Our Mimosa Float is deliciously refreshing and bursting with flavor. This boozy float is the perfect way to celebrate a bridal shower, baby shower, Christmas morning brunch or cool off on a hot summer day darty!

Try some of our other boozy ice cream cocktails like our Strawberry Champagne Ice Cream Floats and our Wine Floats!

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3-Ingredient Mimosa Float

Raise your glass to toast this Mimosa Ice Cream Float if you are tired of the same dull drink! I’ve created a fun champagne recipe that mimics my favorite morning cocktail combined with a spin on a classic ice cream float.

Making this delicious drink is as easy as pouring champagne over orange juice concentrate, adding scoops of sorbet, and serving it immediately with a spoon or waiting a minute for the sorbet to melt and then sipping a spiked sparkling slushie. So easy it’s almost embarrassing!

Why We Love this Mimosa Float Recipe

  • Quick and easy to make in only 2 minutes.
  • Only uses 3 simple ingredients plus a garnish for your glass.
  • Fun to sip on a sweet, fruity, fizzy float.
  • Make this cocktail a mocktail if your kids want to enjoy a delicious drink or if you choose not to imbibe.
  • Perfect bubbly beverage for a bridal or baby shower, New Year’s entertaining, a holiday morning cocktail, or brunch.
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Ingredients

  • Brut Champagne (I used Korbel brand)
  • Orange juice concentrate
  • Orange sorbet
  • Wedge of navel orange for garnish

Substitutions and Additions

  • Make It A Mocktail: To make a non-alcoholic Mimosa Float, simply replace the champagne with sparkling cider, alcohol-free champagne, or sparkling juice for a fun mocktail version that the kids will enjoy.
  • Creamy Confection: For a creamier cocktail, swap out the sorbet for a scoop of ice cream. You can use vanilla ice cream or orange ice cream too!
  • Customize Your Cocktail: While mimosas are classically citrus-based, you can use any of your favorite flavors of sorbet and sparkling beverages to create your own signature sip. Try pink champagne and raspberry or strawberry sorbet for Valentine’s Day, or lemon sorbet with clear champagne for a little pucker.
a glass of mimosa float
  • 2 inch ice cream scoop
  • Measuring tools
  • Stemless wine glasses or champagne glasses

How to Make the Mimosa Ice Cream Floats

A bottle of bubbly, sorbet, and orange juice concentrate is all you need to create this easy-to-make fruity cocktail.

  1. Add orange juice concentrate to the bottom of each glass.
  2. Pour Champagne over the top of the orange juice concentrate.
    Pro-Tip: You may need to stir it to combine. Allow the champagne bubbles to settle.
  3. Carefully add orange sorbet scoops.
    Pro Tip: Make sure that you only fill the glass ½-¾ full with the champagne before adding the orange sorbet. It is important that you allow the bubbles to settle before adding the sorbet so that you do not overflow your glass. If it bubbles up after the first scoop, let the bubbles calm down before placing the second scoop in the glass.
  4. Garnish with the orange wedge, serve, and sip. Enjoy!
collage mimosa float

Tips for the Best mimosa Float

  • These Mimosa floats should be served immediately after being assembled.
  • You can get at least 6 mimosa floats from a standard 750ml bottle of Brut Champagne and a pint of orange sorbet. Just remember that different sized glasses will yield different quantities.
  • If you use a traditional champagne flute you may need to use a smaller sized (1 inch) ice cream scoop to fit the glass. This cocktail can be tailored to your personal glass preference. 
3 glasses of mimosa float

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between sorbet and sherbet?

While sorbet and sherbet are both fruit-based treats with a lower fat content than ice cream, they are not the same thing. At its core, sorbet is simply fruit puree and sweetener that is churned like ice cream. The important thing to know about sorbet is that there’s not a drop of dairy involved, which explains why it has a rough and flaky texture similar to shaved ice. Sherbet is indeed made with milk, cream or sometimes buttermilk—just not enough to qualify as ice cream, which by definition must contain at least 10 percent milkfat. As a result of its dairy content, sherbet is creamier and slightly more decadent than sorbet.

Why does this recipe use sorbet instead of sherbet?

I prefer to use sorbet, not sherbert, in this recipe because sherbet is dairy-based and may make your Mimosa Float very cloudy when mixed with the carbonation of the champagne. Sorbet is just fruit puree and sugar that has been frozen so it is a better option for this cocktail. 

What should I do my leftover orange juice concentrate?

You can store any excess thawed orange juice concentrate in a sealed mason jar, in the refrigerator, for a week and use it for other recipes or additional mimosa floats.

3 glasses of mimosa float with orange slices

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Mimosa Float

Serves — 1
This easy-to-make Mimosa Float is simply a sweet sip of a spiked bubbly beverage. 3 ingredients create a cocktail filled with fizz in only 2 minutes!
Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ounce Brut Champagne (I used Korbel brand)
  • 1 tbsp orange juice concentrate thawed
  • 2 scoops orange sorbet (I used a 2 inch ice cream scoop)
  • Wedge of navel orange for garnish

Instructions
 

  • In the bottom of a stemless wine glass place the orange juice concentrate.
  • Pour the Brut Champagne over the top of the orange juice concentrate. You may need to give it a little stir to combine. Allow the champagne bubbles to settle.
  • Very carefully add the 2 scoops of orange sorbet. *It may bubble up so just let the bubbles calm down before placing the 2nd scoop in the glass.
  • Garnish the rim of the glass with the fresh orange wedge and serve.

Jenn’s Notes

Tips:
  • These Mimosa floats should be served immediately after being assembled.
  • You can get at least 6 mimosa floats from a standard 750ml bottle of Brut Champagne and a pint of orange sorbet.  Just remember that different sized glasses will yield different quantities.
  • If you use a traditional champagne flute you may need to use a smaller sized (1 inch) ice cream scoop to fit the glass.  This cocktail can be tailored to your personal glass preference. 
  • Make sure that you only fill the glass ½-¾ full with the champagne before adding the orange sorbet. It is important that you allow the bubbles to settle before adding the sorbet so that you do not overflow your glass.

Nutrition Info

Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 249mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 56IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg

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