Butterbeer for the Soul

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On the thirteenth anniversary of the release of first Harry potter movie, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, I must pay homage to the book and movie series that made my childhood oh so special.
My Sunday has come to an end and there is an exhausting week up ahead. It is close to my bedtime and I have classes early tomorrow morning, so I am going to keep this real short. The Harry Potter series has influenced my life in a lot of wonderful ways and I have remained a Potterhead till date. The books never get old (Even after the sixth reading!) and the movies always bring about a fresh wave of nostalgia. I love HP to death. <3 Since mine is a blog about desserts, I must bring the tiny village of Hogsmeade into the equation, if only to talk about 'Honeydukes'.

 "There were shelves upon shelves of the most succulent-looking sweets imaginable. Creamy chunks of nougat, shimmering pink squares of coconut ice, fat, honey-coloured toffees; hundreds of different kinds of chocolate in neat rows; there was a large barrel of Every Flavour Beans, and another of Fizzing Whizzbees, the levitating sherbet balls that Ron had mentioned; along yet another wall were ‘Special Effects’ sweets: Drooble’s Best Blowing Gum (which filled a room with bluebell-coloured bubbles that refused to pop for days), the strange, splintery Toothflossing Stringmints, tiny black Pepper Imps (‘breathe fire for your friends!’), Ice Mice (‘hear your teeth chatter and squeak!’), peppermint creams shaped like toads (‘hop realistically in the stomach!’) , fragile sugar-spun quills and exploding bonbons."


One cannot forget the 'Three Broomsticks Inn' in the lure of candies however. This was another memorable location in Hogsmeade as it was in this place that we found out about Sirius Black, came close to discovering Malfoy's secret and unveiled the pleasures of Butterbeer. Though the Three Broomsticks served a variety of drinks such as Firewhiskey, Gillywater, Mulled Mead and Red Currant Rum as well, Madame Rosmerta's largest seller was undoubtedly the Butterbeer.
So here is my recipe for your very own hot Butterbeer.

 BUTTERBEER

 Ingredients:

 Beer/Ale                               1 pint
Butter                                   30 g
Sugar                                     50 g
Cream                                   30 ml
Whipped Cream (Optional)

 Method:
  • Caramelise sugar in a pan.
  • Add butter and whisk vigorously.
  • Take off heat and whisk in cream to make a toffeee sauce.
  • Pour beer or ale into this and stir till it begins to boil.
  • Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream.
Cheers!! ^_^

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