Marvelous Butterscotch Pie! I tell you, it’s like no other and it’s one of the best pudding pies I’ve ever eaten. This is a mellow butterscotch pudding, it’s not overpowering, but has just enough rich flavor to be noticed. It’s so creamy smooth and the pie crust and whipped topping in each bite, makes you want to scarf down the whole thing ASAP. Trust me, I know!!
I finally made something butterscotch! Yay me!
This Marvelous Butterscotch Pie is something to write home about, especially after you've devoured it like a mad woman, with head in the fridge and huge forkfuls going in the mouth. Afterwards, I was just hoping no one was watching me in this act of barbaric pie-eating.
Yes, it was that bad. Still hoping no one saw me. But, can you blame me? It's so tasty!
What's great about this home-made pudding pie, is it's easy to make.
Pudding is not hard to make and home-made pudding beats all any pudding that comes in a box, whenever you have the chance to spare a few minutes (approximately 10 minutes to whip up) and make something so freaking good, you'll be like, "wth"!
"Why wasn't I making this before!? Am I insane?" (Yes, I talk to myself and this is verbatim what I was saying to myself and some people do consider talking to oneself, "insane", but then others say talking to oneself, refers to being "genius". So, I am going with the latter, thank you very much.)
So, back to this gorgeous Marvelous Butterscotch Pie!
I tell you, it's like no other and it's one of the best pudding pies I've ever eaten. This will definitely impress your family.
The pudding is ultra creamy smooth and paired with the pie crust and whipped topping in each bite, it makes you want to scarf down the whole thing ASAP. Trust me, I know...remember? I'm the one that was hoping no one was watching me, talking to myself <--- no, I'm not insane!
Here's the recipe! Enjoy!
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Marvelous Butterscotch Pie
Ingredients
- 1 Pie crust baked and cooled.
Filling
- 3 Tablespoons butter room temperature
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt omit salt if using salted butter
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 cup cream
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional 1 tablespoon bourbon or rum for extra BAM flavor!
Home-made Whipped Cream:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped or 1 tub cool whip 8 oz.
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Marvelous Butterscotch Pudding
- Whisk the whole milk and heavy cream together. Set aside.
- Whisk the egg yolks and cornstarch together. Set aside.
- Whisk the brown sugar salt together in a medium heavy duty saucepan over medium heat. Without stirring, allow to cook and bubble about 5-6 minutes. It should be caramelizing at this point.
- Very slowly whisk in the milk and heavy cream mixture, so it doesn't splatter. Cook on medium heat until mixture begins to boil. Once boiling, remove about ½ cup of the mixture and, in a slow and steady stream, whisk into the egg yolks so they don’t scramble. Very slowly pour while you whisk the egg yolk mixture into the pan.
- Turn the heat down to low. The pudding will immediately begin to bubble and thicken. Whisk and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in the butter until smooth.
- Transfer pudding into baked pie shell, cover surface with plastic wrap, and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours or place in 4 small bowls or jars.
To make the Whipped Topping:
- In large bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form, gradually adding the sugar during beating.
- Beat until nearly stiff peaks form.
- Top or pipe with whipped cream before serving or after pie has cooled.
- Pie can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Notes
Kim Lange says
Maybe 1/3 cup of peanut butter added in? I'm not sure Paula, but it sounds fabulous! If you try it let us know.
Paula says
I have a friend who talks about the peanut butter/butterscotch pie his mom would always make for him on his birthday. How would I go about adding peanut butter to this recipe? Thanks for any advice!
Kim Lange says
Updated, yes you are correct. Thank you for letting me know Julie! Enjoy!
Julie says
I am confused when the instructions say to put the custard in an ice bath, then remove from heat. Are the instructions in the correct order?
Kim Lange says
Hmm...it sounds like it didn't thicken enough when you cooked it, and I'm sorry it didn't work out for you. 🙁
Karen says
Mine didn’t hold up; kept in fridge for 6 hours with plastic wrap like indicated, but was very runny when I cut into it 🙁
Kim Lange says
Awesome to hear Karen! Thank you so much for commenting! xo
Karen says
This is the best Butterscotch pie ever! I have people requesting it! It’s easy and tastes fabulous
Kim Lange says
Thank you so much Ashley! I'm so happy you love it! 🙂
ASHLEY says
This is the most delicious Butterscotch pie!! I will make it again and again!
Kim Lange says
Thank you so much Mistyd! I'm so happy you were happy with it! 🙂
Mistyd says
This pie was delicious and so much simpler than other butterscotch recipes I've tried. Thanks!
ChocolaTess says
Updated, thank you!! Not sure what happened! Hope you enjoy!
Emily H. says
Hi! Quick question i see the maple syrup/ vanilla extract tip at the bottom of the recipe but i don't see it in the recipe. Did i miss it? In the whipped cream maybe? Thank you!
ChocolaTess says
I'm so sorry that happened to you! I really don't know, but if I was to guess, maybe you didn't cook the mixture long enough since you doubled it. I did this with an ice bath as well. Could be the butter, depending on the quality. Also overcooking or too high of heat can break it down. Ugh...so many things. Even a low-grade whipped cream can cause it to break down, but I would give it a try and see if any of these things might ring a bell why? Let me know how it turns out next time! 🙂
Anonymous says
I wanted more filling so I doubled the recipe. Yes, it was delicious, but didn't set up like a pie. The filling was quite thick when I poured it into the cooled crust, but was not firm at all and poured out all over the place when I cut the pie:( I am an accomplished baker and was embarrassed when I cut the first "slice" for my guests. I will give it another try without doubling the recipe this time. Great flavor, but my first attempt was not a pie at all.
ChocolaTess says
OMG! Thank you for pointing that out Kathleen! Updated to clarify that the whipping cream is only in the topping. This recipe recently got converted over with a new plugin and it seems to have messed this one up! 🙂
Kathleen Allen says
I'm a little confused by the whipping cream being mentioned in the filling section, yet not mentioned in the instructions for the filling. Is there 2 cups of whipping cream in the filling or is it just one cup used for the whipped cream piped on top of the cooled pie? Can you clarify?
ChocolaTess says
Valerie! Ikr?! It really is so much better than the boxed and pretty easy to make. I'm so happy you went for it and made it and I loved hearing you are saving it for later times. Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me know. 🙂
Valerie says
OMG! This is an awesome pie! Its SO easy and delish! In a Pinterest search, I was looking for a "scratch" Butterscotch Pie recipe to make for some Jello pudding/coolwhip snobs, and even though Ive never made pudding from scratch, this looked simple enough. Wow - this is such a different, and more delicious, flavor than boxed butterscotch pudding, that even I have been converted into a snob (**wink, wink). This recipe has been printed and saved, because I would never want to be without it in my repertoire! Thank you for sharing...xoxo
ChocolaTess says
Thank you so much Alexis. Your grandma would love this!!
Alexis @ Chemistry Cachet says
My sweet grandma is obsessed with butterscotch anything! I love the addition of maple syrup!