Butterscotch Cream Pudding

I’ve found the cure for a bad day! Butterscotch. I can’t get enough. There is something about brown sugar that makes life that much better. Whether it is in cookies, frosting, or even just a straight spoonful, there is something amazing about the flavor that I can’t describe. I was digging around and found this recipe for butterscotch and made it five minutes after I found the page, no lie.

I impatiently waited for it to cool, at half a bowl alone and then poured the rest on some vanilla ice cream (highly recommended if yours comes out a little on the thin side or if you’re too impatient to let it cool all the way).

One warning before you make this pudding: the butterscotch smell is STRONG while this is on the stove!! You will get a whiff of it and be tempted to chug the burning hot liquid but DON’T DO IT! I have faith in you, you will survive the wait and it will be worth it in the end, I promise.

I put my pudding through a strainer to make it more smooth. I don’t like the slightest hint of chunky pudding or pudding skin. I heated the milk up in the microwave to get it hot instead of the stovetop but I’m sure that’d work just as well, just make sure it starts off hot before you add anything to it.

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Butterscotch Cream Pudding
Adapted from Vegetarian Cookery 4

Makes 4 Servings

2 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoon water
2 cups hot milk
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, well-beaten
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix the cornstarch and the water together and then combine with hot milk, sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Stir constantly and cook over medium heat until it boils for about 3-4 minutes.
Add a small amount of this mixture to the eggs, mixing quickly (so they don’t cook) and then pour the new mixture back into the saucepan over the heat. Continue stirring until thick, add the butter and vanilla.
Allow to cool and then spoon into small bowls.

You can put this in the fridge, cover with a paper towel and plastic wrap (the paper towel will catch the water evaporating so it doesn’t drip back down).