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 “Yes. That. Well, that one, ladies and gentlemen, is a most curious little potion called Felix Felicis. I take it,” he turned, smiling, to look at Hermione, who had let out an audible gasp, “that you know what Felix Felicis does, Miss Granger?”
“It’s liquid luck,” said Hermione excitedly. “It makes you lucky!”
The whole class seemed to sit up a little straighter. […] Now, I must give you warning that Felix Felicis is a banned substance in organized competitions… sporting events, for instance, examinations, or elections. So the winner is to use it on an ordinary day only… and watch how that ordinary day becomes extraordinary!”
– Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Liquid luck! First introduced to readers of the Potter series and the Harry Potter films in Professor Slughorn’s class. Harry has plans of becoming an auror for the Ministry of Magic (M.O.M) and to do so it is required to be skilled at potions. The Potions Master and teacher for the first five books is Professor Snape, however, in the 6th book, Professor Slughorn returns to Hogwarts and resumes his old post as Potions Master. On their first day, Ron and Harry are told by Professor McGonnogal that they can in fact take potions even with their lower grades as Slughorn does not mind.

They march their way to the potions dungeon where Slughorn has four potions on the table. Students take in their appearance and smells and we are then introduced to liquid luck. Slughorn tells the students that whomever can brew the best living death potion will be the lucky recipient of the liquid luck. In the film it is relatively clear in color and that is what I base my version off of.

What will you need for your liquid luck?

Harry is lucky enough (ha, get it?) to discover an old potions book in the cabinet and his has markings inside. It previously was the property of the “Half Blood Prince”. This “prince” seems to know what he is doing as his instructions for the living death potion earn Harry the potion. While Slughorn says it takes 6 months to brew liquid luck, ours only takes minutes.

1. 1 cup water
2. 8 lemons (it will end up being around 1 cup of lemon juice)
3. 1 cup of caster sugar
4. 3 cups water to then mix in
5. 1 potion container!

How do you make liquid luck?

Making your liquid luck is so easy! This is a recipe for deliciously sweet yet tart lemonade that will no doubt make you feel lucky to drink it.

1. You are going to juice your lemons and collect it in a bowl. Make sure to strain it so no seeds or anything else you don’t want in the drink get through.
2. Put a pot on the stove. Place the 1 cup of water and sugar in the pot. Stir on high heat until it completely dissolves and it becomes clear.
3. Place the lemon juice and the simple syrup you just made into the pitcher you plan to use.
4. Add 3 cups of water.
5. Stir
6. ** I use 3 cups of water- if you want yours to be less tart then you can add more water.
7. Place in the fridge
8. Pour into your little potion holder and voila! Liquid luck complete.

Why should you make this?

This recipe is super tasty and as you can see from above it is incredibly easy. It also was what allowed Harry to retrieve an incredibly important memory from Slughorn and save his friends when Death Eaters stormed Hogwarts at the end of the book.

If you are looking for more Harry Potter drinks:

Butterbeer recipe here
Pumpkin Juice recipe here

• If you are interested in mint lemonade, I have your back on that one too. You can find that recipe here.

Always,
L

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Chocolate Rice Krispie treats with Peanut Butter
“The rock cakes almost broke their teeth, but Harry and Ron pretended to be enjoying them as they told Hagrid all about their first lessons. Fang rested his head on Harry’s Knee and drooled all over his robes.”
– Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

While reading the books to find the foods that I was going to make, very early in the first book I came across the rock cakes Hagrid provided to Harry and Ron. I thought the description was pretty funny (see above) and decided then and there to add it to the list. “What would one put in a rock cake?” I thought. Then it came to me, as if it were a vision: Chocolate Rice Krispie treats with Peanut Butter.

What do you need for Chocolate Rice Krispie treats with Peanut Butter aka Rock Cakes?

One of the best things about this recipe? It is not a ton of ingredients!

