Busch Gardens Williamsburg Recipes

[wombat96]

Since there was never a specific thread for recipes I guess there should be a place to put them.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Ingredients
· 20 oz. cream cheese, softened - (2-1/2 8 oz. packages)
· 1/2 cup granulated sugar
· 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
· 1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten
· 1-1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
· 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
· 1/2 cup heavy cream
· 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
· 8 oz. mashed pumpkin

Preparation
  1. Prepare graham cracker crust.
  2. Preheat oven to 210 degrees.
  3. Beat together cream cheese, sugar, eggs and yolks.
  4. Add flour, cinnamon and ginger. Stir together until smooth.
  5. Add cream, vanilla and pumpkin. Beat until thoroughly mixed.
  6. Pour mixture into crust-lined springform pan.
  7. Bake for 1 hour 35 minutes, or until center is firm to the touch.
  8. Let cool for 20 minutes. Remove from pan and set on rack to cool.

Graham Cracker Crust Preparation
· 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
· 1/4 cup granulated sugar
· 6 tablespoons of unsalted butter (sweet), melted
· 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  1. Butter 9-inch springform pan.
  2. Combine crumbs, sugar, butter and cinnamon in small bowl.
  3. Press mixture over bottom and halfway up sides of pan.
  4. Chill for 1 hour.

Source

Recipe: German Red Cabbage
- 2 Tbsp. - vegetable oil
- 8 cups - shredded red cabbage
- 2 tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced (you may also use one can sliced apples in water, but then omit the 2 Tbsp. of water listed below)
- 2 Tbsp. - water
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 3 Tbsp. white sugar
- 3 Tbsp. red vinegar
Directions
1. Heat oil in a medium size saucepan. Stir in cabbage and fry until wilted. Stir in apples and water, raisins, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer about 25 minutes.
2. Pour vinegar and sugar into the mixture while tasting for desired sweet and sour taste. Cook another 5 to 6 minutes.

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[flamanar]

Since there was never a specific thread for recipes I guess there should be a place to put them.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Ingredients
· 20 oz. cream cheese, softened - (2-1/2 8 oz. packages)
· 1/2 cup granulated sugar
· 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
· 1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten
· 1-1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
· 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
· 1/2 cup heavy cream
· 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
· 8 oz. mashed pumpkin

Preparation
  1. Prepare graham cracker crust.
  2. Preheat oven to 210 degrees.
  3. Beat together cream cheese, sugar, eggs and yolks.
  4. Add flour, cinnamon and ginger. Stir together until smooth.
  5. Add cream, vanilla and pumpkin. Beat until thoroughly mixed.
  6. Pour mixture into crust-lined springform pan.
  7. Bake for 1 hour 35 minutes, or until center is firm to the touch.
  8. Let cool for 20 minutes. Remove from pan and set on rack to cool.

Graham Cracker Crust Preparation
· 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
· 1/4 cup granulated sugar
· 6 tablespoons of unsalted butter (sweet), melted
· 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  1. Butter 9-inch springform pan.
  2. Combine crumbs, sugar, butter and cinnamon in small bowl.
  3. Press mixture over bottom and halfway up sides of pan.
  4. Chill for 1 hour.

Source

Recipe: German Red Cabbage
- 2 Tbsp. - vegetable oil
- 8 cups - shredded red cabbage
- 2 tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced (you may also use one can sliced apples in water, but then omit the 2 Tbsp. of water listed below)
- 2 Tbsp. - water
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 3 Tbsp. white sugar
- 3 Tbsp. red vinegar
Directions
1. Heat oil in a medium size saucepan. Stir in cabbage and fry until wilted. Stir in apples and water, raisins, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer about 25 minutes.
2. Pour vinegar and sugar into the mixture while tasting for desired sweet and sour taste. Cook another 5 to 6 minutes.

Source

Thanks for those recipes! If anyone can come up with the recipe for the hot chocolate that BGW serves during C-town, that would be amazing. My father normally can't handle ANYTHING chocolate...but for reasons unknown, he has NO problems with the BGW hot chocolate during C-town. Would be nice to be able to make that for him at home.

 

[Thomas]

Swiss Miss.

 

[UncleDuncan]

Switzerland isn't a hamlet. I pay for an authentic experience and demand justice.

 

[Nicole]

It is actually Ghirardelli, for the record, which is sort of Swiss-ish.

And Reggae, I suggest you buy a pass, so you can burn it in protest.

 

[Luke]

I would love to get all of the Italy food recipes. Love the Chicken Parmesan.

 

[UncleDuncan]

It is actually Ghirardelli, for the record, which is sort of Swiss-ish.

And Reggae, I suggest you buy a pass, so you can burn it in protest.

And break my 2 year BGW abstinence streak? Heresy.

 

[deacfan31]

Does anyone know the recepie for the stew at Annie's?

 

[zanderman72]

Hello everybody!

Someone close to me got a cookbook from the 80's that Busch gave away that has the festhaus recipes.

I am pending approval, but it might work out to where I can post it. No promises.

 

[BGW Family]

The cookbook on the right or a different one?

 

[Shane]

I own a copy of the Festhaus Cookbook, but Ireland was added to the park well after this cookbook was published.

 

[zanderman72]

The cookbook on the right or a different one?

The one on the right. I wasn't sure if was rare or anything... just wanted to throw out the possibility in case it was a rare book Sorry if it's well known :/

 

[Zachary]

No one has gone through and scanned it all in. If you'd like to, I'm sure a lot of people would enjoy it.

That said, I'd request you upload the pictures to a image host like Imgur vs attaching them to a post here. If the park wants to DMCA it for copyright infringement (ridiculous since no one can give the park money for a copy of their own), Imgur's lawyers will have to deal with it instead of us.

 

[UncleDuncan]

It's on Amazon if anyone really needs a copy. No offense to BGW but my Prussian mother makes better German food, and my backyard smoked offerings puts Trappers to shame.

 

[MAZ]

I am not a fan of Trappers meats at all. The Ribs are especially chewy and full of gristle. They 'look' good though, if that counts for anything

 

[Shane]

I'm sure there are better recipes out there, but sometimes it's just fun to have a BGW dinner.

I thought about scanning mine but I don't want to destroy the binding.

 

[UncleDuncan]

I think I came off a little too snarky. The truth is, BGW does have the best food at any themepark I've been to. And I enjoy it when I'm in the park. But that's kind of a "low bar" competition. When compared to real food, or, for those who may see it otherwise, food prepared from scratch at home would anyone really want to mimic what's at BGW? Leave BGW out of the equation: if I enjoy the occasional Big Mac (or whatever - pick your poison) does that mean I want to make a Big Mac at home? For me, the answer is probably no. But your mileage may vary.

 

[Celticdog]

I felt that the BG food wasn't as good this year as last, however it is still light years better than KD.

 

[Nicole]

I actually completely disagree with that statement. We had some incredible food at KD this year that was much better than anything we ate at BGW.

 

[Luke]