Description
A delicious butterscotch pie made with creamy custard and a pre-baked pie crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups whole milk
- 5 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt (or kosher salt)
- 1–2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 9-inch pie crust (prebaked)
Instructions
- Get out and measure your ingredients.
- Place the brown sugar, heavy cream, and butter into a medium-sized saucepot.
- Place the pot over medium-low heat, start whisking immediately so the sugar doesn’t burn. Once the butter melts it will become smooth. Stirring occasionally, bring it to a boil, reduce to a simmer, add cinnamon and simmer for 2 minutes until slightly thickened. Take off the heat.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons of the milk. Whisk the remaining milk into the pot, set aside.
- Place a fine-mesh strainer over a large bowl, set aside.
- In a bowl, add cornstarch, egg yolks, salt and remaining 2 tablespoons of milk. Whisk until smooth.
- Stream the egg mixture into the pot while whisking. Place the pot back on the stove over medium-low heat, whisking constantly so it doesn’t scorch on the bottom. The mixture will thicken to a thick pudding-like consistency.
- Immediately pour the custard over the strainer and bowl, doing this a little at a time. Use a spatula to press the custard through the strainer.
- The step with the strainer is to make sure the custard is completely smooth. If you don’t mind small chunks, you can skip this step entirely.
- Don’t forget to scrape the custard off the bottom of the strainer when you are done.
- Stir custard until blended. Whisk the vanilla into the custard.
- Pour this mixture into the baked pie crust and smooth out the top. Allow to cool to room temperature.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place inside your fridge for at least 6 hours, if not overnight, to set.
- Slice. Serve with whipped cream, butterscotch chips, and butterscotch sauce.
Notes
- For a stronger cinnamon flavor, add 2 teaspoons of cinnamon as preferred.
- Ensure the custard is fully cooled before serving.
- Can be topped with additional whipped cream or chocolate shavings for garnish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 90mg