A coconut-pecan biscuit with buttery flavor. Pecans and coconut give the cookie its crunch, yet the cookie itself is chewy. I don’t salt this recipe because I believe salted butter already contains enough salt.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 9-inch pie |
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large egg yolks, beaten
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Combine milk, brown sugar, cornstarch, and salt in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture starts to thicken, about 20 minutes.
- Whisk in egg yolks; cook and stir until filling is thickened. Remove filling from heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Pour filling into baked crust.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the top begins to brown, about 5 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 259 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 42 g |
| Cholesterol | 60 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 293 mg |
| Sugars | 30 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made this filling today and it only filled a 9 inch Mrs Smiths pie crust about halfway to the top. The flavor was very very bland. I used dark brown sugar since light brown sugar didn’t work so well in Mum Mums Butterscotch Pie recipe. I’ll never try this again,.
I love this pie and I will not buy pudding mix again. The only thing I did different was I added about a tsp of molasses to cooked Mixture. It darkened and I did not have to brown in oven
I made this in the microwave and did not put it in the oven for fear it would turn to soup as some reviews said. I used a pecan crust which I think really was good. the filling has really very little butterscotch flavor. Too bland for me. I covered the top with Cool Whip, drizzled butterscotch sauce over that and sprinkled some butterscotch chips on top, but still not a strong enough butterscotch flavor for me. I think I would use Jello butterscotch pudding as filling in the future because it would have more flavor. Not to mention it would be easier.
This came out better then I thought it would. I don’t have a double boiler so I just did what my grandma said do, fill a frying pan with water then set the pot over in it and cook that way. I will say that this is definitely a pie you can not walk away from. when it says stir constantly it basically means the whole 20.minutes, lol. I did just that because I have watched my mom make lemon meringue pie or rice pudding and the key has always been the constant stirring. it also takes way longer then 5 minutes to brown, at least mine did. I noticed that it started to set after about 15 minutes but still needed a little more to go.
This was basically just pudding in a pie crust. It never set. I’m not sure what I did wrong. I do have to say that it did not take 20 minutes to thicken up. Maybe I needed to let it cook for the full 20 minutes, but was afraid it would start to burn or evaporate. I checked the reviews and didn’t see anyone say anything about it, except for others who had the same problem I did. It does taste okay, though nothing like old fashioned butterscotch pies I’ve had before. It tasted like a better version of storebought butterscotch pudding. I’m actually puzzled as to why there are so many high positive reviews of this recipe.
I recommend using a graham cracker pie crust
Great! Very creamy and sweet. Like other reviewers, I used 1.5x ingredients for a little more filling since my crust was deep dish. Did not seem to brown on the top during baking and was a light tan/brown but tasted great anyway. Very jello-like.
I made this yesterday, and enjoyed it. I didn’t think it was too sweet as others have commented, I was sure to use light brown sugar. Next time I’ll double the filling because I felt that, as is, it didn’t really fill the pie shell properly; yes, I did use a 9” pie dish. On the whole it’s a simple recipe, baring a good result. I’ll let folks know how doubling the filling goes.
It was easy & perfect! Tastes just like I remember. It’s my husband’s favorite pie his mother used to make him. I’ve tried several over the years but this was the easiest & tasty. The only change I made was to substitute 1 cup of 1/2 & 1/2 for one of the cups of milk.
It will s amazing I love butterscotch
Tasted great, but there wasn’t nearly enough filling. I’ll probably try increasing all of the ingredients by 50% next time.
I made as directed. It thickened up on the stove..a little more than pudding consistency. I put it into the oven to brown and all it did was make it look runny again. I thought that was just because it got so warm. I went ahead and made a meringue topping and put back in to brown the meringue. I put it in the fridge overnight to finish setting. It was very runny…thinner than pudding. It has an ok taste, but it’s definitely not a butterscotch taste! I would not make again.
O……M…….G. I wanted to just eat the whole pie myself and not share it but I shared…
The bad news: if butterscotch is your thing, this could be slightly dangerous! The good news: I was able to make this almost dairy free by using cashew milk. Also, the microwave method works!! I mixed my cornstarch and brown sugar really well, eliminating any lumps, then slowly whisked in my milk before putting it in the micro. Left it in there undisturbed for eight minutes and it was a thickened dream! Soooo good!
I made this exactly as the recipe is written and it came out fabulous! We had two desserts for Thanksgiving and this was everyone’s favorite. My daughter wants me to make it again for Christmas. Oh, I guess I did make one change, I don’t have a double boiler so I just used a sauce pan and stirred constantly, same as anytime I make a pudding, and it came out great! I’m definitely saving this recipe!
I found this recipe on here about 10 years ago or so. I’ve been making it ever since! It’s definitely hit!!
Great pie. I added a little extra vanilla and a tablespoon of molasses.
I doubled the receipe and made a deep dish.
Turn out to be so delicious and perfect. Cheap and easy recipe.
i made it for someone. this is what they said about it: Those pies are OUTRAGEOUS!!! Yummy!!!
Great and easy. Tastes and texture wonderful. Thanks.