Fandom Foods

An archive of geek/fandom related food!

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Fizzing Whizbees | Harry Potter

Author: Bryt @ InLiterature.net

Ingredients

2 packs of whizz fizz (sherbet) per ball

water

cake pop mold

Instructions

1. In a small cup, pour in 2 individual packets of whizz fizz (sherbet).

2. I used the spoon that came with the packet to measure out 3 drops of water (~1/3 tsp). Use less water to start with, then add the rest as needed.

3. Stir, then use your fingers to completely mix together. It shouldn't be wet, or too dry, but should still hold together if pressed in your fingers. Adjust with extra sherbet or water to get the right consistency.

4. Press firmly into a cake pop mold, and repeat until you have all the sherbet halves together.

5. Let dry (~1 hour).

6. Pop half the sherbet pieces out, rub a dab of water onto flat base, then press on top of the sherbet pieces left in the mold.

7. Let dry (~1/2 hr), then pop out to remove.

8. Store in an airtight glass container.

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Pumpkin Juice|Harry Potter

Serves: ~1L

Author: Bryton Taylor; Food in Literature

Ingredients

Actual 'pumpkin juice'

      half of a butternut squash

      2 cups water                  

Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice

      1.25 cup pumpkin juice

      3 cups apple juice

      ½ cup apricot nectar

      ½ tsp vanilla essence

      2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

      ½ cup sugar

Instructions

1. Start by placing your half a pumpkin or squash in a baking tray lined with a layer of water. Roast for approx 40 minutes at 180C until soft when a fork is pressed in.

2. Remove from oven, cool and remove skin.

3. In a blender, combine the squash and water and blend. You can also put the pumpkin through the juicer, following it with water (putting just the pumpkin through does next to nothing).

4. In a saucepan, combine the 1.25 cups of the pumpkin juice with the apple juice, apricot nectar, vanilla essence, 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice and sugar. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for 20-30 minutes.

5. The whole point of this? By simmering you'll be reducing the water so it'll have a more concentrated taste and will help the spices infuse with the juices, which plays a big part in the taste.

6. Chill and serve (although served hot is wonderful too!)

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Cockroach Cluster | Harry Potter

Cook time: 40 mins Total time: 40 mins

Serves: 120 cockroach cluster pieces

Author: Bryt @ InLiterature.net

Ingredients

½ cup evaporated milk

½ cup brown sugar

115g butter

1 cup white sugar

1 cup thickened cream

½ cup glucose syrup

1 cup walnuts

1 tsp vanilla essence

~60 pitted dates

Instructions

1. First, take the time to open up each pitted date and split in half, and set aside on a baking tray.

2. In a saucepan, stir together over medium heat the butter, evaporated milk, brown and white sugar, thickened cream and glucose syrup, until the butter has melted.

3. Place in a candy thermometer and let cook until the temperature reaches 250F (note: this usually takes ~30 minutes).

4. While cooking, place the walnuts into a plastic sandwich bag and roughly crush.

5. Once the caramel reaches 250, remove from heat and stir in the vanilla, then walnut pieces.

6. Let cool for a few minutes, then pop on candy making gloves.

7. Take a date half in one hand and grab some of the walnut-caramel mixture in the other gloved hand, and press into the date half. Mould, then place back on the baking tray and repeat with the other dates.

8. Let cool, then serve.

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Cauldron Cakes | Harry Potter

Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 35 mins

Author: Bryton Taylor; Food in Literature

Ingredients

THE GROUND SPICE MIX

½ tbsp ground cinnamon

1¼ tsp ground allspice

½ tsp ground nutmeg

¼ tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp ground anise (you can buy star anise and grind down yourself)

¼ tsp ground fennel seed (if you can only find whole, grind down yourself)

¼ tsp ground cloves

THE RECIPE

canola oil spray

150-160g of pitted dates

1½ tsp of the spice mix

½ tsp almond essence

½ cup white sugar

2 cups plain flour

½ cup (115g) butter, room temperature

¼ cup water

icing sugar for dusting

TOOLS

a round bottom tray/mince pie pan

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 175C/350F.

2. Mix together the spice mix and place in an airtight container. You'll only be using a bit of this mix for this recipe.

