{"id":214930,"date":"2025-06-30T16:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/?post_type=recipe&#038;p=214930"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:44:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:44:58","slug":"the-perfect-root-beer-float-starring-abita-soda-and-cardamom","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/recipe\/the-perfect-root-beer-float-starring-abita-soda-and-cardamom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Root Beer Float, Starring Abita Soda and Cardamom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Summer in the South calls for cooling down with chilled sweets: sweating bottles of soda, cones of vanilla soft serve. At New Orleans\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapetitegrocery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La Petite Grocery<\/a>, Chef Justin Devillier combines both of those icy treats in one retro dessert. Alongside revolving seasonal dishes like blue-crab beignets, gumbo, and Gulf shrimp and grits, Devillier has served a ten-year menu mainstay: root beer float bubbling with Louisiana-made <a href=\"https:\/\/abita.com\/brew\/root-beer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abita<\/a> soda. \u201cThe only change we\u2019ve made in the recipe came a couple years ago when we switched to a homemade cardamom ice cream flavor,\u201d Devillier says. \u201cWe feel that the hard spice flavors of the root beer really match well with cardamom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Promo shortcode start --><div id=\"nlf-1c\" class=\"gg-promo topic-distilled big\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"title\">Get Our Bourbon Newsletter!<\/div><div class=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/promos\/bourbon-newsletter-big.jpg\" alt=\"glass of bourbon with ice\"><\/div><div class=\"right\"><form id=\"nlf-1\" method=\"post\" class=\"form\" action=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/newsletters\/\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"gg_form_submit\" value=\"nlf-1\"><div class=\"dek\">Coming soon: Distilled, our newsletter about the South\u2019s favorite spirit.<\/div><div class=\"action two-items\"><div class=\"input-left\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"email\" class=\"email-input\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"group_id\" value=\"151240180\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"shortcode_form\" value=\"nlf-1\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"subscription_99416\" value=\"on\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"prev_page_id\" value=\"214930\"><\/div><div class=\"gform_footer\"><button class=\"g-recaptcha button button-primary after-email\" data-sitekey=\"6Lc-hRkaAAAAAI84hbB81Jl48pGievR_C_UgHdnY\" data-callback=\"on_submit_nlf_1\" data-action=\"submit\">Sign Up<\/button><script>function on_submit_nlf_1(token) {document.getElementById(\"nlf-1\").submit();}<\/script><\/div><\/div><div class=\"captcha-terms\"><p>This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p><\/div><\/form><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Promo shortcode end -->\n\n\n\n<p>Cranking up the nostalgia factor at La Petite Grocery is only fitting\u2014the storied yellow cottage on Magazine Street has been a neighborhood gathering spot for more than a century, sheltering a caf\u00e9, grocery store, butcher shop, and florist studio before becoming a restaurant in 2004. You\u2019ll find bits and pieces of its past on display beyond the green front doors, including a collection of glass medicine bottles and the preserved pressed tin walls of the bar room. \u201cWe felt a root beer float would be a nice subtle addition to continue that feeling,\u201d Devillier says. Plus, it was a smart way to funnel extra root beer from La Petite Grocery\u2019s short rib dish into a frosty treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When re-creating the root beer float at home, patience and time are key, especially when it\u2019s time to temper the egg yolks into the hot mix of heavy cream, whole milk, sugar, and cardamom pods. La Petite Grocery\u2019s pastry chef, Shelby Fallman, shares a key tip. \u201cYou want to add the hot dairy into the eggs in a very slow stream while whisking the eggs constantly. It takes a little coordination, but if you rush the process then you will end up scrambling your eggs.\u201d After the egg and dairy are cooked together in a saucepan, you\u2019ll know the mixture is ready when you can coat the back of a wooden spoon and draw a line through the coating with your finger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LPG_May2024-020-760x1100.jpg\" alt=\"A tall glass of a root beer float with a bottle of root beer\" class=\"wp-image-214932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LPG_May2024-020-760x1100.jpg 760w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LPG_May2024-020-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LPG_May2024-020-768x1112.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LPG_May2024-020-829x1200.jpg 829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"image-credit\" style=\"text-align:right;\">photo: Randy Schmidt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the ice cream is done spinning in a machine mixer, spoon it into a highball glass and stream the root beer over it so it foams. 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