Best Butterscotch Pudding

Name: Best Butterscotch Pudding
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces), granulated sugar; 1/2 cup packed (3½ ounces), dark brown sugar; 1/4 cup, water; 2 tablespoons, light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon, lemon juice; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1 cup, heavy cream, divided; 2 1/4 cups, whole milk, divided; 4 large, egg yolks; 1/4 cup, cornstarch; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon, dark rum

By Dan Souza

Desserts or Baked Goods

Puddings, Custards, Gelatins, & Souffles

SEASON 14

SERVES8

TIME50 minutes, plus 3 hours chilling

SEASON 14

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For butterscotch pudding with rich, bittersweet flavor, we made butterscotch sauce by cooking butter, brown and white sugar, corn syrup, lemon juice, and salt together into a dark caramel. We made the process more foolproof by first boiling...