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Creamsicle Recipe

Name: Carmine's Italian Restaurant - Las Vegas Creamsicle Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1.5 tbs vanilla syrup; 3 oz fresh orange juice (preferably chilled); 1.5 oz half-and-half (or light cream); 4 oz cold club soda (or soda water); 2 oz heavy whipping cream (for whipped cream); 0.5 tsp powdered sugar; 0.25 tsp orange zest (optional); 4 count ice cubes; 1 count orange slice (for garnish)

Inspired by Carmine's Italian Restaurant - Las Vegas

Time10m

Serves1

Orange Juice, Cream & Soda Topped with Whipped Cream

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Ingredients

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Syrup & Base

1 1/2 tbs vanilla syrup3 oz fresh orange juice (preferably chilled)1 1/2 oz half-and-half (or light cream)4 oz cold club soda (or soda water)

Finish & Garnish

Method

Syrup & Base

Build the base

Add 1.5 tbs vanilla syrup to a chilled 12–16 oz glass (or serving vessel). Pour in 3 oz fresh orange juice and 1.5 oz half-and-half. Stir gently with a bar spoon 6–8 times to combine the syrup, orange juice and cream into a uniform creamy base.

Add ice

Fill the glass with 4 ice cubes, leaving about 3/4 inch of headspace for soda and whipped cream.

Top with soda

Slowly pour 4 oz cold club soda down the side of the glass so it layers and gently lifts through the cream-orange mixture. Pouring slowly helps maintain a slight cream-soda separation reminiscent of an Italian soda while combining flavors.

Finish & Garnish

Prepare whipped cream

In a small chilled bowl, whip 2 oz heavy cream with 0.5 tsp powdered sugar until soft peaks form (about 1–2 minutes with a handheld whisk or 30–60 seconds with a hand mixer). Do not overwhip; aim for a smooth, slightly billowy whipped cream.

Top the drink

Spoon or pipe the whipped cream on top of the soda-topped glass, creating a dome about 1/2–3/4 inch high.

Garnish & finish

Grate a little orange zest over the whipped cream (about 1/4 tsp) and place an orange slice on the rim. Serve immediately with a straw and a long spoon so the drink can be stirred or eaten like a float.