RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Hot Chocolate Float

People think of sipping ice cream floats in the middle of summer when temperatures are soaring. Ice cream floating in a bubbling base of cola or root beer can be a welcome treat on a hot day. However, floats can be just as delicious when the weather chills, particularly when ice cream enhances rich and decadent hot chocolate.

For this Hot Chocolate Float from Chocolate: Over 100 Temptingly-Tasty Dishes (Love Food) by the Love Food editors, coconut- and chocolate-flavored scoops of ice cream bob and melt in creamy hot chocolate. Feel free to use your favorite ice cream flavors to make this reci...