Butterscotch Budino with Salted Caramel Modern Honey

August 2024 · 4 minute read

Butterscotch Budino or Custard Pudding with Homemade Salted Caramel. A layered butterscotch custard dessert with handcrafted salted caramel. www.modernhoney.com

Butterscotch Budino with Salted Caramel is a layered dessert with a rich creamy custard and a handcrafted salted caramel sauce.

Butterscotch Budino or Custard Pudding with Homemade Salted Caramel. A layered butterscotch custard dessert with handcrafted salted caramel. www.modernhoney.com

A few years ago, I attended a women’s conference where they were serving a beautifully layered butterscotch budino custard dessert topped with a handcrafted salted caramel.

I was on a diet.

I was very sad to be on a diet.

I watched everyone eat it with a huge smile on their face, describing in great detail about how amazing it was. Ever since then, I wanted to eat that exact dessert.

Fast forward two years later. I recently attended a calligraphy workshop put on by Jill McKee of Modern March. She’s ultra-talented at everything she does and she brought out a decadent butterscotch budino with salted caramel. All my dreams were coming true because I was NOT on a diet this time. Hallelujah!

Butterscotch Budino or Custard Pudding with Homemade Salted Caramel. A layered butterscotch custard dessert with handcrafted salted caramel. www.modernhoney.com

I literally savored every single bite of the creamy custard and decadent homemade caramel. I literally went to the grocery store on the way home to try to replicate it at home. I couldn’t wait to share it with my family and my Modern Honey readers.

I played around with the custard until it was perfection.  This may be one of my favorite desserts of all time.  It is such a comforting dish and I want to eat an entire bowl of it.

Butterscotch Budino or Custard Pudding with Homemade Salted Caramel. A layered butterscotch custard dessert with handcrafted salted caramel. www.modernhoney.com

So what is a budino? So glad you asked. Budino is a sweet Italian dish, usually rich and creamy like a custard or pudding. This is a handcrafted butterscotch pudding made with butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, egg yolks, and vanilla….basically the GOOD stuff. It is topped with a slow-cooked homemade salted caramel, which completely melts in your mouth.

Butterscotch Budino or Custard Pudding with Homemade Salted Caramel. A layered butterscotch custard dessert with handcrafted salted caramel. www.modernhoney.com

This dessert is so beautiful to serve in small jars, parfait glasses, or glass dessert bowls and is perfect to serve at parties, weddings, showers, or when you just want to impress some people. Butterscotch Budino with Salted Caramel is one impressive dessert!

Butterscotch Budino or Custard Pudding with Homemade Salted Caramel. A layered butterscotch custard dessert with handcrafted salted caramel. www.modernhoney.com

So how do you make a perfect butterscotch budino? It all starts with making a creamy custard. To change up a classic vanilla custard, we are using brown sugar and butter to give it the rich butterscotch flavor. A mix of whole milk and heavy cream gives it a creamy texture.  The egg yolks add richness to the custard.

Butterscotch Budino or Custard Pudding with Homemade Salted Caramel. A layered butterscotch custard dessert with handcrafted salted caramel. www.modernhoney.com

Homemade salted caramel is made with butter, sugar, heavy cream, and sea salt. It tops the decadent butterscotch budino and is the perfect accompaniment to the creamy custard. The key to making homemade caramel is to watch it like a hawk. Homemade caramel can go from perfect to burned within seconds. This is such a simple recipe using only four ingredients.

Butterscotch Budino or Custard Pudding with Homemade Salted Caramel. A layered butterscotch custard dessert with handcrafted salted caramel. www.modernhoney.com

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Butterscotch Budino or Custard Pudding with Homemade Salted Caramel. A layered butterscotch custard dessert with handcrafted salted caramel. www.modernhoney.comI can’t wait to hear what you think of this decadent dessert. It is downright heavenly! Come find me on instagram at @modern_honey. Happy Baking!

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