1. 6 cups rice krispies (check the kind of use- I get the Wegmans brand which are labelled as gluten free).
2. 16 oz mini marshmallows
3. 1 cup chocolate chips (I use milk chocolate, but, you can do semi-sweet, dark, or a mix!)
4. 1 tsp vanilla
5. 5 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
6. 6 tbsp unsalted butter
7. Graham crackers (optional)
8. Grey Food Coloring (optional- to make them look like rocks)

This recipe is a 1:1 as I try to do with most of my recipes, so, if you want to add the graham crackers for that extra crunch, do regular if gluten free isn’t your thing and if you are like me and not on the gluten train, then the gluten free ones will suffice!

How do you make your rock cakes?

I love this so much because it is a 1 pot recipe. So simple.

1. Melt your butter in a pot on medium heat.
2. Once your butter is fully melted add your marshmallows to the pot and allow them to melt. Stir them with the butter. They will be shiny and smooth when they are ready.
3. Add the peanut butter and vanilla once the marshmallows are fully melted. If you want to make them look like rocks, now is the time to add your food coloring.
4. Remove from the heat and add your rice krispies and the chocolate chips, along with the optional graham crackers.
5. Stir it all up until they are fully melted together.
6. Allow it to sit in the pot for a few mins and them remove small bits at a time and form them with your hands so they are the shape of rocks.

Why should you make these?

Like Harry and Ron, you don’t want to insult Hagrid, aka Rubeus Hagrid Keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. These pack such a delicious punch and they are so simple to make. As always, I hope you love them and make them. When you do, leave a rating in the comments and tell me how much you liked em!

Looking for other Harry Potter Recipes? I’ve got you covered.

Butterbeer click here
Polyjuice Potion click here
Black Lake Brownies click here
Pumpkin Juice click here
Treacle Tart click here

Always,
L

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Butterbeer: A favorite drink served by Madame Rosmerta at the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmede. The only fully magical town in all of England.

This is a big one guys, the recipe for butterbeer. This is the big kahuna, if you will. Readers and movie watchers first get a glimpse at butterbeer in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (which is my favorite of the series). It is supposed to be warming and comforting and just have the sweetest flavor. I feel like I had a slight advantage with this recipe because while at Universal in 2019 one of the first things my friend Tara and I did was order butterbeer.

March, as is turns out, is a lucky time to visit Universal because they will serve the butterbeer 2 ways, one is chilled while the other is warm. That is what I will be giving you today. My recipe for butterbeer is one that you can chill and heat up, depending on your preference.

What will you need for the butterbeer?

So, after referencing my palate and memory when I visited universal, and doing a ton of research, I have come up with a recipe for butterbeer that I think is as close to Universal’s version as one can possibly get.

You will need the following things:

1. 2 tbsp Butterscotch sauce (now, you can purchase a sauce, or make your own. I made my own and the recipe will follow).
2. 3 cups of cream soda (you need to get the nectar colored one, not the clear)
3. 2 cups of milk (I used 2%)
4. 1/4 cup brown sugar
5. 2 tbsp butter
6. Whipping cream (for the top!)

Recipe for butterscotch sauce:

1. 4 tbsp (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
2. 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
3. 1/2 cup heavy cream
4. 1 tsp vanilla extract

How do you make your recipe for Butterbeer?

If you are making your butterscotch from scratch you will want to do the following:

1. Melt your butter, brown sugar, and heavy cream in a pot on medium heat. You want to make sure everything is mixed together well. It will look like a caramel soup in the beginning but the longer it stays on the stove, it will thicken into a beautiful sauce.
2. After about 5 minutes, it should be ready. Remove from heat, add your vanilla, and set it aside. Easy peasy.

