Root Beer Recipe Roundup

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I cook with root beer, sometimes I even add it to the food. Root beer finds its way into breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert in this root beer recipe roundup.

In honor of today being National Root Beer Day I am rounding up all of the root beer recipes I have created (21 as of 6/17/26). Somehow I had yet to compile a root beer recipe roundup despite having roundup posts for other favorites like Cheetos. Although to be honest there are plenty of other roundups I could do as there are several recipes I go back to over and over with new variations. After doing this since 2010 it’s worth highlighting older recipes now and then that you may have not known about!

I have been obsessed with root beer since the mid 90s and started collecting the bottles in which they come, but I didn’t start rating them until 2014 on my root beer page. I have tried over 300 different kinds! And just like wine, when picking a root beer to cook or bake with, make sure it’s one you like because those same flavors will be incorporated into the food. Trust me, I’ve made that mistake when trying to use up bottles of types I didn’t particularly enjoy.

Cast Iron Root Beer Baked Beans – I didn’t think I could love bakes beans more than I already did but then I added root beer and bacon and sure enough these are now my favorite way to eat baked beans.

Cherry-Root Beer BBQ Ribs – many of my slow cooker pulled BBQ meats are cooked in root beer so it just made sense to make a BBQ sauce with it too.

Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake – This was the first dessert I made with root beer and I was forever changed after realizing how well chocolate pairs with root beer.

Easy Apple Dumplings – Normally these are make with a lemon-lime soda or ginger ale but why not root beer? Slightly different spice aromatics but just as delicious.

Hard Root Beer Brownies with Peanut Butter Frosting – If chocolate pairs with root beer then it shouldn’t be too much of a stretch to throw peanut butter in the mix as well. It’s hard to hate a brownie in any form.

Hard Root Beer Burgers with Blue Cheese and Crispy Onions – This is still one of the best burgers I’ve ever made. It was such a wonderful journey of flavors and texture.

Irish Cream Root Beer Float – Hard root beer float but make it even boozier with a little bit of Irish cream.

No-Bake S’mores Root Beer Float Dessert Lasagna – I am not normally a fan of root beer floats but apparently I am obsessed in a partially solid form because this dessert lasagna was incredible.

No-Churn Root Beer Float Golden Oreo Ice Cream – Another example of how root beer floats are better as semi-solid desserts. I don’t think you can find the root beer Oreos anymore but Golden Oreos will suffice.

Root Beer Cake Brownies – Remember the trend of making “healthier” cakes with a can of pop? Well make it root beer but in a brownie mix. Turned out to be more cake-like consistency than brownies but still tastes like brownie.

Root Beer Chocolate Chip Cookies – My favorite use of root beer reduction is in these chocolate chip cookies. It’s two of my loves in one!

Root Beer Float Brownie Cupcakes – These adorable brownies look and taste just like a root beer float, but better.

Root Beer Glazed Ham – Even your holiday ham is better glazed with root beer.

Root Beer Pulled Pork Sandwiches – The recipe that started it all. This was the first time I ever cooked with root beer and is one of my most remade recipes at home.

Root Beer Sloppy Joes – A slightly sweeter version of the classic from a can and not that much more effort.

Root Beer Sticky Buns – Will it sticky bun? It sure will! Is there anything root beer can’t do?

Root Beer Pancakes – Who says you can’t have root beer for breakfast, especially when they are in pancake form?

RumChata Root Beer Float – Hard root beer float but make it with RumChata for a little extra creamy twist.

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Burrito Bowls – My tried and true pulled BBQ but served in a bowl of goodness that I could eat on repeat.

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos – Need more pulled meat ideas? Try it in these BBQ tacos.

Slow Cooker Loaded BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos – If BBQ pulled pork can be on a taco why not nachos? I’m shocked I haven’t put root beer BBQ on a pizza yet (well now it has to happen).