My Sister’s Homemade Root Beer Recipe
I love Halloween! As manager of the kitchen where I worked, I suggested we make Homemade Rootbeer using dry ice for the Halloween party. It was so fun to watch the residents faces, (and my kids faces when we made it at home) as the dry ice carbonates the mixture. It looks like a witch’s brew as it bubbles up.
This recipe I am sharing is from my sister that has been used many times through the years. It is so delicious and easy!
IT ONLY TAKES 4 INGREDIENTS TO MAKE THIS HOMEMADE ROOTBEER….
Water
Root beer extract
Granulated sugar
Dry ice
JUST A TIP…. Make sure you use thick leather gloves when handling dry ice. The store you purchase the dry ice from will put the dry ice in a brown paper bag.Then when you bring it home just break it up with a hammer while it is still in the bag. Keep your gloves on and dump it in the container you are using and watch the magic appear.
After 15 to 20 minutes (stirring occasionally) the root beer will be carbonated just right!
This root beer will become a family favorite … and make sure you have some vanilla ice cream in your freezer because it makes the best root beer floats!
Let’s make some…..
Ingredients
- 4 gallons water
- 2 ounce bottle of Root Beer Extract (it usually is in the baking isle.)
- 4 lbs granulated sugar (or 8 cups)
- 5 lbs of dry ice
Instructions
- In a 5 gallon cooler, add 4 gallons of water and 1 bottle of root beer extract.
- Add the sugar, and stir with a very long spoon.
- Crush the dry ice with a hammer, and add it to the cooler. Remember to be careful. Dry ice is fun, but you can easily get burned! Use hot pad holders, or thick gloves when you are touching it.Let it bubble for 15-20 minutes (until dry ice is gone).
- Make sure to add this Home Made Root Beer recipe to your Recipe Collection.
