer , always up for new things.
thienkimlam says
That looks delicious and so easy to make! #client
LaTina Teal says
I Love your recipe and I’m going to try it this thanksgiving and see what happens lol . Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving as well
ann says
Do you have to use yogurt? and what would the indulgent recipe be?
Laura says
Nope! You can definitely replace the yogurt for more vanilla ice cream, and it would taste even more amazing!!
kathy says
Where do you buy root beer concentrate?
Rose says
The picture shown is pure white, however it does not come out like the picture. The root beer concentrate is a very dark brown, so there is no way that it will come out pure white. Also this makes enough filling for 2 pies.
Laura says
Hmmmmm, mine out came out just the way you see it. Did you actually try making the recipe and yours turned out darker? With the vanilla ice cream and the 2 tubs of Cool Whip, that’s a lot of white to offset the small amount of extract and soda. I actually expected mine to be darker, but the finished pie is very very light, I promise! 😉 If you used the regular size pie shells, then this would make enough for two pies. However, all that was available at my store when I went were the larger pie shells, so I was nervous about filling the whole thing, which is why the recipe might seem larger than it should. If you use a regular size pie shell, then you probably could get two pies out of it. Let me know how it goes!
Sally says
I am SO going to try this! But where can I find root beer concentrate?
Laura says
You can find root beer extract at the grocery store near the extracts in the baking aisle. Good luck!
P.Welch says
Where do you get rootbeer consintrate?
Laura says
At the grocery store near the extracts in the baking aisle. Good luck!
Darlene says
Root beer is one of my favs. Hope I can use diet soda and lite cool whip. My grandkids and I love floats so this would be a great surprise to share with them!
Laura says
Yes, you should definitely be able to use diet soda and light Cool Whip. Let me know how it works for you!
Kelly Lutz says
Where does one purchase root beer concentrate?
Laura says
You can find it at the grocery store next to the vanilla and the other extracts. Hope that helps!
Ardale says
I went to Shop Rite Pathmark Wegmans and walmart none of these stores carry rootbeer concentrate. I really wanted to make this but I cant.
Vicky says
I found it on Amazon.com, it was about $5.
Sonny Martin says
The A&W Ten part confuses me. Ice cream, sugar, whipped topping—clearly you’re not going for low call or low fat. Wouldn’t it be much better with real, not diet, root beer as well?
Laura says
That’s totally up to you and your preference! I don’t mind diet soda, so for me it wasn’t a big deal to use it. If you prefer regular root beer, then you can definitely use that! I’m all about making the recipe work for you and what you like. The same with the vanilla Greek yogurt. Some might prefer to use all ice cream and leave out the vanilla Greek yogurt, which is totally fine too. Make it work for you. 🙂
Ardale CORNELL says
I am going to make this. but 16 oz of whipped topping seems to a lot. I have made other pies and they called for only 8 0z just want to make sure before I make it.
Laura says
Good question, I should have mentioned this in the post! The pie crust that I bought came with two extra servings, so it was a larger crust. I was nervous that one tub wouldn’t fill the entire crust since it was larger than usual, so I used two. I had a little bit of the filling left over, so you could always use just one tub and add more ice cream as needed if you’d prefer. You can never have too much ice cream, I say! 😉
Sabrina R says
I found everything but the concentrate at my local store. The Concentrate I found at a local brewing store called More Beer. They sell the materials for home brewed beer and carry the different flavored extracts and concentrates.
Andre Burnett Jr. says
I made this for our Thanksgiving dinner party, and it was delicious, although it melts faster than ice cream. I had no problem finding the root beer concentrate, I was just pissed that out of all of the flavorings in that section Root Beer was the ONLY flavor not 50% off, ugh.
Laura says
Haha, of course, isn’t that the way that it goes? 😉 So glad you liked the pie! Yes, it does melt pretty quickly, which wasn’t a problem for me since I ate it pretty quickly. Thanks for your comment!
Tammy says
This pie looks so good and I cannot wait to try it! Even if it is 32 degrees out and it’s mid December, I’m quite ready for that ice cream and roit beer in this pie!! And i might not share!!!
Megan S. says
I was planning on making this for Easter this weekend. But it will have to travel on the road for at least an hour and half. Do you think it will last if I put in in an instilated container and surround by ice? Or should I just make it at another time?
Vicky says
After reading some of the comments I cut the recipe in half since I had a regular pie shell. The color did come out kind of beige, even after adding extra ice cream and cool whip. Still looks delicious though! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Shannon says
Hi. This pie looks delicious. I haven’t made it yet, but plan to at some point. I tried to print the recipe and once I found your print button, it was going to print 28 pages. Is there any way that you can make it print just the recipe and not all the pictures, ads, etc? I’m not sure if anyone else has pointed this out or not.
Vanessa Johnson says
Can you use regular root beer instead of the one in the recipe. Root beer pie.
Laura says
Yes, that would work just fine too!