How to Make Butterbeer for the Harry Potter Lovers
J.K. Rowling wrote the infamous and wildly popular Harry Potter series of books which have exploded into movies, collectables and even its' own theme park at Universal Studios. Harry Potter fans line up and wait for the drink, created by the author, just for the books, Butterbeer. Butterbeer is a favorite drink of the main character Harry Potter, but what exactly is Butterbeer, well that depends on who you talk to. J.K. Rowling says it is purely a fictional drink while other say it has been around for years and years. Who knows? Who cares, as long as you can make this wonderfully refreshing drink and enjoy it just like the Harry Potter characters. Butterbeer tends to be on the sweet yet salty side almost like drinking butterscotch. Sounds likes a drink for the kids!, But there is also the adult version for those older Harry Potter fans who are of drinking age.
An Old World Butterbeer Recipe
This one is not for the kids!
Melt 1/2 of a stick of unsalted butter in a sauce pan or microwave
Slowly pour 1 bottle of beer at room temperature into the melted butter while stirring constantly.
Drink before the butter hardens
This is an old Irish recipe, not intended for the kids. This Butterbeer is meant to be drunk at room temperature or slightly warm.
Butterbeer for The Kids
Soften 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
Blend 2 tablespoons of butterscotch syrup - found in the ice cream topping section of grocery stores
Blend in 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon
Soften 1/2 of a cup vanilla ice cream
Blend the butter, butterscotch and dark brown sugar into the soften ice cream
Return the ice cream to the freezer to harden for about an hour or so
Place a scoop of the ice cream in a tall glass
Pour cream soda over the top
Butterbeer for the Adults
Soften 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
Blend in 1 1/2 shots of Butterscotch Schnapps
Blend in 1 teaspoon of butterscotch syrup
Blend in 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon
Soften 1/2 of a cup of vanilla ice cream
Blend the butter, butterscotch schnapps and dark brown sugar into the softened ice cream
Return the ice cream mixture to the freezer to harden for an hour or so
Place a scoop of the ice cream in a tall glass
Pour cream soda over the top
Butterbeer
There are literally hundreds of Butterbeer recipes both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Universal Studios does not share their particular recipe with Harry Potter fans, but the "Butterbeer for The Kids" recipe is very, very close.
Butterbeer, in the Harry Potter books, leaves the drinker feeling a little in inebriated, but with the kids give them that feeling with sugar!
If you have visited Universal Studios Wizarding World, tried Butterbeer and loved it, try this recipe and see if you don't love this too.
Serve Butterbeer at your next party or throw a Harry Potter themed party for the Harry Potter fan in your life.
Make Harry Potter fans of everyone you serve this wonderful drink to. Tasting it will make you a fan.
Serve Butterbeer and relax on your deck, porch or patio on a warm summer evening or snuggle by the fire on a cold winter's night with your Butterbeer in hand.
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They were selling the Butterbeer for almost $11 each. Wow! they made huge earnings on that alone the first few hours, days... Of all the hoopla here in Orlando this drink was front and center stage. Good recipes, different from what I thought.
Delicious recipes and great writing... for a muggle!
Sounds delicious I'm going to make it for Halloween this year!
This is surely a must try, it sounds yummy.
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