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butterscotch pie

Recipe by
Sherry Blizzard
Piney Flats, TN

This butterscotch pie will leave you wanting another slice! For those butterscotch lovers, you will make this again-and-again-and-again. Karen's pie is so easy to do, and who would ever think that something this easy to make would be so good? I got this recipe from Karen Williams in Piney Flats, TN.

method Microwave

Ingredients For butterscotch pie

  • 1
    baked pie crust
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 3 Tbsp
    flour
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 1/2 c
    scalded milk (i heat this before adding to all the other ingredients)
  • 3
    eggs (seperated---save the whites for meringue)
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter
  • 3/4 tsp
    vanilla

How To Make butterscotch pie

  • 1
    IN THE MICROWAVE: WHISK EVERY 2 MINUTES FOR 6 MINUTEs, the sugar, flour, cornstarch, salt, and scalded milk.
  • 2
    Whisk the egg yolks, add a few spoonfuls of the hot sugar mix to temper before adding to the pudding mix....you don't want scrambled eggs!
  • 3
    Add in butter and vanilla and whisk. Pour into baked pie shell.
  • 4
    Meringue: Beat egg whites on high with a few spoonfuls of sugar (until stiff peaks form). Top pie and place under the broiler until golden brown....watch it closely! It doesn't take long and will burn if not watched. Cool completely.

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