Another of this month’s Tuesday -with- Dorie recipes is Real Butterscotch Pudding… and it was chosen by Donna of Spatulas, Corkscrews & Suitcases. Being one who completely abhors anything and everything butterscotch flavored, I had absolutely no intention of making this recipe. But that all changed once DH told me butterscotch is his absolutely favorite pudding. I mean, I love my DH like a tiger loves a raw steak so come on, tell me, how could I resist? :)
Recall that previously in TwD we made Dorie’s recipe for Chocolate Pudding and OMG was it heavenly! It was also a big ‘ol mess. In preparing for this go round, I figured I’d forego the food processor method that Dorie uses and instead I’d go with my new immersion blender! But then I started to second-guess myself since this was a special request made by my DH… and in the end I went with the food processor.
One thing about being a member of a group like Tuesdays With Dorie is that you often bake things you’ve never eaten, never made before and sometimes know little-to-nothing about. This is one of those recipes since prior to making it I had absolutely no idea that actual Scotch whiskey is used in the making of real butterscotch pudding. To make it correctly according to Dorie’s recipe you need butter and Scotch and I guess that just makes total sense since it’s *butter* *scotch* pudding! LOL.
When all was said and done, you’ll never believe it but turns out that I actually liked the pudding! Admittedly I liked it a lot more before the addition of the Scotch (Dewar’s 12 year old thankyouverymuch) but even after adding it I thought it wasn’t that bad. DH absolutely loved it even though he said it didn’t taste like the stuff you buy in the store. Hmmm… I’m not sure how to take that but since he said he loved it and he ate a fair amount as soon as it was ready, well, I’ll take it as a good thing :)
If you’d like the full recipe, please visit hostess Donna’s blog.
Have a delicious day!
Okay, so this has nothing to do with that gorgeously smooth looking pudding up there, but I absolutely love that spoon. It’s adorable, and I think I want one :)
Glad you made this and in the end really liked it! Happy New Year!
So glad you and your DH liked my yummy choice! I made it both ways – with and without Scotch – and both were heavenly. If you ever want to make your hubby happy again, you can make it with a whisk or hand-mixer, saving all that messy clean-up with the food processor.
Happy New Year!
Donna @ Spatulas & Corkscrews
Looks wonderful.
I was disappointed with the flavor, it was just really bland to me.
Love the spoon…pudding looks delicious too!!!
i made this one this week too–yours looks great!
I’m glad you liked it!
Happy New Year!
Your pudding looks beautiful! I skipped the butterscotch pudding but I may go back to it later after reading everyones reviews. Love the spoon!
I remember when we were kids, my Mom made HOMEMADE chocolate pudding. We kids were so used to the boxed kind, we didn’t like the homemade stuff! Funny how our tastes change as we get older… this butterscotch pudding looks great!