Finally a good Butterscotch Pudding!

Why are some good recipes so hard to find? I've been looking for a good butterscotch pudding recipe forever. I've tried at least 5 recipes and most seemed pretty anemic until I found Aunt Jimmy's! WOW...what a fabulous pudding! Although you can't really taste the alcohol, the 2 TBL of scotch whiskey, make the pudding taste so buttery and smooth. DELICIOUS!

I've made this recipe twice within seven days. The first time I made it exactly as written and the second time I substituted tapioca for the cornstarch. Personally, I like the tapioca version better. But I grew up with tapioca and almost lived on it while in college!







Aunt Jimmy's Butterscotch Pudding
Recipe adapted from Food Network

2 1/4 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup cornstarch or 3 TBL Tapioca
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons Scotch
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Topping: Whipped Cream, Sweet Cherry

In a large saucepan, combine the milk and cream and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Immediately remove from the heat and set aside.

Melt the butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the brown sugar, raise the heat to medium-high, and cook, stirring constantly, until caramelized, 5 to 7 minutes. (You'll smell a characteristic nutty caramel odor when the butter browns, signaling that the mixture is ready.)

Whisking constantly, gradually add the butter/brown sugar mixture to the hot milk/cream mixture. If the mixture isn't smooth, blend for 20 seconds with a hand blender or pour through a fine sieve.

Put the egg yolks in a medium bowl. Whisk in about 1/2 cup of the hot milk mixture. Whisk in the cornstarch and salt until dissolved. Whisk the cornstarch mixture back into the hot milk mixture in the saucepan. Whisk in the Scotch.

While whisking constantly, cook over medium-high heat until thick and just boiling. When the mixture thickens, the whisk will leave trail marks on the bottom of the pot and the mixture will have a few large bubbles boiling up to the top.

Turn off the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract.

Spoon into dessert cups. Chill and top with whipped cream.






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