Description
Made famous in the Harry Potter Series, Butterbeer has been sought after by wizardss and muggles alike. This recipe for Butterbeer is easy and delicious.
Ingredients
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- 2 tbsp Butterscotch sauce (now, you can purchase a sauce, or make your own. I made my own and the recipe will follow.)
- 3 cups of cream soda (you need to get the nectar colored one, not the clear)
- 2 cups of milk (I used 2%)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp butter
- Whipping cream (for the top!)
Recipe for butterscotch sauce:
- 4 tbsp 1/2 stick unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
If you are making your butterscotch from scratch you will want to do the following:
- Melt your butter, brown sugar, and heavy cream in a pot on medium heat. You want to make sure everything is mixed together well. It will look like a caramel soup in the beginning but the longer it stays on the stove, it will thicken into a beautiful sauce.
- After about 5 minutes, it should be ready. Remove from heat, add your vanilla, and set it aside. Easy peasy.
To make your butterbeer:
- Now, let me preface this by saying that I do not like carbonated drinks (well, my body doesn't) so what I did was boil the cream soda until the carbonation was gone.
- In a separate pot, take 3 cups of the cream soda, mix it with the two cups of milk, add the 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of butter, and your 2 tbsp of butterscotch and mix together. You do not necessarily want this to boil, so, keep it on a medium heat and get it to the point where it is steaming.
- While this is happening (should you choose to drink it warm) begin to make your whipped cream topping. It is really how much you want to make / use so, I did not put an exact measurement.
- If you are serving it warm, remove it from the stove, put your cream on top, and drink up!
- If you want to try it cold, transfer your mixture to a pitcher and place in the fridge for at least a few hours.
- When you decide to serve it, you can serve it over ice, or, not, that is your call. But you should make some whipped cream to put on top nonetheless.
- Drink up and experience the bliss that is butterbeer!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Cuisine: American, British
Nutrition
- Calories: 294
- Sugar: 39
- Sodium: 53
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Carbohydrates: 39
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 40