Wednesday, December 30, 2009

New Years Party!

We are planning an all day, kid friendly new years eve. I have an English style menu planned and we are going to try to watch all 6 Harry Potter movies in one sitting. I searched the internet for recipe ideas, to round out a menu of Shepherd's pie and Yorkshire puddings. I found this recipe for butterbeer that we are trying. Let me know what you think.

Ingredients:1 pint real vanilla ice cream, (use a brand that includes vanilla seed specks for best flavor or make your own)1/4 cup real butter, at room temperature, 1/2 teaspoon butterscotch extract, (I couldn't find butterscotch extract so I used a small package of instant butterscotch pudding), 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, 1 quart apple cider, Apple slices for garnish, optional

Preparation:On medium speed, beat together vanilla ice cream, butter, butterscotch extract, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg until well-combined. Pour into a container and re-freeze.

When ready to serve, gently heat apple cider in a saucepan until steaming hot.

Place 1 scoop of ice cream in a thick soda glass or large mug. Top with steaming apple cider. Garnish with apple slices, if desired.

This looks like it would be good in a cup of hot coffee, too.

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