Grandma's Butterscotch Pie

46 Reviews

Prep: 25 min
Cook: 5 min
Ready In: 30 min

“This is one of my favorite holiday pies. Serve with whipped cream. Yum!” - by dschecht

Ingredients

1 cup packed light brown sugar
4 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
2 egg yolks, beaten
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked

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Directions

In top of double boiler, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, salt and milk. Stir and keep stirring until it thickens.
Mix in egg yolks, stir and keep cooking until it thickens.
Remove from heat, and add butter or margarine and vanilla. Keep stirring.
Pour into cooked pie crust. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 5 minutes or until brown.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
259 cal
13%

Fat
8.9 g
14%

Carbs
41.5 g
13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (46)

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JESSIE6381

Nov. 24, 2004

"I've been spreading the word about this recipe! If you don't have a double boiler, don't worry. It will still work just fine (I used medium heat and stirred constantly!) Tastes great with whipped crea..." See morem on top."

Desiree

Oct. 13, 2006

"I really liked this recipe. To make it even better I put whipped cream on top and then crushed a butterfinger candy bar to put on top of that. It gave it a little bit of texture and made it even more ..." See morebeautiful."

SUZMONET

Mar. 13, 2004

"Very good. I made the following modifactions, though: I don't have a double boiler, so I zapped it on high in the microwave-- 8 min. for the first thickening, then 2 more minutes after the eggs were..." See more added. I had a graham cracker crust handy, so I used it, but I think a regular patry crust would be better :)"

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