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Homemade Salted Butterscotch Pudding Recipe

The Salted Butterscotch Pudding is what dreams are made of! 
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 cups milk, I use 2% or whole
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl mix together, heavy cream, corn starch and egg yolks. Whisk well to combine without any clumps. 
  • Heat up milk in a microwavable container for about 2 minutes or until hot but not boiling. Set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.  Add brown sugar and use a spatula to stir constantly until brown sugar melts. Slowly add in warm milk, it may spatter a little when it hits the pan so add carefully. Use a wire whisk to continually stir in the milk. Add in the salt. 
  • When the milk mixture begins to simmer just barely, add a couple tablespoons of the hot milk mixture to the cornstarch and egg yolks. Use a small whisk or fork to temper and mix this together.  Add a couple more tablespoons of the hot milk then, pour the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan.  Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until it starts to bubble. Cook for 1-2 minutes once its bubbling and it starts to thicken. 
  • Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Continue to whisk for a minute or so after you remove it from the heat.
  •  Serve warm or transfer to containers that you can store in the fridge (jars work well).