Homemade Butterscotch Pudding

Name: Homemade Butterscotch Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 tbsp butter; 1 cup dark brown sugar; 2 1/2 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup cream; 3 tbsp cornstarch; 3 egg yolks; 3/4 tsp salt; 2 tsp vanilla; 1 tbsp bourbon (optional)

Prep 10 min Cook 15 min Total 25 min Servings 6

By Lukasz Jagiello

Published Oct 12, 2026 · Updated Oct 12, 2026

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I only post recipes that I have tried and verified and are good to my taste — all taste may vary.

Let the butter and brown sugar bubble before adding milk; that's where the butterscotch flavor comes from.

Ingredients

4 tbsp butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
2 1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup cream
3 tbsp cornstarch
3 egg yolks
3/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp bourbon optional

Method

01

Cook butter and brown sugar 3 minutes until bubbling and fragrant.
02

Whisk in cream, then milk mixed with cornstarch.
03

Temper yolks with hot mixture and return to the pot; cook, whisking, until thick and bubbling 1 minute.
04

Off heat add salt, vanilla and bourbon. Chill with plastic on the surface, or serve warm.

Notes & swaps

Let the butter and brown sugar bubble before adding milk; that's where the butterscotch flavor comes from.

Homemade Butterscotch Pudding

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