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A Frozen Butterbeer Recipe Inspired by ‘Harry Potter’

This Frozen Butterbeer Recipe is inspired by the ever-popular Harry Potter series. Harry and his friends would often walk to Hogsmeade to get these yummy drinks and now you can make your own! This recipe tastes just like the Frozen Butterbeer at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

 

Mug clinking other mug of Frozen Butterbeer.

Frozen Butterbeer

What makes this Magic Frozen Butterbeer recipe “MAGIC”? The whole recipe from start to finish, including freezing time, takes about 5 minutes total. It transforms from liquid to solid right before your eyes! Really! Even Harry Potter himself would be impressed. These taste exactly like the Frozen Butterbeers from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Try it! You will see!

Spoonful of Frozen Butterbeer.

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Two large glass mugs filled with a frothy, golden brown beverage topped with a layer of white foam. The mugs are placed on a wooden surface with a blurred background that includes lit candles and a red-and-white striped cloth.

Frozen Butterbeer Recipe from Harry Potter

Even Harry Potter himself would be impressed. These taste exactly like the Frozen Butterbeers from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Try it! You will see!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine English
Servings 6

Equipment

  • Hand Mixer

Ingredients
  

For each serving:

  • 6 cups Ice cubes (enough to fill a gallon-sized freezer bag about half way)
  • tablespoon Kosher salt (Ice cream salt or table salt will work too)
  • 1 cup cream soda
  • 1 teaspoon butterscotch ice cream topping

For the Cream Topping:

  • 1 c. heavy cream or whipping cream
  • 1/4 c. butterscotch topping

Instructions
 

  • Step 1: Place ice cubes and salt in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag.
    A clear plastic bag filled with ice cubes sits in a transparent bowl on a wooden cutting board. There’s a red and white striped cloth at the edge of the board on the left, and a cut-off view of another bag with red contents to the right.

For the Slush:

  • Step 1: Place cream soda and butterscotch in a smaller quart-sized Ziploc bag, press out all the air and seal tightly. Mix around until the butterscotch is mixed in with the cream soda.
    A transparent Ziploc bag filled with a tan-colored liquid and some bubbles is placed on a wooden surface. The bag has a white label, and part of a red-and-white striped cloth is visible in the top left corner of the image.
  • Step 2: Place bag of soda IN the bag of ice and seal.
    A transparent resealable plastic bag filled with ice cubes rests on a wooden cutting board. A red and white striped cloth is visible in the upper left corner. The cutting board is placed on a white marble surface with a few small ice pieces scattered around.
  • Step 3: Shake for about 3-5 minutes or until the soda is nice and slushy- if it gets too cold, wrap a dish cloth around it and continue shaking.
    A hand holding a clear freezer bag filled with a light brown liquid, possibly soup or broth. The bag is being placed inside another larger bag. The person has pastel purple nail polish. In the background, there is a red and white striped fabric.
  • Step 4: Pour slush into a cup and top with butterscotch cream topping (below).
    Two glass mugs filled with frothy, creamy-looking butterscotch-colored beverages, sitting on a wooden tray. A red and white striped cloth is in the background, along with a bottle of amber liquid and a couple of golden teaspoons.

For the Cream Topping:

  • Step 1: Beat the cream and butterscotch with a mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
    A glass bowl filled with smooth, white whipped cream sits on a wooden surface. To the left, a yellow bottle of butterscotch sundae syrup is partially visible. To the right, a hand mixer with whipped cream on its beaters rests on the table.
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What to Drink While Watching Harry Potter

We originally made these to celebrate the movie from the world of Harry Potter: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Making up some of these yummy frozen butterbeer drinks was the perfect way to celebrate and get us ready for the show.

We also make frozen butterbeer whenever we do a Harry Potter binge. No Harry Potter marathon would be complete without some tasty treats from the movies/books. It makes the entire thing feel more festive.

Ingredients to make Frozen Butterbeer.

What Does Frozen Butterbeer Taste Like?

If you have never had Butterbeer, it tastes like a yummy butterscotch soda with a sweet cream topping. Whenever I read about it in the Harry Potter series it sounded so good! Tasting it in real life was even better than I had imagined. I was already a big butterscotch fan so I knew I would be in love, but seriously, I could drink one of these every day.

Butterbeer, pumpkin juice, and frozen butterbeer at Wizarding World of Harry Potter Food

We first tried Frozen Butterbeer on our visit to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in the Universal Studios theme park in Hollywood. You can read more about our visit and see the pictures we took around the park on our traditional Butterbeer post.

We had so much fun trying all kinds of food from the books, but the drinks were definitely the highlight. We could not decide which was our favorite, regular Butterbeer, Frozen Butterbeer, or Pumpkin Juice. So we decided we would just have to create recipes for all three, that way we can enjoy them anytime we want!

Two tall mugs of Frozen Butterbeer.

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This post originally appeared on Favorite Family Recipes.

Emily Walker

Emily lives in Meridian, Idaho, with her husband, Beau, a physician assistant, and her three incredible children: a son and two daughters. Travel is one of her favorite ways to experience new cultures and cuisines, and she has a love for all things Disney.

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