Have you always wished you could stop by Three Broomsticks for a refreshing glass of butterbeer? You may not be able to have butterbeer with Harry Potter and Hermione, but you can certainly make this drink in your own kitchen. Keep reading this article for three different butterbeer recipes - cold, hot, or fancy.
Ingredients
Frozen Butterbeer
- 500 ml vanilla ice cream (melted)
- 1/2 stick butter (melted)
- 60 grams of brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp grated nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp clove powder
- 950 ml apple cider
- 1 tsp vanilla
Hot Butterbeer
- 240 ml cream soda
- 120 ml butterscotch syrup
- 1/2 tbsp butter
- Whipped cream
Luxury Butterbeer
- 180 grams of dark brown sugar or light chocolate
- 2 tbsp water
- 6 tbsp butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 180 ml heavy cream, divided
- 180 ml rum
- 4 bottles of cream soda 350 ml
Cold Butterbeer for Kids
- 1/2 stick of butter
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp white sugar
- 500 ml vanilla + 1 tsp vanilla
- 950 ml apple cider
- 240 ml cream soda
- whipped cream
- caramel
Step
Method 1 of 4: Frozen Butterbeer
Step 1. Mix cream, butter, sugar and spices together
Step 2. Add and beat the vanilla ice cream into the mixture until everything is well combined
Step 3. Freeze the mixture again
Place in the freezer until the mixture hardens.
Step 4. Scoop out the frozen mixture into a glass
Step 5. Pour the hot apple cider over the ice cream mixture
Method 2 of 4: Hot Butterbeer
Step 1. Melt the butter in a saucepan
Step 2. Mix butterscotch into it
Step 3. Pour the mixture into a large bowl
Step 4. Add cream soda carefully
Step 5. Pour the butterbeer into serving glasses
Method 3 of 4: Fancy Butterbeer
Step 1. Boil sugar and water
Place the pan over medium heat. Add sugar and water and bring to a boil. Stir the mixture until it reaches a temperature of 115 degrees Celsius. Check the temperature of the mixture regularly with a candy thermometer.
Step 2. Add and stir in the butter, salt and 60 ml of cream
Step 3. Set the mixture aside to cool
Step 4. Add and stir in the rum once the mixture has cooled
Step 5. Beat the remaining cream and brown sugar
Place the ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat until the cream is light and foamy.
Step 6. Pour the caramel butter mixture evenly into four glasses
Step 7. Add cream soda to the glasses and stir
Step 8. Add whipped cream
Method 4 of 4: Cold Butterbeer for Kids
Step 1. Whisk butter with cinnamon, white sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl
Step 2. Combine the mixture with the vanilla, apple cider and cream soda in a blender
Step 3. Pour into serving glasses and garnish the top with whipped cream and caramel
This recipe will make 6 servings of a delicious treat.
Tips
- How to make hot butterbeer requires a large bowl, or else the butterbeer will spill all over the place. Even small amounts of hot butterbeer will produce foam that is 3 times its actual height.
- Optional: add 30 ml of rum to any recipe as a treat for adults.
