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Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding

A favourite for generations, this classic butterscotch pudding creates its own sauce as it bakes!
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Butterscotch. Pudding. Do I really need to tell you how wonderful this dessert is?

A classic that’s perfect for any occasion, Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding is warm, comforting, and oh-so-delicious. But you already know that, right?

butterscotch pudding in baking dish with sauce oozing out.

Recipe for Butterscotch Pudding

Butterscotch is a candy that is made by “boiling brown sugar and butter and sometimes corn syrup together in water” according to Brittanica. Whether it is named because of its Scottish origins or because the ingredient list includes “scotched” (scorched) butter is something that is disputed.

Whatever its origins, the butterscotch flavour is universally loved and the brown sugar, butter and syrup formula is used in a variety of cakes, sweets, puddings and more.

This Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding Recipe uses that winning formula and is easy to follow, with just a few simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry.

Ingredients for Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding

To make this pudding you’ll need:

  • caster sugar (superfine sugar)
  • egg
  • SR flour (or plain/all purpose flour + baking powder)
  • milk
  • butter, melted
  • salt
  • brown sugar
  • golden syrup (or substitute with treacle, corn syrup or maple syrup)
  • boiling water.

Ingredient quantities can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.

butterscotch pudding ingredients

Making Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding

The great thing about this recipe is that you don’t have to make the pudding and sauce separately.

Rather, you put all the ingredients in the baking dish and the sauce and sponge pudding magically separate throughout the cooking process.

Prepping

Start by greasing a baking dish generously with butter. You’ll need a medium-sized baking dish (about 2 litres capacity).

Pre-heat the oven to 170 degrees celsius.

Mixing

Sift the flour into mixing bowl, then whisk in salt and sugar.

Add the egg, milk and melted butter and whisk together until combined and smooth. Pour into the baking dish.

Sprinkle the brown sugar over the mixture.

Combine the boiling water, golden syrup and melted butter.

making butterscotch pudding, pouring golden syrup.
Pouring the syrup into the wet ingredients.

How soothing is it to watch the syrup being poured into the other wet ingredients?

Next, carefully pour the wet ingredients over the rest of the pudding mixture in the baking dish.

Baking

Bake for 40 minutes or until the top of the cake is a little crusty and springs back when you touch it gently.

Okay, now you’ve done the hard work. It’s time for the best bit!

Serving Butterscotch Pudding

Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding is wonderful served warm, scooped out of the dish straight from the oven, with cream or vanilla ice cream.

bowl of butterscotch self saucing pudding served with ice cream.

Recipe FAQs

Q. Can this Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding be re-heated?

Yes. It is best re-heated in the microwave to ensure that gooey sauce becomes gooey again.

Q. Do you have any other pudding recipes?

Yes. I’ve got all the favourites covered, including Bread and Butter Pudding, Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding, Sticky Date PuddingCanary PuddingLemon DeliciousCarrot PuddingSago Plum Pudding and Cold Mango Pudding.

You can also browse the entire dessert collection here.

butterscotch self saucing pudding in baking dish.

Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding

A favourite for generations, this classic butterscotch pudding creates its own sauce as it bakes!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Australian
Keyword: butterscotch self saucing pudding
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 380kcal

Equipment

  • medium casserole or baking dish about 2 litre capacity

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup caster sugar (superfine sugar) (115 grams)
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 1/4 cups SR flour (or 1 cup plain/all purpose flour + 2 teaspoons baking powder) (160 grams)
  • 1/2 cup milk (125 ml)
  • 60 grams butter, melted
  • 1 pinch salt

Topping/Sauce

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar (110 grams)
  • 2 tablespoons golden syrup
  • 30 grams butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water (375 ml)

Instructions

  • Grease baking dish generously with butter. Pre-heat oven to 170 degrees celsius.
  • Sift flour into mixing bowl, then whisk in salt and sugar. Add egg, milk and melted butter and whisk together until combined and smooth. Pour into baking dish.
  • Sprinkle brown sugar over mixture. Combine boiling water, golden syrup and melted butter and carefully pour over the mixture.
  • Bake for 40 minutes.
  • Serve warm with cream or ice cream.

Notes

TIPS
You might need to use a spoon or spatula to spread out the pudding mixture in the bottom of the baking dish.
When pouring the boiling water over the pudding mixture, you can use the back of a spoon to break the pour.
You’ll know it’s cooked when the top of the cake is a little crusty and springs back when you touch it gently.
SERVING
It’s great by itself and even better with ice cream or cream.
Use a large spoon to scoop out the pudding, making sure everyone gets their fair share of the warm butterscotch sauce.
FAQs
Q. Can this Self Saucing Pudding be re-heated?
Yes. It is best re-heated in the microwave to ensure that gooey sauce becomes gooey again.
Q. What can I used instead of Golden Syrup?
Use treacle, corn syrup or maple syrup in place of golden syrup.

Nutrition

Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 127mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 447IU | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg

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