Grandma's Butterscotch Pie
Description
This butterscotch pie has a homemade creamy butterscotch filling made with brown sugar, milk, and eggs for a sweet holiday dessert with old-fashioned flavor.
Ingredients
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2 cups milk
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1 cup packed light brown sugar
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1/4 cup cornstarch
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2 large egg yolks, beaten
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1 tablespoon butter
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2
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.
3
Whisk in egg yolks; cook and stir until filling is thickened. Remove filling from heat; stir in butter and vanilla.
4
Pour filling into baked crust.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until the top begins to brown, about 5 minutes.