Leprechaun Floats
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Quick and easy dessert float for St. Patrick’s Day! These 2 ingredient Leprechaun Floats are a delicious combination of lime sherbet and lemon lime soda that are easy to make and so delicious.

I came up with these cute shamrock floats for St. Paddy’s day while pondering a simple, easy and fun treat for kids. I wanted something they could help make and something festive – I mean, you can’t help but think of St. Patrick’s day just looking at these green drinks!
They’re like a combination of sherbet punch and a root beer float with fizzy soda, creamy sherbet, and they’re entirely alcohol-free. So, they’re super kid-friendly but also fun for adults. My husband loves these floats – they’re a fizzy, sweet ice cream treat. What’s not to love about that?
Why You’ll Love this Easy St. Patrick’s Day Drink
- Leprechaun floats are a super easy drink recipe. I mean two ingredients, how can you mess that up?
- They’re great to make for the family or make a batch for a fun St. Patty’s day party!
- I use cute little shamrock sprinkles to dress them up, but you can use your favorite green sprinkles.
- They’re not just for St. Patrick’s day! You can easily adapt this recipe for any holiday or occasion – more about that later in the post.
If you want a kid-friendly and fun St. Patrick’s day recipe, you have to try these leprechaun floats! They are the perfect way to celebrate – the only other thing you need is a batch of lucky charms treats to go with them!

Ingredients for Leprechaun Floats
- Lime sherbet – there are several brands available, so check the freezer aisle.
- Lemon-lime soda – 7up or Sprite work great.
- Shamrock sprinkles – these are optional or use other green sprinkles.




How to Make Lime Sherbet Floats
- Place scoops of lime sherbet in each serving glass.
- Pour the lemon-lime soda over the top.
- The drink will foam up so you can add the sprinkles on top!
- Add a straw for serving.
Pro Tip
If you want to dress them up, go ahead and add a dollop of whipped cream on top before you add the sprinkles. You can use canned whipped cream or make homemade whipped cream.
Variations for Sherbet Floats
You don’t have to wait until St. Patrick’s day to make these fun drinks! I did some brainstorming and came up with other ways to make the for other holidays.
- Halloween: Use orange sherbet and orange soda. Add some brown sprinkles and a festive straw!
- Christmas: You can make the lime version, but add red heart sprinkles to give it a fun Grinch theme.
- Valentine’s Day: Use raspberry or strawberry sherbet with lemon lime soda. Add some love-themed sprinkles and straws.
- 4th of July: Try strawberry or raspberry sherbet, lemon-lime soda, and whipped cream on top. Add some 4th of July sprinkles to make them patriotic.

You’ll have the luck of the Irish on your side when you make these St. Patrick’s day floats! They’re so easy – I hope you try them this year!
More St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
Make the leprechaun floats for the kiddos and try some of these St. Patrick’s day drinks for the adults!
- Irish Car Bomb
- Pickleback
- Irish Trash Can
- How to Make Green Beer
- Grasshopper Drink
- Lucky Leprechaun Munch – Chex Mix Loaded with Lucky Charms!
Did you make this? If you snap a photo, please be sure tag me on Instagram at @julieseatsandtreats or #julieseatsandtreats so I can see your yummy treat!

Leprechaun Floats
Ingredients
- 2 cups lime sherbet
- 4 cups lemon lime soda
Instructions
- Put lime sherbet in glass and pour lemon lime soda over the sherbet.
Tips
- Halloween: Use orange sherbet and orange soda. Add some brown sprinkles and a festive straw!
- Christmas: You can make the lime version, but add red heart sprinkles to give it a fun Grinch theme.
- Valentine’s Day: Use raspberry or strawberry sherbet with lemon lime soda. Add some love-themed sprinkles and straws.
- 4th of July: Try strawberry or raspberry sherbet, lemon-lime soda, and whipped cream on top. Add some 4th of July sprinkles to make them patriotic.
Alison says
So yummy & easy! Love how you can customize the ingredients for different holidays.
Danielle says
These are delicious! Saving this one for our St. Patty’s day celebration!
Cathy Trochelman says
Oh my….I HAVE to make these for my girls this year!!! (and maybe an adult version for me??) 😉
Mrs. Schwartz @ Mrs. Schwartz's Kitchen says
These sounds really tasty! Great idea!
anniebakes says
great idea! light and refreshing, anne