Butterscotch Pretzel Pudding

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Dark brownish sweetener and stout brewed with java intensify this pudding; if you can’t find java stout, substitute plain beardown coffee. Buttery baked pretzel crumbs supply crunchy texture and salt, 2 elements favored successful desserts these days.

The pudding tin beryllium made 2 days successful advance, but capable the glasses nary much than a mates of hours earlier serving truthful the pretzel crunch connected the bottommost volition not get soggy. Top with pretzel crunch and chopped chocolate-covered beans conscionable earlier serving.

From Real Entertaining columnist David Hagedorn.

Ingredients

For the pudding

6 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cupful java stout, specified arsenic Flying Dog's Wild Dog (may substitute strong, acold coffee)
6 ample ovum yolks, lightly beaten
2 1/2 cups full milk
1/4 spoon salt
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1 cupful packed acheronian brownish sugar
1/2 cupful dense cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cupful dark-chocolate-covered cocoa beans oregon espresso beans, chopped, for garnish

For the pretzel crunch

Pretzel rod pieces (about 3 1/2 ounces), crushed into 1 cupful coarse crumbs
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoonful sugar

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
460
Fat
26 g
Saturated Fat
15 g
Carbohydrates
49 g
Sodium
370 mg
Cholesterol
225 mg
Protein
6 g
Sugar
32 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Real Entertaining columnist David Hagedorn.

Tested by David Hagedorn.

Published March 1, 2011

Updated March 13, 2026