Butterbeer Fudge Recipe that tastes similar to Universals!

We travel to Universal Studios quite a bit because I am a big fan of Harry Potter. I have tried all but the potted cream Butterbeer, but replicating them at home is a task. 

I have made a recipe that is almost a replica of the fudge you can get in the parks and I'm here to share it with you! 

I must warn you though. It is VERY sweet. So cut it into tiny squares. It is gluten free as I am gluten free. It is NOT dairy free and definitely not sugar free. I do not know the nutritional value. 

I typically only make this twice a year. Christmas and my birthday. 

Here you go. Enjoy! 

Butterbeer Fudge
INGREDIENTS

•    BOTTOM LAYER!

•  3 cups butterscotch chips

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

• 1/4 cup butter

• 1/4 tsp rum extract
  
  TOP LAYER!

• 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips

• 2 tbls butter

• 1/2 of a 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

• 1/4 tsp vanilla
  
  INSTRUCTIONS

1. Prepare a 9x9 inch pan with wax paper

2. In a large microwave safe bowl combine butterscotch chips and butter. Heat in microwave for one minute and stir until smooth. Continue to heat in 15 second bursts if needed. Stir in milk, sugar and extract.

3. Pour mixture into prepared pan and place in the freezer for 30 minutes to start to set up.

4. Meanwhile, in a separate microwave safe bowl combine the white chocolate chips and butter. Heat in microwave for one minute and stir until smooth. Continue to heat in 15 second bursts if needed. Stir in milk, powdered sugar, and vanilla.

5. Let cool slightly and then pour gently over the top of the first layer. Place in the refrigerator to finish setting up.

Returning to the lost world.

Would you believe it's been years since I created a blog post?

I can.

In all honesty, I never took my writing career seriously after graduating from college and having realized journalism is not the path I wanted to go down. I did an internship for a local paper. I wrote a few articles for the paper and hated not having the creative freedom that came with writing a book or poetry. It felt like all my dreams had come crashing down after that career was no longer an option for me. I could write a book or go into a job I knew I would hate. Have you ever gone to spent thousands of dollars on something, then realized how much you truly didn't like it? In my heart, I knew if I stayed in journalism, it would make me hate writing forever.  In writing books, you needed time and a publisher. I was about to be a mom. I knew I wouldn't have time to write a book or go on tour if it got to that point with a newborn. Then, life gets in the way.

 In the last couple of years, I've had some time to think about what I wanted in life. I ran a couple of MLM businesses and a business of my own (in which I only ended because, again, my heart wasn't in it) over many years. The answer always came back the same thing.

I want to be a writer.

Recently, I had an extreme realization that there wasn't any job or business in my life that was going to bring me happiness. That I would always be searching for "the next thing." So I wrote down a list.

What I'm looking for in a job:

Time with my family.

Be my own boss.

Something that I enjoy.

Something that pays the bills.

Wow, I am looking for a miracle, huh? At least, that's what it sounds like on paper.

After talking to my husband, I said, "ok. I'll come up with a business plan. If I can make a business plan in 24 hours, I'll return to the business scene. If I can't, I'll figure out something else to do with my life." 

Well, everything I kept coming up with involved writing of some sort:

Writing a curriculum;

Writing a blog;

Writing a book;

Writing a meal plan;

Writing. Writing. Writing.

Or vlogging.

I said to my husband, "Our kids are older now. I want to return to writing." He told me to go for it.

So I did!

I took the first step, and I did the first thing any other person would do! I sat at the computer and I..

BLANKED.

What am I supposed to be writing? 

What kind of writer do I want to be? 

Who is my audience?

Where do I want my work seen? 

I am re-entering a world I am now completely lost in. Technology has advanced our world tremendously, and only for the better. 

To the drawing board, I went to do the research. Only to find out: technology really has advanced our world tremendously, especially for those in my field. My possibilities in writing are endless. Reading article after article, blog after blog, and week after week, I came to the main conclusion. 

I need to sit down and WRITE.

I'm still lost, I'm still overwhelmed, and I'm still learning, but I'm writing again. 

I hope you'll join me on this journey along with a few others.