Butterbeer Recipe

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Leading up to the midnight showing of the final Harry Potter movie, I really wanted to have a Harry Potter party. It wasn’t in the cards, so instead I made some Harry Potter themed treats for Hubby and I to enjoy while watching Deathly Hallows Part I the other night.

There are quite a few recipes for butterbeer out there. But I wanted to make something that matches what butterbeer was in my mind while reading the books. To me, butterbeer is warm, buttery, and spiked with a bit of some spicy alcohol. The warm butterbeer is topped with a frothy whipped foam on top that leaves a mustache when you take a sip.

I set out to develop this recipe and Hubby and I agreed that this butterbeer was delicious and very fitting for Harry and his friends.

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Butterbeer

Yield: Serves 2

Ingredients:

For the Butterbeer
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 Tbsp honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/16 teaspoon ground cloves
Pinch salt
3 Tbsp toffee bits (you can use butterscotch chips here if you have those on hand)
1/3 cup spiced rum
1 cups boiling water

For the Foam
2/3 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar, or splenda for sugar free version
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon butter

Directions:

Prepare the butterbeer:
Using an electric mixer, beat the brown sugar, butter, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl until blended and smooth. Stir in the toffee bits Transfer the mixture to a 4-cup (or larger) measuring cup. Add the rum and then the boiling water. Stir until the butter mixture dissolves. Pour through a sieve to remove any toffee bits that did not dissolve. Divide the buttered rum among 2 mugs.

Prepare the foam:
In a large bowl, or the bowl of a standing mixer, whip the heavy cream on medium high speed for 3-4 minutes until it starts to thicken. Add the sugar and continue whipping until very soft peaks begin to form, another 3-4 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and butter, then whip for another 30 seconds or so, until soft peaks form.

Spoon a generous portion of foam on top of each glass of butterbeer, mixing gently. Serve immediately.

Recipe adapted from Food Network and Bakingdom

Beverages, Dessert

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13 Responses to “Funfetti Chocolate Chip Cookies”

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Eva @ Eva Bakes — March 4, 2013 at 8:50 am
These are so festive – love them!
- beantownbaker — March 4th, 2013 @ 1:51 pm
  
  Sprinkles make everything festive 🙂
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Krystal R {Mrs. Regueiro's Plate} — March 4, 2013 at 12:31 pm
What festive looking cookies! Looks fantastic!
- beantownbaker — March 4th, 2013 @ 1:51 pm
  
  Thanks! Love your new picture!
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Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie — March 4, 2013 at 1:45 pm
Love that you were able to adapt them from an already favorite cookie
- beantownbaker — March 4th, 2013 @ 1:52 pm
  
  I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve adapted those cookies to fit my needs. They’re awesome.
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bETH — March 6, 2013 at 10:06 am
Mixed the dough last night, can’t wait to get home and bake these tonight!
- beantownbaker — March 6th, 2013 @ 8:38 pm
  
  Yay! I hope you love them 🙂
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Vera Zecevic-Cupcakes Garden — March 7, 2013 at 10:22 am

I’m a huge fan of all sorts of cookies, I am always glad to find new,creative recipe.
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Sues — March 8, 2013 at 7:48 am
I love making Funfetti cookies, but have never added chocolate/white chocolate chips. The more the merrier!! 🙂 And they’re super pretty!
- beantownbaker — March 9th, 2013 @ 3:02 pm
  
  Thanks! Funfetti makes everything better.
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Katie — September 4, 2017 at 12:35 pm

Can this dough be frozen?
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google — June 14, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Wonderful write-up… This is very insightful.
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