Butterbeer 3 Ways – Original, Frozen, and Spiked

Everyone who’s been to Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter knows how amazing the official Butterbeer is. I mean, they collaborated with JK Rowling on the recipe so it’s literally a part of the books brought to life. Try all versions below and tell us which one’s your favorite!

Original Butterbeer

Ingredients

• 4 cans cream soda
• 1/4 cup butterscotch syrup
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions

1. In a large pitcher or bowl, combine cream soda and butterscotch syrup. Whisk thoroughly.
2. In a KitchenAid stand mixer, beat heavy cream with whisk attachment until stiff peaks form. This will take 2-4 minutes.
3. Fold in sugar and vanilla and melted butter until combined with cream. Do not over mix.
4. Drizzle 4 mugs with butterscotch syrup.
5. Pour in cream soda mixture, leaving room on top for whipped cream.

Frozen Butterbeer

Ingredients

• 2 liter cream soda
• butterscotch syrup
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions

1. Pour half the cream soda into ice cube trays and pre-freeze.
2. Mix whipped cream same as in the recipe above.
3. In a blender, blend cream soda ice cubes with unfrozen cream soda and a drizzle of butterscotch syrup until you have a slushy consistency.
4. Pour frozen mixture into butterscotch drizzled glasses and top with whipped cream.
5. Optional step – add a scoop of vanilla ice cream before the whipped topping

Spiked

Add a shot or two of any of the following spirits, or a shot of both, to spike your glass of butterbeer –
– vanilla or caramel vodka
– caramel or butterscotch schnapps