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

2 comments »

9 Responses to “Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Cookies (Bookmarked Recipes)”

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Robyn — September 29, 2008 at 7:02 pm

These look great! I made first pumpkin recipe of the season yesterday as well. I love how it makes you kitchen smell great!
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Pam — September 29, 2008 at 8:47 pm

These sound wonderful! Thanks for your entry!
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ttfn300 — September 29, 2008 at 11:01 pm

ooh, i’m liking that combo of pumpkin and white chips!!
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Jen — September 30, 2008 at 1:39 pm

Yes, the pumpkin white chocolate combo is awesome. I love fall baking!
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Natural Care — October 1, 2008 at 4:46 am

Thanks for sharing delicious recipes.
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Tina — October 3, 2008 at 5:50 pm

Those cookies sounds great!!!!!!!
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Jin Hooi — October 4, 2008 at 11:41 am

I have never had pumpkin cookies before, these cookies look delicious !! I will sure give this a try very soon, thanks for sharing !!
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~Amber~ — October 11, 2008 at 2:09 pm

They look delicious! Some of mine were poofy and some were not. I chose to photograph the non-poofy one cause they looked best. 🙂
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Apaddie — September 5, 2011 at 5:09 pm

These cookies are our seasonal favorite. We also use Butterscotch chips for variation. Fabulous!!