Homemade butterbeer Recipe -a creamy butterscotch flavored float inspired by Harry Potter!
Earlier this year I posted more about our trip at Universal Orlando and I’m back with more. But first let’s talk about butterbeer. Has anyone tried it? Frozen is my favorite. It’s hard to describe how amazing it is while walking around the park, so of course I had to re-create this delicious drink at home for all of you to make. It is the perfect summer drink! If you like butterscotch flavoring you will LOVE this frozen butterbeer recipe. It tastes like a butterscotch creamsicle.
How to make butterbeer
It only takes a few minutes to make this delicious drink. All you need to make this drink is ice cream, butterscotch syrup, cream soda and ice. Then you’ll basically just blend until smooth. If you’d like to recreate the frothy top, add some whip cream and butterscotch syrup on top! Yum!
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Homemade butterbeer
Ingredients
- 1/2 quart vanilla ice cream
- 2-3 Tablespoons butterscotch syrup or topping
- 12 ounces cream soda
- 1/4 cup ice , more as needed
Optional: whipped cream for topping
Instructions
- Place ice cream, ice, butterscotch and cream soda in a blender. Mix until combined. Serve in cold glasses and top with whipped cream and extra butterscotch if desired. Enjoy! :)
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Notes
- You can add crushed vanilla wavers in too.
- To double this recipe make it two batches.
Nutrition
Here is the butterscotch topping I used in my drink. I found it at my local grocery store near the ice cream toppings
We absolutely loved The Islands of Adventure and Harry Potter World.I loved the whole atmosphere in Harry Potter World. My husband is a big Harry Potter fan so he was excited to go on all the rides. I could of stayed there all day and just shopped, while sipping butter beer of course!
The shops were my absolute favorite! I LOVED the candy store. I bought a chocolate frog, a chocolate wand and chocolate flies. Yes I like chocolate… ;) The pumpkin juice was yummy too! Such a fun place to visit and of course sip on butter beer! YUM!! My family had such a wonderful time at Universal Orlando. It was so good to be able to spend quality time together. It was also so fun meeting the staff at Universal and the other bloggers and their families. I feel so grateful that my family had the opportunity to go on this amazing trip. This will definitely be a trip we remember the rest of our lives!
Disclosure: This post was in partnership with Universal Orlando Resort. All opinions are 100% my own. HUGE thanks to Universal Orlando, Loews Pacific Resort and Mom it Forward for inviting our family.
just curious, can i put this in the freezer?
Hi Julia! I haven’t tried it before, but I think that should work just fine. It may just have a slightly different consistency than the original.
Great recipe! We used cream soda ice cubes (takes a day of prep) and whipped cream with 1T of butterscotch topping plus 3T of powdered sugar. So good!
What a great idea! Sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing!! :)
I made this butter bear recipe for my four teenage children. They loved it. A real keeper. Thanks.
I’m so glad it was a hit! Thanks for leaving a comment!
i made this to go with my family’s harry potter marathon and everyone loved it!!
So glad your family enjoyed it :)
I made this tonight and it’s a hit! Instead of whipped cream I made marshmallow sauce for the top, that’s more what the stuff at universal tastes like to us! Anyway it’s a hot Friday night and we played wizards unite all day so I had to give it a go!
Sounds delicious! I’ll have to try a marshmallow sauce next time!
How did you make your marshmallow sauce?!