Our favorite young wizard celebrates a birthday this month on July 31st!

To celebrate we made a frosty twist on the classic beverage from the books, Harry Potter Frozen Butterbeer.

What is Butterbeer in Harry Potter?

Butterbeer was a popular wizarding beverage described as tasting “a little bit like less-sickly butterscotch”.

It was served at numerous locations in the wizarding world and had a very slight alcoholic content.

Students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry would often buy it when visiting Hogsmeade.

From: https://harrypotter.fandom.com

All dressed up for Harry Potter parties and movie day!

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Harry Potter Frozen Butterbeer

Ingredients

• 2-3 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 2 cups ice cubes
• 1 1/2 cups cream soda
• 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
• whipped cream for topping
• caramel or butterscotch sauce for topping

Instructions

• Start by adding ice cream, ice cubes, and cream soda to a blender.
• Add in creamy peanut butter and blend until smooth.
• Pour into a large milkshake mug.
• Top with whipped cream and drizzle with caramel or butterscotch sauce.

 Start by adding ice cream, ice cubes, and cream soda to a blender.

Add in creamy peanut butter and blend until smooth. 

This makes enough for one large milkshake mug or glass. 

I like to make homemade whipped cream with brown sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream.

Pour into glass and top with whipped cream, drizzle with caramel or butterscotch, and a straw!

My silly Harry Potter fans loved their frozen treat!

For the past few years we have been lucky enough to attend a fun Harry Potter Birthday Bash at our local Army Library at Ft Leonardwood, MO. 

We never say no to a good photo op!

Games and crafts galore! We still have the flag banner on display at home!

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This colorful Halloween concoction is a kid and adult friendly mix of 3 flavored soda slushies in bright Hocus Pocus colors!

Scroll down to see just how easy it is to make soda slushies in minutes and mix up this fun mocktail.

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Hocus Pocus Frozen Witch's Brew

Makes approximately 4 drinks

Ingredients

• 2 cups red soda I used strawberry Fanta
• 2 cups purple soda I used grape
• 2 cups green soda I used lime soda
• purple sugar sprinkles for rimming the glass

Instructions

• Using an ice cream maker add 1st soda to the frozen container base and run for 15-20 minutes until it is slushy.
• Remove to a bowl and place in the freezer to keep cool.
• Repeat with the remaining two sodas.
• Meanwhile wet the rims of 4 chilled glasses and coat in purple sugar sprinkles.
• Once you finish freezing the last soda, pour the slushy into the four glasses, filling about 1/3 full.
• Remove the other two sodas from the freezer and mix up if needed.
• Now pour each slushy soda layer into the glasses until filled. You should have three colored layers.
• Top with a festive straw and serve immediately.

I use 3 different colors and flavors of soda for this fun drink.

The colors represent the Sanderson sisters: red (Sarah), purple (Mary), and Winnie (green). 

Using an ice cream maker add 1st soda to the frozen container base and run for 15-20 minutes until it is slushy. 

Remove to a bowl and place in the freezer to keep cool. Repeat with the remaining two sodas.

Meanwhile wet the rims of 4 chilled glasses and coat in purple sugar sprinkles. 

Once you finish freezing the last soda, pour the slushy into the four glasses, filling about 1/3 full. 
Remove the other two sodas from the freezer and mix up if needed. 

Now pour each slushy soda layer into the glasses until filled. 

You should have three colored layers.

Top with a festive straw.

 Serve immediately and enjoy. 

A fun drink the whole family will enjoy for Halloween movie night!

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Happy Cinco De Mayo Week! 

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Frozen Strawberry Mango Margaritas

Makes 2 Margaritas

Ingredients

• 1/2 mango peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup strawberry puree
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 4 oz Tequila
• 2 oz Triple Sec
• Ice
• Sugar for rimming the glass

Instructions

• Dip the rim of two margarita glasses in a plate of lime juice then colored sugar.
• Add strawberry puree, 2 tbsp lime juice, 2oz Tequila, 1 oz Triple Sec, and a handful of ice cubes to a blender.
• Blend until smooth then pour into the margarita glasses.
• Add mango, 2 tbsp lime juice, 2oz Tequila, 1 oz Triple Sec, and a handful of ice cubes to a blender.
• Blend until smooth then pour on top of strawberry mix in the glasses.
• Garnish with a strawberry on each glass, add straws, and enjoy.

Dip the rim of two margarita glasses in a plate of lime juice.

Add strawberry puree, 2 tbsp lime juice, 2oz Tequila, 
1 oz Triple Sec, and a handful of ice cubes to a blender. 

Blend until smooth then pour into the margarita glasses.

Add mango, 2 tbsp lime juice, 2oz Tequila, 1 oz Triple Sec, and a handful of ice cubes to a blender. 

Blend until smooth then pour on top of strawberry mix in the glasses.

Garnish with a strawberry on each glass, add straws, and enjoy.

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