3. Spray the food processor with the canola oil so the dates don't stick.

4. In batches, heat up the dates (in a small microwavable bowl) in the microwave for 10-15 secs to soften.

5. Place in the food processor and blend, then repeat with the rest.

6. By hand, mix the 1½ tsp of spice mix and ½ tsp of almond essence into the date mixture.

7. Set aside.

8. In a mixer, beat the butter, then add in the sugar.

9. Beat for a few minutes until creamy.

10. Add in the flour, then the water.

11. Turn out onto a board dusted with plain flour.

12. Roll out relatively thinly, and cut out circles.

13. Spray your cookie tray with canola oil spray.

14. Place one circle into a cookie hole.

15. Take a small ball of the date mixture, and press with your fingers into a flattened circle.

16. Place into the cookie tray on top of the dough.

17. Place another cookie dough circle on top.

18. Press the middle down, then press the edges together.

19. Repeat, then place in the oven to bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown.

20. Remove from the oven, use the back of a large spoon to gently press the centres (to keep the indentation), then set aside to cool.

21. Dust with icing sugar and serve.

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Bat's Blood Soup | Harry Potter

Author: Bryt @ InLiterature.net

Ingredients

1 cup thickened cream

3 tablespoons of glucose syrup or corn syrup

200g up 70% cocoa dark chocolate

Teaspoon of vanilla

Red food gel

Instructions

1. Over medium heat in a saucepan, stir together the cream, glucose syrup, chocolate pieces and vanilla.

2. Continue stirring until all the chocolate has dissolved.

3. Using a skewer, add the red food gel little bit by little bit until it reaches a reddish chocolate colour, to look more like bat's blood.

4. Pour into a glass container for serving, places into a cauldron-like container for display.

5. You can serve lots of foods for a chocolate fondue party, including marshmallows, pretzels, fruits, cake pieces, and cookies.

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Acid Pops | Harry Potter

Author: Bryt @ InLiterature.net

Ingredients

Lollipops

1 cups white sugar

½ cup glucose syrup

½ cup water

¼ tsp cream of tartar

candy flavour concentrate (my favourite is watermelon by Lorann Oils)

lollipop sticks

Acid Pop coating

1 cup white sugar

4 tsp citric acid

7 tsp tartaric acid

1 small cup of water for dipping if using premade

Instructions

1. Stir together the white sugar, glucose syrup, water and cream of tartar in a saucepan over medium heat.

2. Pop in a candy thermometer and let cook without stirring to 300F.

3. Remove from heat and stir in your flavouring.

4. On a silicone mat, drop candy so they form circles and quickly press the lollipop sticks on. If not pressed in deep enough you can coat with more candy.

5. If making your own, you can roll the lollipops in the acid pop coating. If using premade lollipops, dip in a small cup of water before rolling.

6. To make the acid pop mixture, in a bowl add in the white sugar, citric acid and tartaric acid and stir really well. I'd suggest by starting by adding 2 tsp citric and 3 tsp tartaric first, and add bit by bit, testing until you reach what you feel is strong enough (don't go too crazy!).

7. Set aside to dry on a silicone mat or baking paper.

8. They can be wrapped in food favour treat bags with an excess sugar mixture added to keep the lollipop dry.

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Felix Felicis| HARRY POTTER

Author: Bryt @ InLiterature.netINGREDIENTS

food grade edible sprinkles

½ cup water

½ cup white sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Stir together in a saucepan over medium heat, until the liquid starts to boil and the sugar melts.

Remove from heat and let completely cool before pouring into a glass bottle for serving.

Add to either apple juice, lemonade, soda water, or Sprite.

Or for an alcoholic drink vodka brandy or rum.

NOTES

Start by mixing only a tablespoon at a time into each drink, until you've reached the right gold consistency. I found not much was needed when adding it to a glass of apple juice.

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Butterbeer Sauce | Harry Potter

Cook time:15 mins Total time:15 mins 

Author: Bryton Taylor @ Food in Literature

Serves: 2-3 cups

INGREDIENTS

1½ cup white sugar

½ cup British ale (Speckled Hen)

35g good quality unsalted butter

⅓ cup brown sugar

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

300ml thickened cream

INSTRUCTIONS

In a saucepan, over medium heat, stir together the white sugar, British ale and butter.

Bring to a boil, then let simmer for 10 minutes.

Lower heat and add in the pumpkin pie spice and the brown sugar.

Once the sugar is dissolved, stir in the thickened cream.

Let cool before pouring into a glass jar. (The mixture will be runny).

Screw on a top, place in the fridge and let cool.

Butterbeer sauce will last for 3 weeks in the fridge.

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Hey!

So I am a huge nerd and I love to cook. I have always wanted to try some of the foods we see in many movies, books and TV shows. But one of the hardest things for me is finding recipes to try. There are many websites that have recipes but they are all over the place. I personally would like to have them all in one place and easy to read. I also want to open a coffee/dessert/cafe with the items being themed based on geeky fandom stuff. So this in turn is to help me prepare for that.