If you love the Harry Potter series, you know how important food is to the witches and wizards of Hogwarts. From start-of-term feasts to healing chocolate, magical food plays a huge role in the seven books. To celebrate all the food non-Muggles love, we published The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays Cookbook! Check out this excerpt for making a butterbeer recipe. This version has no alcohol but tons of butterscotch goodness so younger wizards and witches can enjoy it as well.

 

For more Harry Potter recipes from chocolate frogs to Golden Snitch cake pops, flip through The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays Cookbook by Rita Mock-Pike.

 

The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays

Butterscotch “Beer”

A wizarding world favorite, this “butterbeer” recipe gives you both a hot and a cold option so that you can enjoy a cup full of butterscotch goodness all year round. It’s the perfect beverage to sip while having a chat with your best friends, or while celebrating a big tournament win.

Yield: 5 to 6 servings // Prep time: 5 to 10 minutes // Cook time: 5 to 7 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1½ cups butterscotch chips, plus extra for garnish

2 tablespoons light-brown sugar

3 tablespoons maple syrup

3 to 4 cups buttermilk (depending on hot or cold version)

whipped cream

2 cups ice, for cold version

chilled glasses, for cold version

Hot Version

1. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter and butterscotch together until completely melted and smooth.

2. Add the brown sugar and maple syrup, and stir until melted and blended in thoroughly.

3. Next, pour in 4 cups of buttermilk. Keep mixing and stirring until the buttermilk comes to temperature.

4. Serve in a heat-resistant mug.

5. Top with whipped cream and garnish with additional butterscotch chips.

Cold Version

1. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter and butterscotch together until completely melted and smooth.

2. Add the brown sugar and maple syrup, and stir until melted and blended in thoroughly.

3. Place the heated mixture in a blender.

4. Add 3 cups of buttermilk and the ice. Blend until smooth.

5. Pour into chilled glasses.

6. Top with whipped cream and garnish with additional butterscotch chips.

 

For delicious recipes for every feast of the year, from the Start of Term Feast to the Yule Ball and beyond, check out The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays Cookbook!