Go Back
–+ servings
Dog using the microwave on Cookie Madness.
Print

Butterscotch Pie

Butterscotch Cream Pie adapted from Richard Sax's recipe
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Butterscotch Pie
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings 8
Author Anna
Cost 5

Ingredients

Crust:

  • 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter melted (unsalted)

Filling:

  • ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup cornstarch
  • 3 cups whole milk**
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Topping: Sweetened whipped cream

  • ⅔ cup cream whipped with
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar and
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Make crust first. Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix the crumbs, sugar and butter. Press evenly into a buttered 9 inch deep dish pie plate reaching up to but not over the rim. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 and let cool completely.
  • Stir together ½ cup of the brown sugar and the cornstarch in a bowl. Stir in ¼ cup of the milk and the egg yolks; set aside. Bring the remaining 2 ¾ cups milk and the remaining ¼ cup brown sugar and the salt to a boil in a non-reactive saucepan over medium heat.
  • When milk is boiling, whisk about ¼ cup of the hot milk into the egg yolk mixture in bowl. Repeat 2 or 3 times. This helps prevent the eggs from curdling. Scrape the egg mixture into the saucepan and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Be sure to whisk around the edge of the pan. Boil and whisk for 2 minutes. Strain the custard into a clean bowl. Whisk in the vanilla and butter. Place a sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Cool for about an hour at room temperature, then chill for at least 2 hours.
  • Pour the cooled custard into the crust. Top with wax paper and chill for a few more hours – preferably overnight.
  • Make sweetened whipped cream and pipe around edges.