Butterbeer Recipe
Butterbeer made with chilled cream soda and topped with a light frothy foam
* This is not an official Universal Studios recipe but rather a very close replication.
Ingredients
- 6 12-ounce bottles chilled cream soda
- 3 teaspoons (1 tablespoon) imitation butter flavor
- Optional: 1 ounce light rum, per serving, for alcoholic version
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons imitation butter flavor
Instructions
- Set out 6 16-ounce glasses
- Pour foam mixture in to glass
- Pour 12 ounces of cream soda into each glass
- Place 1/2 teaspoon of imitation butter in each glass
- Lightly stir, if necessary
- In a large bowl 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 imitation butter and whip for another 30 seconds or so, until soft peaks form.
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Butterbeer made with chilled cream soda and topped with a light frothy foam
* This is not an official Universal Studios recipe but rather a very close replication.
Ingredients
- 2 liter cream soda
- 2 tablespoons Butter extract
- 2 teaspoons rum extract
- 1 7 oz container of marshmallow creme
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
Instructions
- Drop the extracts into the 2 liter bottle, put on cap and slowly rotate until combined.
- Pour the butterbeer into a glass, drizzle with the cream topping, and enjoy!
- Add all items together in an electric mixer and combine until smooth.
Butterbeer made with chilled cream soda and topped with a light frothy foam
* This is not an official Universal Studios recipe but rather a very close replication.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 24 oz of your favorite cream soda
- 2 tsp vanilla butter nut flavoring
Instructions
- Measure the heavy whipping cream into a bowl, then add powdered sugar.
- Whisk briskly until whipped.
- Once cream topping is ready, add your vanilla butter nut flavoring to your cream soda and stir gently so you don’t get rid of all the carbonation in the soda.
- Pour the butterbeer into a glass, drizzle with the cream topping, and enjoy!
Butterbeer made with chilled cream soda and topped with a light frothy foam
* This is not an official Universal Studios recipe but rather a very close replication.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 cup butterscotch topping
- 2 tablespoons whipped butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups vanilla cream soda
Instructions
- Combine condensed milk, butterscotch topping, and butter in a glass heatproof measuring cup.
- Heat in microwave for 1 minute. Remove and stir until butter has melted and incorporated into mixture.
- Meanwhile heat cream soda in another heatproof measuring cup for 1 minute 30 seconds.
- Divide butterscotch mixture between 2 (10 to 12-ounce) mugs.
- Fill mugs with heated cream soda and stir thoroughly.
- Serve garnished with an old-fashioned butterscotch candy stick.
Butterbeer made with chilled cream soda and topped with a light frothy foam
* This is not an official Universal Studios recipe but rather a very close replication.
Ingredients
- 1 cup light or dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 6 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup heavy cream, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
- Four 12-ounce bottles cream soda
Instructions
- In a small saute pan over medium, combine the brown sugar and water.
- Bring to a gentle boil and cook, stirring often, until the mixture reads 240 F on a candy thermometer.
- Stir in the butter, salt, vinegar and 1/4 heavy cream.
- Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Once the mixture has cooled, stir in the rum extract.
- In a medium bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar mixture and the remaining 1/2 cup of heavy cream.
- Use an electric mixer to beat until just thickened, but not completely whipped, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- To serve, divide the brown sugar mixture between 4 tall glasses (about 1/4 cup for each glass).
- Add 1/4 cup of cream soda to each glass, then stir to combine.
- Fill each glass nearly to the top with additional cream soda, then spoon the whipped topping over each.