My family is a bit obsessed with Harry Potter. My oldest son and I read the entire Harry Potter series together over the past two years and watched all of the movies (my son might’ve closed his eyes during a lot of Prisoner of Azkaban but still…). We’re pretty huge Harry Potter fans. If you asked my son his favorite books, I can guarantee one of them would be a Harry Potter one. We’re annual passholders to Universal Studios Florida and pretty obsessed with all of the different butterbeer options (and other drinks) you can get in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. But we can’t go as often as we want since we don’t live nearby, so I thought it would be fun to recreate the sweet drink at home! So make up your own batch of this tasty drink and pretend you’re back in Harry Potter world for a minute or two! This would also be perfect to go along with playing these Harry Potter games and reading the Harry Potter books for Harry Potter’s birthday in July! At some point I want to talk about how incredible Diagon Alley is, especially for fans of J.K. Rowling’s books but for now, let’s get to this homemade butterbeer recipe so you can pretend your at the theme park at home!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Kid-friendly – just like the real thing in the Universal Parks, this is a non alcoholic recipe that’s perfect for Harry Potter lovers of any age! Taste of butterbeer – this butter beer recipe has that distinct butterscotch and caramel flavor that you get from regular butterbeer in the parks. Easy recipe – the best part of this recipe is that it’s super simple to make! It’s just a matter of combining a couple of ingredients together then topping with homemade whipped topping!
Ingredients
Ingredient Notes
How to make Universal Studios Butterbeer
This easy butterbeer recipe is so simple to make, it almost seems silly to give you step by step instructions but if I don’t, I’ll probably forget something, so here goes! This is one of my favorite things and such a delicious treat, I can’t wait for you all to make it!
1 – Make the whipped cream
First make your whipped cream by whipping the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form. This will likely take a few minutes (less time if you chilled everything) so be patient. Once the soft peaks have formed, slowly beat in the powdered sugar until well combined. This is the whipped topping that will go on top of the butter beer recipe.
2 – Make the Cold Butterbeer
Next, pour one cup of cream soda to a large pitcher or a punch bowl and whisk in five tablespoons butterscotch topping and two tablespoons of butter extract. Mix these together well to let the flavors really combine together before you dilute it with the rest of the cream soda. Once that’s mixed well, gradually add the rest of the cream soda to the punch bowl and stir to combine.
3 – Finish the Harry Potter Butterbeer Recipe
To finis the butterbeer, pour cream soda mixture into 8 ounce glasses until they’re about 3/4 full. If you’re not using whipped topping, you could fill them up more, but you really want to leave some room for the whipped cream without the drink spilling all over the place! Then to get the true wizarding world feel, top them with piped whipped cream topping. You can either pipe it on or just use a large spoon or ice cream scoop to add a good portion to the top of the butterbeer. Finish it off with a little bit of butterscotch topping drizzled on top to give it that real authentic look! This will make them look and feel like the real deal, not just a homemade version! Then serve chilled and enjoy while you’re watching a Harry Potter movie marathon (don’t forget Fantastic Beasts).
Make a Frozen Version
If you’re more of a fan of the frozen butterbeer, then I’ve got two simple ways that you can turn this popular drink into the frozen version to drink at home!
Expert Tips
Make butterscotch whipped cream by replacing the powdered sugar in the whipped cream with 1/4 cup of the butterscotch topping. This will give you a creamy butterscotch whipped cream instead of the natural flavor. Make the whipped cream up to a day ahead of time and keep it in the fridge until ready to serve. Make the drink right before you’re ready to serve it and top with the whipped cream – it’s not great as a make ahead drink. Serve this with some chocolate frogs and homemade treacle tarts for some really fun birthday parties for Harry Potter lovers! It’ll be just like you’re at your very own Three Broomsticks Inn or the Leaky Cauldron (your choice).
More Harry Potter Fun
If you like this DIY butterbeer recipe, you should try it out while playing some of these fun Harry Potter games!
Harry Potter trivia questions – easy and challenging Harry Potter trivia questions and answers, great for everyone from house elves to wizards! Harry Potter scavenger hunt – clues based on the books that will lead to a fun Harry Potter surprise (maybe even this delicious drink and some Harry Potter goodies).Harry Potter would you rather – tons of would you rather questions inspired by your favorite Harry Potter questions! Harry Potter charades – act out your favorite characters and Harry Potter inspired words (like pumpkin juice and Hogwarts) in this fun game! Harry Potter danger word game – a Harry Potter inspired version of the hilarious game where you have to get a friend to guess a word without guessing the danger word!
