This easy Butterbeer recipe will transport you to the Wizarding World, and only takes a few minutes to make. It has a rich homemade butterscotch sauce mixed with cream soda and topped with fresh whipped cream.

Other favorite beverage recipes of ours include Hot Cocoa, Wassail, Homemade Eggnog, Oreo Milkshake, and Vanilla Protein Shake.

A glass of a Harry Potter Butterbeer recipe topped with fresh whipped cream and a drizzle of butterscotch sauce.

You can practically taste the magic in homemade Butterbeer.

It's no secret that my kids and I are huge Harry Potter fans (I don't know what happened with my husband, but we all love him anyways). We love going to the Wizarding World in Orlando, and drinking the butterbeer there is a definite highlight!

I wanted to recreate this drink at home so we can enjoy it while we snuggle up to read Harry Potter books, watch the movies, enjoy on Halloween, or any fun party.

For all of my Harry Potter fans out there, let me know what house you are in the comments. I'm a Ravenclaw!

How to make Butterbeer:

Add apple cider, Werther’s caramel, allspice and cinnamon to a saucepan. Stir over medium heat until melted and smooth. Add extracts.

A pot of apple cider, werther's caramel, allspice, and cinnamon in a saucepan to make a butterscotch syrup for an easy butterbeer recipe.

For Warm Butterbeer: Add room temperature cream soda to the pot and cook until hot. Ladle into cups, top with whipped cream and drizzle of butterscotch syrup.

For Cold Butterbeer: Allow butterscotch mixture to cool completely, then ladle ¼ cup into a serving glass and top with 1 cup chilled cream soda. Top homemade butterbeer with whipped cream and drizzle of butterscotch syrup, if desired.

Two images showing how to make butterbeer by pouring a butterscotch sauce in a glass, filling the rest with cream soda, then topping with whipped cream and butterscotch sauce.

Storage and Make Ahead Instructions:

To Store: This Harry Potter butterbeer drink is intended to be served immediately. If you have leftover butterscotch syrup, keep it in an airtight container in the fridge.

To Make Ahead: The butterscotch syrup can be made a few days in advance and kept in the fridge until ready to assemble and serve.

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Recipe

A glass of a Harry Potter Butterbeer recipe topped with fresh whipped cream and a drizzle of butterscotch sauce.
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 10 minutes
Total 15 minutes
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Ingredients
 
 

  • 35 Werther’s caramels or candies , unwrapped
  • 1 ¼ cups apple cider
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon butter extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 cups cream soda , (room temp for hot butterbeer, chilled for cold butterbeer)

Topping:

Instructions
 

  • Butterscotch sauce: Add apple cider, Werther’s caramel, allspice and cinnamon to a saucepan. Stir over medium heat until melted and smooth. Add extracts.
  • For warm butterbeer: Add room temperature cream soda to the pot and cook until hot. Ladle into cups, top with whipped cream and drizzle of butterscotch syrup.
  • For cold Butterbeer: Allow butterscotch mixture to cool completely, then ladle ¼ cup into a serving glass and top with 1 cup chilled cream soda. Top with whipped cream and drizzle of butterscotch syrup, if desired.

Notes

Yields 7 ½ cups Butterbeer. Serving size: 1 ¼ cups.
Make Ahead Instructions: The butterscotch syrup can be made a few days in advance and kept in the fridge until ready to assemble and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 86gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 198mgPotassium: 231mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 79gVitamin A: 168IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 140mgIron: 0.3mg

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Meladi H
8 months ago

4 stars
To be consumed in small quantities! It is VERY sweet. It had a good flavor but not never butterscotchy. More so just a sweetened apple cider.

Brenda
8 months ago

So please don’t think I’m stupid but are you using the Werther’s soft caramels or the hard candy caramels? Thanks

Brenda
8 months ago
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Thank you 😊