Butterscotch Custard

Name: Butterscotch Custard
Ingredients: 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 egg, beaten; 1 3/4 cups milk; 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Chopped peanuts (optional)

7 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
1 3/4 cups milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chopped peanuts (optional)

Directions

1

Combine sugar, flour, and egg in top of a double boiler; add milk. Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until thickened and smooth. Remove from heat; add butter and vanilla. Stir until butter melts.
2

Spoon butterscotch mixture into individual dessert cups, and serve warm or chilled. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts, if desired.