Butterscotch Pie Recipe By Jello Food

5-INGREDIENT BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Make pie crust as directed on package for one-crust baked shell using 9-inch pie plate. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, mix pudding mixes and milk; beat 2 minutes with whisk. Stir in 1 cup of the whipped topping; spoon into pie crust. Cover loosely, and refrigerate at least 2 hours until set.
• To serve, spread remaining 1 cup whipped topping in center of pie, to within 1 inch from edge, and drizzle with butterscotch topping. Cut into slices. Store remaining pie in refrigerator.

BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, stir together the brown sugar, heavy cream and butter. Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture comes to a full boil, becoming thick and brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the milk. Slowly add the remaining milk to the sugar mixture.
• Whisk together the cornstarch, egg yolks, vanilla and reserved 1 tablespoon of milk in a medium bowl. Add the cornstarch mixture to the sugar mixture over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thick, about 3 minutes. Pour the filling into the prebaked pie crust.
• Make a meringue by beating the egg whites and a pinch of salt with an electric mixer until they begin to set stiff. Add the granulated sugar and continue beating until the whites are stiff and hold peaks. Spread the meringue on top of the pie, taking care to spread it to the edges of the crust. Bake until light brown, about 10 minutes.

GRANDMA'S BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

Steps:

• In top of double boiler, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, salt and milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture starts to thicken, about 20 minutes.
• Whisk in egg yolks; continue to cook and stir until filling is thickened.
• While pudding mixture is cooking, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Remove filling from heat, and stir in butter and vanilla.
• Pour filling into prepared pie crust. Bake in preheated oven until top begins to brown, about 5 minutes.

BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°., Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is light golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 350°., In a saucepan, melt butter. Remove from the heat; add flour and stir until smooth. Stir in brown sugar. Return to heat; stir in milk and salt until blended. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir about 1 cup hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in vanilla. Pour into crust., For meringue, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in a small bowl on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing edge to crust., Bake until meringue is golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

MUM-MUM'S BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

Steps:

• Combine milk, brown sugar, and cornstarch in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes.
• Remove about 1/2 cup of the filling mixture and slowly whisk into beaten egg yolks to temper them. Pour mixture back into the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and continue cooking, whisking constantly, until thickened to a pudding-like consistency, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla extract until well mixed.
• Cover filling and allow to cool completely, stirring occasionally. Place in an ice bath to speed up the cooling, if desired. Pour mixture into pie crust and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar together in the bowl of a stand mixer, or using an electric mixer, until soft peaks start to form. Add sugar gradually, continuing to beat until peaks turn stiff and meringue is glossy.
• Cover the pie filling with peaks of meringue, making sure to cover all the filling to the edges of the crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meringue peaks are browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool to room temperature on a wire rack, about 1 hour. Transfer to the fridge to cool completely, about 4 hours.

JOLEAN'S BUTTERSCOTCH PIE, PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Stir brown sugar and butter in a saucepan until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Cook 2-3 minutes longer on low-medium heat, and then remove from fire.
• Beat egg yolks.
• In separate large bowl, mix flour with 1/2 of milk, until smooth. Then add beaten egg yolks and salt and mix well. Blend remaining milk with this mixture.
• Add flour mixture to saucepan with sugar/butter mixture and cook on low/medium heat until thickened (anywhere from 30-45 minutes), stirring CONSTANTLY.
• Remove from heat and blend in vanilla extract. Stir CONSTANTLY until well blended and slightly warm and then pour into a prepared (baked) 9" pie crust.
• Top pie with meringue (recipe to follow).
• After meringue is spread on top, Bake at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes, or until meringue is golden. Cool for 10-15 minutes.
• MERINGUE: 3 egg whites (reserved from pie filling recipe), 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar, 6 tablespoons granulated sugar.
• With a mixer, beat egg whites with vanilla and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff and glossy peaks form and all sugar is dissolved.
• Spread meringue over slightly warm filling, sealing to edge of crust. (Then bake and cool as directed above.).

BUTTERSCOTCH SILK PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Make and bake pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust Baked Shell in ungreased 9-inch pie plate. Cool on cooling rack, about 20 minutes.
• In 4-quart saucepan, cook milk and pudding mix over medium heat 10 to 14 minutes or until mixture comes to a full boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add butterscotch chips; stir until melted and smooth. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Pour pudding mixture on top of cooled baked pie shell. Cover filling with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 3 hours until set.
• When ready to serve, heat oven to 450°F. In medium glass or metal bowl, stir egg whites, sugar, cream of tartar and vanilla with whisk until blended. Set over pan of simmering water; stir occasionally with whisk 14 to 18 minutes or until sugar has dissolved and egg mixture reaches 160°F. Pour into large bowl; beat with electric mixer on high speed 2 to 3 minutes or until stiff glossy peaks form. Remove plastic wrap from filling. Use small icing spatula to swirl meringue over top of chilled pie. Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until meringue peaks start to turn golden brown. Cool on cooling rack 20 minutes.
• Cut into wedges to serve. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

EASY TRIPLE-LAYER BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

Steps:

• Mix melted chocolate and sweetened condensed milk until well blended; pour onto bottom of crust. Sprinkle evenly with half the nuts; press into chocolate layer with back of spoon. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Beat pudding mixes and 2% milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. (Mixture will be thick.) Spread 1-1/2 cups into crust. Stir half of the COOL WHIP into remaining pudding; spread over pudding layer in crust. Top with remaining COOL WHIP and nuts.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until set.