October 20, 2014

Butterbeer Recipe

Welcome to Harry Potter week on EPM! This week is all about Harry Potter, DIY’s, recipes, and we will share a fabulous party at the end of the week! Today I am sharing our family’s favorite Butterbeer Recipe. We recently visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal and to say we were in awe would be an understatement. Of course we had to have Butterbeer! The boys loved it, and I knew we would have to find a similar recipe to make at home for them. My entire family loves Harry Potter…my oldest used to insist on being called Harry when he was little and even drew the scar on his forehead with a red pen most days, my middle two are more than halfway through the series, and my youngest is just beginning the series.

Butterbeer

2014-10-08 14:29:42

Serves 4

This recipe is a close second to the Butterbeer found at Universal Studios

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Prep Time

15 min

Total Time

1 min

Prep Time

15 min

Total Time

1 min

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size

215g

Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 561

Calories from Fat 297

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 34g

52%

Saturated Fat 21g

106%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 9g

Cholesterol 107mg

36%

Sodium 340mg

14%

Total Carbohydrates 67g

22%

Dietary Fiber 0g

Sugars 65g

Protein 1g

Vitamin A

24%

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Ingredients

4 (or more) 12 oz cans or bottles of cream soda
1 Cup light or dark brown sugar
3/4 Cup heavy whipping cream (divided)
2 TBS water
6 TBS butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp of rum extract*

Instructions

Bring sugar and water to a gentle boil over medium heat in a small sauce pan. Stir often. (about 4-5 min)
Turn off the burner
Stir in butter, salt, vinegar and 1.5 oz of the heavy whipping cream
Set aside and allow to cool to room temp
Add rum extract
In a medium bowl, combine 2 TBS of the sugar syrup and the remaining cream
Mix with an electric mixer until thick, but not whipped (about 2 minutes)
Divide the syrup between 4 tall glasses**
Add 1/2 the can or bottle of cream soda and stir
Add the remaining cream soda
Top with thick cream

Notes

*I used homemade vanilla extract instead of rum extract. (The store bought rum extract had a lot of unnecessary extra ingredients.) Vanilla extract can be made using any type of rum or vodka. I keep vodka vanilla extract for baking, but rum and bourbon vanilla extract for marshmallow making and, now, Butterbeer
**We only added a few tablespoons of the syrup to the cream soda. We have made 6 glasses of butterbeer and still have 1/2 of the syrup and whipped topping left.

Adapted from Mugglenet Butterbeer Recipe

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calories

561

fat

34g

protein

carbs

67g

Adapted from Mugglenet Butterbeer Recipe

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I found this recipe on NBC news via Mugglenet, but I made a few small changes to the recipe. The edits are found in the notes section of the printable recipe for you to reference. I am trying very hard to limit my family’s intake of weirdo food ingredients, and I found that rum extract is full of flavors and colors. Rather than add rum extract, I added vanilla extract made with rum. You could totally omit rum or rum extract if you choose. I always keep homemade vanilla extract on hand. It’s super simple to make, it’s takes a while to “cure”, and it’s immensely more flavorful (and probably better for you) than the store bought options. You will need vanilla beans…good ones. I order mine from France in bulk because I use them a lot! You will need empty bottles and alcohol. I use vodka, bourbon, and rum. Slice a full bean in half lengthwise. Scrape the seeds loose, and put into a clean glass bottle. Add the bean too. Then top off with alcohol of your choice. Finally, pop it in the pantry and forget about it for a few months. As you use it, top it off with your choice of alcohol, it will last for 7 years. I also decided to add far less syrup to the cream soda, and it tastes every bit as good as the Butterbeer from Universal!

That little bottle is the vanilla extract. I just upcycled a syrup bottle from Cracker Barrel.