A couple of weeks ago Nate and I had a nice little date night at home to watch a Harry Potter movie. I made all kinds of goodies from Butter Beer popcorn to Pumpkin Pasties. I also made mugs of Hot Butter Beer, which was delicious, and I promised to share the recipe with all of you.
Today, on this cold, drizzling day, perfect for snuggling on the couch and watching movies, I’m finally sharing my recipe. I’m sure you’re wondering what it tastes like. Well, do you like pralines? I know that’s sort of a Southern thing so you may have never tasted it in your life.
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Hmm, I’m thinking. Ok, do you like penuche or brown sugar fudge? That stuff is so good. It melts in your mouth into this delicious tasting yumminess. Well, that is what I’m reminded of when I drink Hot Butter Beer. It tastes just as rich as that brown sugar fudge, so much that I can only drink one mug of this stuff.
It’s perfect for cold weather or turning out the lights and watching the Christmas tree lights flicker. Your kids are going to love this! Now that my three have had a taste, they snuggle up to me and sweetly ask for me to make it.
Check out how easy it is to make:
This recipe will make about 4 mugs of Hot Butter Beer.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons hot butterscotch topping
- 1 cup cream soda
Instructions
- Combine milk, butter, and brown sugar and whisk together. Heat in the microwave for 3 minutes.
- Stir and heat for an additional 3-4 minutes until milk is foaming.
- Remove from microwave and whisk together until the butter is well mixed in and sugar is completely dissolved.
- Heat hot butterscotch topping for 30 seconds. Then, stir in 2 tablespoons of hot butterscotch into the milk mixture until completely dissolved.
- Next, add in 1 cup of cream soda and mix well. (You can cheat and add root beer if you don’t have cream soda, but it’s much better with cream soda.)
- Top with Hot Butterscotch Whipped Cream.
I beat together 2 tablespoons of hot butterscotch topping and 1 cup of whipping cream until soft peaks form. Then, I spoon is on top of each drink and stir just a little to get it to melt into the Butter Beer. Then, I add the dash of cinnamon.
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47 comments
This looks and sounds absolutely delicious!
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That looks really good. I love butterscotch.
I love this so much. My oldest just started reading the first book, so I should make him some 🙂
Really cute idea! And it sounds yummy. Fun for a Harry Potter themed party too!
Oh that looks yummy! I love cream soda!
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This sounds delicious! What an awesome drink to cuddle on the couch with…with the hubs of course too 😉
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At first I thought “butter in your beer”? But then saw it was kid-friendly. May have to try it!
This seems like a pretty neat drink to try out for the kids when the adults are drinking cousins Shari’s eggnog! I have definitely got to try it out.
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Oh man. I love Harry Potter. This sounds awesome!
I can’t imagine any Harry Potter lover who wouldn’t want to sip on mug of that!
Being part of the HP generation, I can’t even tell you how excited this recipe made me, haha. It tastes exactly how I’d imagined it would in the books. Thank you so much!
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SUPER DELICIOUS! thought it would be a little too sweet but it was perfect, the whipped topping with the butterscotch was the perfect touch. The whole family LOVED it and I will definitely make again soon!
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looks good, i’ll try it, i might add some butterscotch flavoured chocolate chips too 🙂
That sounds tasty!
How much does this make?
Nevermind, I didn’t see that right away. Is this still just as good tasting cold and without the whipped cream?
[…] When the butter beer syrup is cooled and the edges are turning a bit thick, I add spoonfuls on top of the ice cream base.  Then, I swirl them in gently so they won’t be completely mixed in.  Let the ice cream freeze overnight.  The next day, you’ll have buttery ice cream bliss that will remind you of a hot cup of butter beer. […]
When microwaving (as mentioned in the first few steps), should it be on medium high, high or low?
I did it on high, and our microwave is one of the higher wattage ones. But, microwaves vary, so just keep a watch because milk can bubble up quick.
We just tried this and it’s amazing! I think next time if we aren’t planning to have it as dessert, I’ll cut down a little on the butter, add a little more cream soda, and maybe a splash of run! Thank you for this delicious recipe!
Yum! Very easy recipe. I found it way too sweet, but I dilute my regular soda, so I guess it depends on individual tastes. Next time I’ll cut the brown sugar and replace half the cream soda with more milk.
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[…] can find the Hot Butterbeer recipe I used here. It has fairly simple ingredients, most of which I already had, and doesn’t take long to make. […]
Hi, I’m Aussie and cream soda comes in at least three different colours and slightly different flavours here, what does your cream soda look and taste like?
It’s a golden amber clear color.
Thanks!!!
Hi! Making this for my Sweet 16 this weekend, and I’m wondering, is it bad reheated? Or cold?
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[…] I finished Harry Potter book 1, 2 and 3. I went for a job interview. I had sushi. I FINALLY made my own butter beer, the famous drink from Harry Potter (non alcoholic) and wow, it’s simply amazing. I recommend maybe half the amount of sugar, it was definitely too much, but otherwise… It’s just perfect. It’s awesome. It’s just the way I imagined it all these years when I read the third book. This is the recipe I used: https://thetiptoefairy.com/2014/12/harry-potters-hot-butter-beer/ […]
Great drink for the cooler weather and to get into the spirit of Harry Potter for the festival this weekend. If your doing it for an adult party try substituting butterscotch liquor for the topping
Thus sounds amazing. Definitely going to try over the coming chilly months. One question… Is the butter salted or unsalted? Thanks!
[…] Hot Butter Beer – I’ve been telling my kids we would make this for two years, seems like a good opportunity! Plus, we’ll have that fresh whipped cream on hand… […]
This almost nails the Universal version! I may try substituting an imitation butter flavoring rather than the actual butter to try to keep it from separating a bit, though. I did not top with the whipped cream for this occasion, but I am now tempted to mix up a batch to easily take to work and just heat as needed. Delicious!!
That’s good to know! I’ve never been to Universal, but hoping some day to see the Wizarding World!
Definitely, missing something. Not as rich as Universals’s, a little too watery.
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Wow, thank you! This was really good, and almost exactly like the HP World version according to my grown college-age HP fan daughters 🙂
I want to make this for a party but am wondering if it “sits” a while (say, an hour), will it need to continually be stirred to prevent separation or anything? I want to have a big pot of it simmering to serve as people request it and then add in the whipped cream as each are poured. Can’t wait to try it!
I honestly don’t know if you double or triple it. When I make this recipe, it does have extra and it probably sits for an hour and seems fine. I usually stir it up again when giving refills, and it’s fine.
Awesome recipe! We added some salted caramel crown royal and it was fantastic!
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Stephanie, it looks awesome! So much flavors packed on this recipe that makes this simply irresistible, definitely having this on my table!
WOW! so simple, yet SO tasty! This is fantastic, yum. Thanks for the recipe.
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These look so delicious! I bet my family would love for me to make these sometime.
I made this for a group of 9 last night for a Harry Potter themed party. It was amazing!!! Thank you so much! 😀
Stephanie, this was wonderful! Never knew that those flavors would come out as they did in this beautiful dish! Follow the recipe word for word!!!
I’m so glad to here!