Home made root beer!  What could be better?  It is so fun to make!

You will love watching the awesome looking steam puff out of the container when you add the dry ice. You and your guests will enjoy the delicious taste.  We even served it a few years ago to the trick-or-treaters for Halloween, and it was a huge hit!

What Ingredients Do I Need For Home Made Root beer?

Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make this root beer (scroll down for the full recipe):

• Water
• Root beer extract
• Granulated sugar
• Dry ice

How Do I Make Home Made Root beer?

Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make this root beer (scroll down for the full recipe):

• In a 5 gallon cooler, add 3 gallons of water and 1 ( 2 ounce) bottle of root beer extract.
• Add 8 cups sugar, and stir with a very long spoon.
• WITHOUT touching the dry ice (it will burn you if you touch it) add 4 pounds dry ice to the cooler.
• Cover the cooler with a dish cloth, so the root beer doesn’t splash all over.
• DO NOT put the lid on tight or the dry ice will blow the lid off.
• Let sit for about 30 minutes.
• You can add 1 more gallon of water, or add crushed ice in place of some of the water.

Do you have Halloween traditions that bring back memories when you think of them? I remember when I was in elementary school that we had a Halloween carnival at the school. We had a best costume contest, a cake walk, homemade candy and popcorn balls for sale, a spook alley, a fish pond, and always a pot of brewing home made root beer with a witch serving it.

I always looked forward to the school Halloween carnival. It was so much fun. It is different now. We can’t sell home made food items. I feel so lucky that I was able to experience buying home made candy, popcorn balls, and cakes. They were just sooo good.

I want to go to an old fashioned school Halloween carnival just thinking about it. I guess that the Halloween carnivals today are fun in a different way. My children have different memories than I do and my grandchildren will have even different memories. Maybe you will make home made root beer part of your Halloween tradition!

More Fun Halloween Recipes:

Tootsie Pop Popcorn Balls

Caramel Apple Dip

Witch Fingers

Dinner In A Pumpkin

Find Some Fun Halloween Cupcake Ideas at Jamie Cooks it Up:

Spook-tacular Halloween Cupcakes

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Yield: 4 gallons

Home Made Root Beer

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There is nothing like home made root beer brewing in the cauldron! This root beer is delicious any time of year.

Prep Time 30 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 gallons water
• 1 (2 ounce bottle) Root beer extract
• 4 pounds of granulated sugar (about 8 cups)
• 4 lbs. dry ice

Instructions

1. In a 5 gallon cooler, add 3 gallons of water and 1 bottle of root beer extract.
2. Add the sugar, and stir with a very long spoon.
3. WITHOUT touching the dry ice (it will burn you if you touch it) add the dry ice to the cooler.
4. Cover the cooler with a dish cloth, so the root beer doesn't splash all over.
5. Do NOT put the lid on tight or the dry ice will blow the lid off.
6. Let sit for about 30 minutes.
7. You can add 1 more gallon of water, or add crushed ice in place of some of the water.

Nutrition Information

Yield

64

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 112Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 10mgCarbohydrates 29gFiber 0gSugar 28gProtein 0g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix