The Ultimate Butterbeer Food

BUTTERBEER

Steps:

• Combine the brown sugar with 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture boils and the sugar dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl or liquid measuring cup and refrigerate until very cold, about 1 hour.
• Beat the heavy cream and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Beat in the butterscotch sauce and salt until medium peaks form. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Stir the butter extract and vanilla extract into the cold brown sugar syrup. For each drink, combine 1 cup seltzer with 3 to 4 tablespoons of the brown sugar syrup in a chilled glass. Top with the butterscotch whipped cream.

THE ULTIMATE BUTTERBEER

Steps:

• Melt unsalted butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add fresh ginger, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Raise the heat a little, and simmer until the mixture has cooked down into a liquid, stirring consistently so that the sugar does not burn.
• Lower the heat, add scotch and stir.
• After about one minute, add the pumpkin ale, ginger beer and salted butter. Simmer and stir for four minutes, then remove from the heat.
• Add the butterscotch syrup to the bottom of a glass mug, or use more if you want it extra sweet and butterscotch-y.
• Double strain the liquid mixture through a fine mesh sieve into the glass mug, and briefly stir to incorporate the butterscotch.
• For a foamy head, dry shake the egg white in a shaker, and top the cocktail with the froth. Alternatively, add a dollop of whipped cream for an even creamier drink.

BUTTERBEER

Steps:

• 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 two 10- to 12-ounce mugs. Fill mugs with heated cream soda and stir thoroughly. Serve garnished with an old-fashioned butterscotch candy stick.