To make your butterbeer:

1. Now, let me preface this by saying that I do not like carbonated drinks (well, my body doesn’t) so what I did was boil the cream soda until the carbonation was gone.
2. In a separate pot, take 3 cups of the cream soda, mix it with the two cups of milk, add the 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of butter, and your 2 tbsp of butterscotch and mix together. You do not necessarily want this to boil, so, keep it on a medium heat and get it to the point where it is steaming.
3. While this is happening (should you choose to drink it warm) begin to make your whipped cream topping. It is really how much you want to make / use so, I did not put an exact measurement.
4. If you are serving it warm, remove it from the stove, put your cream on top, and drink up!
5. If you want to try it cold, transfer your mixture to a pitcher and place in the fridge for at least a few hours.
6. When you decide to serve it, you can serve it over ice, or, not, that is your call. But you should make some whipped cream to put on top nonetheless.
7. Drink up and experience the bliss that is butterbeer!

Why should you make this?

Butterbeer is probably the most coveted treat that fans of the Potterverse want to try. So, better yet, why wouldn’t you make this?

Cheers!

I hope you love it.
Always,
L

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When you read the Harry Potter series, you see the word “treacle” appear frequently. It is Harry’s favorite dessert. He loves it so much that he day dreams of treacle tart. I had never heard of such a thing. “What is treacle?” “Where does one even get treacle”. Well, after doing my diligent research I present to you Harry Potter’s favorite dessert, a recipe for treacle tart.

What is Treacle?

It is a golden syrup that is a weird in-between of maple syrup and molasses. It has a very distinct taste and flavor, one that I really cannot describe. My local grocery stores do not sell treacle so I ordered it from here. You will need it for the recipe. Subbing in the others (I have read) is strictly frowned upon.

What will you need for treacle tart? (Besides treacle)

To make this recipe for treacle tart it is a two prong process. You will first need to make your crust and then put the tart together. What you will need:

Tart Crust:

1. 8 tbsp butter (cold and diced)
2. 1 cup brown rice flour
3. 1 1/2 tbsp physilium husk
4. 2 tbsp potato starch
5. 4-5 tbsp ice water
6. 2 tbsp tapioca starch

Tart Filling:

1. 2.5 cups fresh breadcrumbs (gluten free or regular)
2. 2 eggs
3. 2/3 cup treacle
4. Juice and zest of 1 lemon

How to make it

First you are going to make your crust.

1. Get out your food processor.
2. Add the flour, starches, and a pinch of salt. Pulse a few times.
3. Place the diced butter in the food processor and pulse until the butter pieces are the size of peas.
4. While pulsing, add your water, one tablespoon at a time.
5. Your dough should come together now. Remove it from the food processor, and flatten it into a disc. Place in plastic wrap or an eco-friendly alternative. Leave in the fridge for 1-2 hours (2 hours being better).

Once you have removed your dough from the fridge

1. Roll out your dough. If you find it is sticking to the rolling pin, use some brown rice flour to cover the dough and your rolling pin.
2. Place the dough into your tart pan. If you have any hanging over the edge, roll your rolling pin along the top of the pan and it will force the excess dough to fall off.
3. Using a fork, poke some holes into the base of the dough.
4. Take your breadcrumbs, syrup, eggs, and lemon zest and juice and mix together in a bowl.
5. Once mixed, add to your crust and place back in the fridge for 10-15 minutes.
6. Set your oven to °350F
7. Place tart in the oven, put a pan underneath it, incase any syrup sneaks its way out.
8. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown on top.
9. Remove from oven. You can serve when it comes right out of the oven, however, I found it better cold. Serve it with whipped cream.

Why you should make this recipe for Treacle Tart

To get the full experience of Harry Potter foods, you really should make this at least once. To be entirely honest, it is a strange flavor but it kind of grows on you once you keep eating it. It was not my favorite of the Harry Potter foods, but alas, I am happy I tried it as I love a tart.

If you would like other tart recipes:

Other tart recipes I have on my site:

Pear and Frangipane Tart can be found here
Rhubarb Tart can be found here
Straberry Galette can be found here (a bit different from a tart but still delicious)

Always,
L

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“The merpeople had grayish skin and long, wild, dark green hair. Their eyes were yellow, as were their broken teeth, and they wore thick ropes of pebbles around their necks.” What do Merpeople and gluten free brownie recipes have in common? Generally, not a lot, but in the spirit of Harry Potter, they have everything in common!

