Harry Potter’s Butterbeer Recipes You Can Make at Home!

If you are a Fan of Harry Potter’s series and also a vanilla lover, this non-alcoholic drink is for you, that is loved by Harry Potter and friends. It is a treat for children and vanilla lovers

Taking inspiration and following the recipe from the Harry Potter Studio Tour in England, and the Wizarding World in the United States, I whipped out my non-magical utensils to create a fat helping of butterbeer.

Butterbeer is a favourite treat of Harry and his friends, and also mine. Time to put on that chef’s hat witches, wizards and muggles! Let’s brew some magic in the kitchen, shall we?

As Hagrid once said, “what’s comin’ will come, an’ we’ll meet it when it does.”

In this post, we are sharing some

Harry Potter Butterbeer Recipe #1

Let’s start with the easiest recipe. This one only involves a few ingredients. I love that! This one is super sweet, but not exactly like the version you will find at Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Adding the whipped cream on the top adds that Butterbeer mustache effect.

Ingredients

• 1 quart Vanilla Ice Cream
• 1/4 cup Butterscotch Syrup
• 32 oz Cream Soda

Instructions

1. Place 4 (16-ounce) glasses in freezer and chill for at least 20 minutes
2. Mix ice cream and cream soda in a blender until combine
3. Divide between the frosted glasses
4. Top each glass with whipped cream, if desired
5. Serve with spoons and straws

Harry Potter Butterbeer Recipe #2

I liked how simple recipe #1 was to create a Butterbeer. However, it is not the closest to the original Butterbeer. Our recipe #2 is getting a little closer to the original.

This one’s from the Food Network. This one is served warm according to the recipe, but you could just as easily chill or freeze the drink before serving.

This recipe has only a few ingredients, but the directions are a little bit more complicated. We tried this recipe hot, but our favorite was still cold.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1/4 cup Butterscotch Topping
• 2 tablespoons Whipped Butter room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups Vanilla Cream Soda

Instructions

1. Combine condensed milk, butterscotch topping, and butter in a glass heatproof measuring cup.
2. Heat in microwave for 1 minute.
3. Remove and stir until butter has melted and incorporated into the mixture.
4. Meanwhile heat cream soda in another heatproof measuring cup for 1 minute 30 seconds.
5. Divide butterscotch mixture between 2 (10 to 12-ounce) mugs.
6. Fill mugs with heated cream soda and stir thoroughly.
7. Serve garnished with an old-fashioned butterscotch candy stick.

Harry Potter Butterbeer Recipe #3

Our next recipe uses butterscotch chips, which I thought added a nice flavor of butterscotch. I found this one on e-How. This recipe is served hot. However, you can modify this recipe. You can freeze or cool, before serving.

This recipe is a little bit different than the other two above. As I mentioned, this one used butterscotch chips. They also added coffee creamer to make a richer beverage. I really liked this recipe. It adds a real different dimension that still stays on track with the Harry Potter theme park version of Butterbeer.

Ingredients

• 10 OZ Cream Soda 1 & 1/4 cups
• 1 Tbsp Salted REAL Butter
• 1/2 Cup Butterscotch Chips
• 1/4 Cup Original Coffee-Mate Liquid Creamer

Instructions

1. Put the Butterscotch Chips and Butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds. Stir and heat for another 30 seconds. Now add your Creamer to the bowl.
2. Microwave in 30 Second increments again. Stirring each time. It usually takes about 4 times (2 minutes) to get the right consistency. Set your mixture aside. The chips and butter should be a thick stir-able paste.
3. Heat Cream soda in the microwave for 90 seconds. BE VERY CAREFUL! Microwaves times vary. Make sure not to overheat the Cream Soda or all of the fizzes will be gone.
4. Pour Butterscotch mixture into heated Cream Soda.
5. Stir & Serve!

Harry Potter Butterbeer Recipe #4

For this recipe, I made several changes. A few modifications helped fit the Butterbeer requirements of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter park version. Once I made the changes, this one was delicious!

This one is definitely more complicated than the others, but the taste was worth it. This Butterbeer recipe was delish!

Ingredients

• 1 pint Vanilla Ice Cream softened
• 1/2 stick Butter at Room Temperature
• 1/3 cup Light Brown Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
• 24 oz. Vanilla Cream Soda Very Cold

Instructions

1. Allow ice cream to soften, about 30 minutes, and bring butter to room temperature, about 2 hours
2. Blend butter, sugar, and spices in large bowl
3. Add to ice cream and freeze
4. Heat cream soda in a pot until warm but still carbonated (at least 3 minutes). You could also just go with the very cold cream soda (my preference) and have a more frozen/slushy drink.
5. Fill each glass with a scoop of ice cream mixture and pour warmed or chilled cream soda over ice cream
6. Serve!

Harry Potter Butterbeer Recipe #5

If you are a true Harry Potter fan, you probably tried each of these Top 5 Butterbeer Recipes! If you are just looking for the best one, you have found it.

This was the recipe put out by AP, FoxNews, and just about every other site after the Wizarding World of Harry Potter park opened (years and years ago).

This recipe does have a lot of ingredients and a lot of steps. This recipe is also served hot. This is the best recipe we found, but you will want to freeze it. That way it is most like the official Butterbeer you will find at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Out of all of the versions we tried, this one was the best! Two thumbs up!

Ingredients

• 1 cup light or dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 6 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup heavy cream divided
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
• 4 bottles (12 oz. bottles) cream soda

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan over medium, combine the brown sugar and water. Bring to a gentle boil and cook, stirring often, until the mixture reads 240 F on a candy thermometer.
2. Stir in the butter, salt, vinegar and 1/4 heavy cream. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
3. Once the mixture has cooled, stir in the rum extract.
4. In a medium bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar mixture and the remaining 1/2 cup of heavy cream. Use an electric mixer to beat until just thickened, but not completely whipped, about 2 to 3 minutes.
5. To serve, divide the brown sugar mixture between 4 tall glasses (about 1/4 cup for each glass). Add 1/4 cup of cream soda to each glass, then stir to combine. Fill each glass nearly to the top with additional cream soda, then spoon the whipped topping over each.

Disclaimer: despite what the name of the beverage suggests, there is no alcohol in butterbeer.

When J.K Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books, the drink was targeted specifically towards children. Therefore, it uses butterscotch, vanilla ice cream, vanilla cream soda or vanilla extract – but no alcohol.

Top it up with more ice cream or whipped cream – whichever once you fancy.

There, you have it! A magical treat and that too, without any wand!

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