Butterscotch Pudding

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups milk
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 large egg yolks
• 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces

Recipe

• 1 in a large stainless steel bowl whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and egg yolks. whisk in 1/2 cup of the milk until you have a thick paste.
• 2 set aside while you heat the milk.
• 3 pour the remaining 2 1/2 cups of milk into the saucepan and bring just to a boil. gradually pour the hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking constantly, until the mixture is smooth.
• 4 transfer the pudding mixture to a clean large, heavy bottomed saucepan and place over medium-low heat.
• 5 cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens to the consistency of mayonnaise. remove from heat and whisk in the butter and vanilla extract.
• 6 pour through the strainer to remove any lumps that may have formed during cooking.
• 7 pour into bowls or wine glasses.
• 8 garnish each pudding with a large dollop of softly whipped cream.