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For wizards and muggles alike, here are deliciously whimsical Harry Potter foods to amaze and delight. They’re perfect to whip up for your next Harry Potter movie night or Halloween party!
One of the most magical parts of the beloved Harry Potter story is the food. It conjures up a mood every time!
A cozy Butterbeer at The Three Broomsticks. Hagrid’s tooth-chipping Rock Cakes. One of Mrs. Weasley’s famous family dinners, ending with Harry’s favorite Treacle Tart. Disgustingly Maggoty Haggis served at Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday party. A full English breakfast at Hogwarts, including foods like sausages and fried eggs. And of course tons of sweets from Honeydukes and off the tea trolley on the Hogwarts Express, such as Chocolate Frogs, Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans, and Pumpkin Pasties.
Thanks to the brilliance of J.K. Rowling, some of the Harry Potter foods are unique and quirky while others are classic and homey. They truly enhanced the fantastical story. And they’re a great way to bring the magical world of Harry Potter right into your own home!
The Best Harry Potter Foods and Recipes to Try at Home
You’ll be surprised at how easy most of these Harry Potter foods are to make. They’re perfect for a Harry Potter-themed party, a Halloween party, or your next Harry Potter movie night.
Perhaps the most iconic Harry Potter food (ahem, drink) is Butterbeer! It was sold in Hogsmeade at The Three Broomsticks and The Hog’s Head. Additionally, it was available in Diagon Alley at The Leaky Cauldron.
You can buy Butterbeer at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ at Universal Studios. And of course you can order it off the secret menu at Starbucks. But if you fancy a Butterbeer without having to buy it, it’s easy to make at home!
Butterbeer Recipe – Frozen and Regular (Cold) Versions
Whether you’re a Harry Potter fan or just enjoy Butterbeer at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™, you can easily make this fantastical, fun drink at home! There are two versions: cold like a soda, and frozen like a milkshake. They both have a cream soda base with rich butterscotch vanilla flavor.
This fun Harry Potter-inspired vanilla butterscotch hot coffee drink is perfect for fall! Whipped cream and gold + white sprinkles on top are optional, but make it extra special.
These fun Harry Potter themed Butterbeer Frappuccinos are made with caramel, ice cream and butterscotch and are so fun to serve at a Harry Potter themed party or a Halloween Party!
The best thing about Butterbeer is that it’s not just a drink! Here you’ll find a ton of food recipes featuring a Butterbeer flavor profile.
Butterbeer Popcorn Recipe (Inspired by Harry Potter)
This homemade Butterbeer Popcorn recipe is inspired by Harry Potter! Just like J.K. Rowling described the iconic drink, it has a "less sickly butterscotch" flavor, but with the sweet buttery vanilla crunch of caramel popcorn.
Butterbeer Cupcakes feature rich, butterscotch vanilla yellow butter cake with thick, velvety frosting and a slight drizzle of caramel. They’re the perfect treat to whip up for a Halloween or Harry Potter-inspired party!
These decadent Butterbeer Rice Krispies Treats have a rich butterscotch vanilla flavor and are deliciously gooey and easy to make! They’re fun for a Halloween party, a Harry Potter themed party, or just because you’re in the mood for really great marshmallow-y rice krispies treat.
This Butterbeer Fudge recipe is the perfect sweet treat for your next Harry Potter party or movie night. With all the delicious flavor of butterbeer in a tasty bite-sized dessert, it’s a fun food that’ll be a hit with both the kids and the adults!
This easy No-Churn Butterbeer Ice Cream is made with a few simple ingredients without an ice cream maker, and tastes just like the Butterbeer flavored soft serve ice cream at the Calgary Stampede!
Drinks abound in the Harry Potter books and movies, and not just Butterbeer! This magical world brewed up everything from delicious Pumpkin Juice to Gillywater, and even potions like Polyjuice and Amortentia Love Potion.
Inspired by the magical world of Harry Potter, our Polyjuice Potion features butterfly pea flowers in a delicious color-changing minty lime herbal brew.
This easy homemade Harry Potter inspired Pumpkin Juice is the most popular non-alcoholic beverage in the wizarding world and it’s a must for the Fall season! Made with real pumpkin, apple cider, and warm and cozy spices for a delicious drink that is sure to delight wizards, witches, and muggles alike!
Gillywater is a fun, Harry Potter inspired drink that looks a bit something that crawled out of the sea, but tastes refreshingly delicious! In the Harry Potter books and movies, Gillyweed is a magical plant that allows one to breathe underwater.
Let the Sorting Hat help you liven up your party with these easy-to-make shots! Served with or without alcohol, these Kool-Aid shots are fun to serve in mini “potion” bottles that are like something straight from Professor Snape’s Potions class.
With spiced rum and cherry juice, our Harry Potter-inspired Draught of Living Death cocktail tastes like cherry pie, but without the death-like slumber that the potion in the Harry Potter series induces!
There are sweet treats to suit any craving in the Harry Potter series! Harry Potter desserts include quite a few British classics, such as Treacle Tart, Spotted Dick, and Mince Pies.
Sorting Hat Cupcakes
Each butterbeer cupcake is filled with a stash of red, green, blue or yellow candy drops, (representing each of the four Hogwarts houses) which remains hidden under a swirl of butterbeer flavoured buttercream until bitten into. They are a fun way for Harry Potter fans to find out their house.
Treacle Tart is Harry Potter’s all-time favourite dessert! Fresh bread crumbs, delightful golden syrup, the slightest hint of lemon, buttery crust, delicious!
Go back to Hogwarts with this magical treat: Pumpkin Pasties! Sweet spiced pumpkin puree surrounded by a crisp puff pastry wrapping makes this treat unique and fun for any Harry Potter themed celebration.
Cauldron Cakes are tender little treats (also known as Eccles Cakes) stuffed with spiced dried figs and wrapped in puff pastry. Perfect for the Wizard in training to snack on or for your next tea party!
The Harry Potter books and movies contain sweet treats galore, many of which were J.K. Rowling’s whimsical inventions. Honeydukes, the tea trolley on the Hogwarts Express, Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour, and Sugarplum’s Sweet Shop all sold a variety of sweet treats.
Acid Pops
Acid Pops make the perfect treat for your Harry Potter party or other special event. Similar to lollipops but with a magical twist, they’re super easy to make and even more fun to eat!
In ‘The Goblet of Fire”, Mrs. Weasley sends Harry and Ron care packages filled with home-made English Toffee. Join them with this crispy, crunchy, delicious treat!
To see a few magical photos of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, check out my Butterbeer Blondies recipe (scroll down about halfway through the post).
I’m the writer, recipe developer, photographer, and food stylist behind this blog. I love finding the human connection through something we all do every day: eat! Food is a common ground that we can all relate to, and our tables tell a story. It’s my goal to inspire you to get in the kitchen, try something new, and find a favorite you didn’t know you had.
Faith spent a significant amount of time living in Syria, Jordan, and Kuwait where she immersed herself in Middle Eastern culture and cuisine. Her first cookbook is a celebration of authentic Middle Eastern recipes made approachable for home cooks.
