Butterbeer with Butterscotch Whipped Cream

Harry Potter nerds, rejoice!
For I have discovered, and created from other recipes, butterbeer!

There are so many on the internet that it's hard to decide which one to try. I wound up picking two that sounded interesting, and then smashing them together and creating a delicious beverage!
Now, this is completely family-friendly. You COULD add butterscotch schnapps, but this one uses butterscotch syrup instead. So think of it as belonging to the rootbeer family, not the regularbeer family.

I also reused my whipped cream recipe, but fiddled with it a little. In the HP books, as far as I can remember, the drink naturally foams on its own, but adding foam is just as good! I made it for my friends when they came to visit, and they said it was a perfect dessert drink.
I'm providing two recipes. One for a single or double serving, and one for a large pitcher. The measurements probably don't correspond to eachother, but...whatever. I'm not a math person, so I just went by taste!

Butterbeer Recipe:

• FOR SINGLE SERVING
• 8oz (1 can) cream soda (chilled)
• 1 - 1 1/2 T butterscotch syrup (add less, then add more to taste)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1/2 t heavy whipping cream
• FOR MULTIPLE SERVINGS
• 2L cream soda (chilled)
• 1/2 - 3/4 c butterscotch syrup (add less, then add more to taste)
• 2 + 2/3 T vanilla
• 2 T heavy whipping cream

Preparation

• Combine butterscotch syrup, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream in a bowl. Mix well to combine syrup.
• Pour cream soda into a second, large bowl.
• Add mixture to cream soda; stir until combined.
• Note: The more you stir the cream soda, the more quickly it will lose its carbonation. Hence why mixing the three first will provide the best beverage.
• Top with whipped cream and serve. Refrigerate remainder.

Butterscotch Whipped Cream Recipe:

• 1 cup (or 1 pint) heavy whipping cream
• 4 T butterscotch syrup
• 1 T vanilla

Preparation

• Combine ingredients in large mixing bowl (stand mixer if you have it!)
• Beat until the mixture thickens, 5-7 minutes, stopping occasionally to make sure the syrup is integrated and not on the bottom of the bowl.
• Either pour (if still liquidy), or spoon/pipe whipped cream onto the butterbeer.