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (my mums favorite book) Harry is mysteriously entered into something called the “Triwizard Tournament”. A tournament that had been banned for almost 75 years due to previous contestants dying during the trying and difficult nature of the tasks. However, as magic is involved, it is a binding contract. The Goblet of Fire spat Harry’s name out of the fire and he was therefore forced to compete.

The Second Task forces Harry into the Black Lake that is next to Hogwarts. He discovers that Merpeople are part of the task and that brings up to how gluten free brownie recipes and Harry Potter come together.

What do you need for this recipe?

Most gluten free brownie recipes end up being really good. This recipe is as if a blondie and a brownie got together made a dessert baby and put a tail on top. So, this is what you will need:

1. 2 cups flour (gluten free or regular. This is a 1:1 recipe)
2. 1 tsp salt
3. 2 cups brown sugar (I used dark but you can use light)
4. 3/4 tsp baking powder
5. 1.25 cups olive oil
6. 3 large eggs
7. 1 tsp vanilla

For the frosting:

1. 8 oz cream cheese
2. 1/2 cup butter (8 tablespoons)
3. 2 cups powdered sugar

For the tails:

1. 1 bag white chocolate melts

Special Equipment:

1. One tail silicone mold (I bought mine here)
2. A small paint brush
3. Grey or Blue / Green food coloring
4. Black Food Coloring
5. Deep Blue Food Coloring

Gluten Free Brownie Recipe: Harry Potter Ed.- How do you make em?

First you are going to make your brownies:

1. Mix together your dry ingredients in a bowl (whisk them together)
2. Add your olive oil and vanilla and mix together with a wooden spoon.
3. Add one egg and a time and make sure they are fully incorporated.

Baking it

1. Take an 8×8 baking pan and grease it. Add parchment paper so you can remove them after it has baked.
2. Set your oven to 350° and set aside until the oven is ready.
3. Once it has hit 350F, place in the oven on the middle rack and bake for 30-35 minutes.
4. Once it has done baking, remove from oven and place a toothpick in the middle. If it comes out clean, it is done.
5. Leave on the counter to cool

How to make your tails and icing

For your tails:

1. Add your melts into a bowl and microwave for 30 seconds at a time. If you do not feel comfortable using a microwave, place in a double boiler until they are melted.
2. Stir the melts until smooth
3. fill the silicon mold with the chocolate and place in the fridge until they are hard.
4. Once they are hard- remove from the fridge and allow them to sit for a few minutes. This will allow the chocolate to loosen a bit and you will be less likely to break any of the tails when you remove them from the mold.
5. Once they are removed from the mold, take your paint brush and food coloring and paint them.
6. Once they are painted, place them back in the fridge until ready to use.

Making your icing:

1. Add your cream cheese and butter together in your mixer and mix until they are smooth. Add your powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until it is fully incorporated.
2. Separate the icing into 2 parts; you will use black food coloring for the icing that will go directly on top and the other part will be blue for the swirl aka “splash” that the tail will go into.

Putting them all together

1. Once your brownies have cooled, take the black icing and make swirls on top so that it almost looks like waves of water.
2. Mark where you are going to cut and then put swirls on each of those squares.
3. Remove your tails from the fridge and put one into each swirl.
4. Cut the squares and then you are good to go!

Gluten Free Brownie Recipes:
Why should you make this one?

It is such a fun way to celebrate the Harry Potter series and totally unique. Plus you can play around with it and do it however best suits you. I hope you make them and love it.

Always,
Laura

If you are looking for other
Harry Potter Recipes:

Polyjuice Potion can be found here
Philsopher’s Stones can be found here
Pumpkin Juice can be found here
Sorting Hat Cupcakes can be found here

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