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Mariel here. I am the person that consistently robs restaurants of the butterscotches in their free candy dishes. I am the reason you root through the strawberry and grape-flavored hard candies and wonder where on earth the good stuff is. Chances are, I beat you to the punch. When the cashier or hostess looks away, I greedily stuff my pockets with these grandfatherly treats. On a related note, I am also single-handedly keeping your local drugstore shelves stocked with Lifesavers Butter Rum. You’re welcome. I’ve been following Liz over at That Skinny Chick Can Bake for quite some time now so I was familiar with her recipes well before I was assigned her blog for this month’s installation of Secret Recipe Club. In fact, I had “Stumbled” this very Butterscotch Pudding recipe over a year ago…I just hadn’t made it yet. It was well worth the wait. I haven’t had homemade pudding in a dog’s age, but it is SO much richer and more decadent than the “just add milk” variety you find at the grocery store. Incidentally, it’s also way more fattening…but that’s a problem for another day.
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Butterscotch Pudding Adapted from That Skinny Chick Can Bake Serves 6
Ingredients: 6 Tablespoons butter – stock 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons lightly packed dark brown sugar – $1.49 1¼ cups half and half – $1.69 5 Tablespoons cornstarch – stock Dash of salt – stock 2 cups milk – stock 3 egg yolks – stock 2 teaspoons vanilla – stock Grand total assuming well-stocked kitchen: $3.18 Cost per serving: $0.53 Directions: 1. In a large saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar over low heat and simmer 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add half and half, stirring till smooth. 2. Combine cornstarch and salt in bowl. Pour in ½ cup of milk and stir until cornstarch is dissolved. Add to saucepan with the rest of the milk. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 minutes – the pudding will thicken up as you stir. 3. Remove from heat. Whisk in egg yolks one at a time, stirring till smooth. Add vanilla. 4. Return to med-low heat and cook 1 minute while stirring. Ladle into a big serving bowl or 6 custard cups. Cover tops with plastic wrap to prevent skins from forming if you don’t plan to serve right away.
Oh, you did a beautiful job with these! And it’s always so fun when friends get my blog for the SRC 🙂 Now I’m craving butterscotch, too!!!
It’s always so much fun when friends get my blog for the SRC 🙂 Your pudding looks incredible…so smooth and decadent! Now I’m craving butterscotch, too!!!
This looks like a delicious dessert! Great SRC pick! 🙂
I can’t believe that I have never made butterscotch pudding at home before – I love it! This recipe looks nice and easy too. PS. I laughed out loud at your Lifesavers comment. I used to get one of those Lifesaver books in my stocking at Christmas every year as a child, and the butter rum lifesavers were always the last to go!
Mmm, this looks fantastic! I’ve not made homemade pudding in a long time, and never butterscotch, even though it is a flavor I love. Will have to try this soon!
I love this post! gave me a nice laugh! and the butterscotch puds look fantastic too, definitely making these…
I haven’t had pudding in ages! Can’t wait to try this!
Buterscotch is such an amazing flavor! Your pudding looks wonderful!
I love lizzy and love her. Recipes; these little puddings look stunnings:)
It’s on my bucket list to make homemade pudding, specifically chocolate, but making some of this butterscotch wouldn’t hurt either. Looks so good!
Oh wow! You had me at butterscotch! This sounds amazing, and is definitely going on my “must make” list. Great choice.
Oh my goodness, butterscotch pudding totally reminds me of childhood. This looks perfect! Great pick for SRC!
you are the butterscotch bandit! the proof is in this pudding yum…
Yummy =yum= yum Wish I was allowed to,have SOME !!! Maybe if I make it for my gran-kids I can lick the spoon !
It’s a good thing you live in another part of US or we’d be competing for the butterscotch candies! I think I better just dream about this pudding because if I make it….well, you can guess.