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During a recent trip to Orlando I got my first taste of the famous “Butterbeer” from Harry Potter. Oh …my. I knew I had to figure out how to make my own version of it at home. After a few more sips (for science, of course) I found it tasted a little bit like root beer and a little bit like cream soda. When Collective Bias asked me to create a recipe using A&W Root Beer and Edy’s Grand Ice Cream from Nestle…well I knew just what it would be. A Butterbeer Float!
Our family has been spending more time outside in the beautiful summer weather and this is the perfect way to cool off after a picnic lunch and tons of playtime in the sprinklers. Edy’s Grand Ice Cream contains half the fat of other leading ice cream brands so I didn’t have to feel so guilty about sipping out in the sun. Not to mention – A&W Root Beer and Cream Soda are naturally caffeine free, so even our three year old can enjoy the rich, refreshing treats.
To add a little extra magic, we froze some of the A&W Cream Soda in star shaped ice trays. It’s a great way to keep your float cold in the summer heat without losing any of the flavor.
You can’t have butterbeer without two very important ingredients: real butter and butterscotch! Unfortunately, the store was all out of ready to pour butterscotch so we decided to flavor our floats with caramel.
Check out our fun shopping trip HERE
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Butterbeer Ice Cream Float
- 2 cups A&W Rootbeer
- 2 cups A&W Cream Soda
- 1 cup Torani Syrup (Buttered Rum, Caramel or Butterscotch)
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- Edy's Butterfinger Grand Ice Cream
- Caramel or Butterscotch Ice Cream Topping (Syrup)
- Melt butter in the microwave until a liquid
- Stir Torani Syrup into butter until blended
- Add Rootbeer and Cream soda to large pitcher or mug
- Stir syrup and butter mixture into soda *careful, may cause fizzing
- Pour out drink mixture into glasses or mugs
- (optional - add ice cubes at this point)
- Scoop ice cream onto drink mixture
- Drizzle with caramel or butterscotch ice cream syrup
*Coupon* Right now you can get $1 off of 2 Edy’s Ice Creams at Walmart – Print the coupon HERE
I think this may become a summer family favorite in the Smith house. Which is fine by me. Half the fat means I can have TWO of them…right?
“Yum” butterbeer wagon image by Cleavers – Creative Commons (CC BY-ND 2.0)
