How To Make Butterbeer from Harry Potter at Home for Muggles ... and Squibs (non-alcoholic)

Butterbeer is a delicious butterscotch drink popular among witches and wizards in the Harry Potter universe of J. K. Rowling. Muggles around the world can enjoy the magical beverage while visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal Orlando resort. Living in Orlando and being an annual passholder, I am proud to say that I have enjoyed the hallowed Butterbeer at the WWoHP in all three of it's renditions; cold, frozen and the recently introduced hot Butterbeer on numerous occasions. The cold version is my personal favorite of the 3 concoctions. Having tried the WWoHP Butterbeer many times and after many failed attempts trying recipes after scouring the internet, I believe I have finally brewed an acceptable draught of living dea....I mean Butterbear. I daresay a few sips will satisfy you all.

So first, we need our ingredients.

Butterbeer Ingredients

• Smucker's Butterscotch Topping (by ice cream toppings in the supermarket or buy it here on Amazon)
• Heavy Whipping Cream (I prefer the can over the carton) 
• Imitation Vanilla, Butter, Nut Extract (Butterscotch basically, buy this at your local grocery store)
• Cream Soda (Spend the extra money on A&W or one of the old timey glass bottle cream sodas for best results)
• Bowl
• Spoon
• Ministry of Magic mug (or whatever lame mug you probably have instead)

First we will make the whipped butterscotch topping.

Step 1: Go crazy spraying the heavy whipping cream into the bowl. Don't worry, this is enough for about three cups of Butterbeer. 

Bowl a' cream

Step 2: Whip the cream by mixing it with the spoon until the picture above looks like the picture below.

Whip it, whip it good.

Step 3: Add 1 to 2 spoonful of butterscotch topping to the whipped cream.

This ain't no health tonic.

Step 4:Mix.

Crem de la crem a la Butterscotch

Step 5: Add 1-3 drops of the "Imitation Vanilla, Butter, Nut Extract" and mix again.

The Half Blood Prince's 
Secret butterscotch supplement with code-name

Note: Add one drop at a time, then mix and taste before adding more

Okay, the Butterscotch whipped topping is finished. Now on to the drink. 

Step 6: Add 1-3 drops of the butterscotch extract to your mug or cup of choice that is probably not as
wicked brilliant as mine.

Step 7: Pour in the cream soda. Pour fairly quickly so the extract mixes thoroughly with the soda.

Note: Again, this will turn out much more like the real WWoHP Butterbeer if you use the "old timey" style of cream soda in the glass bottles that are made with real cane sugar. 

Step 8: Spoon 1-3 scoops of your previously made butterscotch whipped cream topping onto the drink.

Again, not a health tonic

And finally, enjoy your homemade Butterbeer....

...you filthy little Mudblood. 

For a healthier alternative, try this, Zevia Cream soda which is naturally sweetened with stevia and has zero calories. Although it is cheaper  per can to buy the 24 pack here.

It is possible my cat is an animagus.