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10 Better-Than-Caramel Butterscotch Dessert Recipes

Caramel is cool and all. But butterscotch is better.

By Tommy Werner

October 27, 2016

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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
1/10
No-Bake Butterscotch-Coconut Cookies
Flaky coconut and gooey butterscotch chips come together in this no-oven-required treat.
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Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriott
2/10
Bourbon-Butterscotch Pudding
The OG of butterscotch desserts, and for good reason: smoky-sweet bourbon and nuanced butterscotch make this pudding unforgettable.
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Photo by Alex Lau
3/10
Salted Butterscotch
This recipe is strictly for sticky, gooey butterscotch sauce. We think ice cream is a nice complement to the sauce, but honestly? It's not required.
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Romulo Yanes
4/10
Butterscotch Blondie Bars With Peanut-Pretzel Caramel
Adding pretzels to the caramel gives these over-the-top bars a crunchy texture and salty-sweet finish.
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Photo by David Loftus
5/10
Sweet Corn Ice Cream With Butterscotch
Here, caramel corn gets reimagined as a sweet corn ice cream cloaked in butterscotch sauce.
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Hans Gissinger
6/10
Butterscotch Pecan Tart with Scotch-Spiked Whipped Cream
This delicious treat is a cross between butterscotch pudding and pecan pie.
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photo by Romulo Yanes
7/10
Pear Butterscotch Pie
Okay, yeah, this pie tastes really good. But isn't it really all about those adorable leaf shapes on the crust?
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Photo by Noel Barnhurst
8/10
Upside-Down Butterscotch Apple Sour Cream Cake
In this tangy upside down cake, buttery brown sugar blends with butterscotch chips to create a sweet and sticky sauce.
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Photo by Marcus Nilsson
9/10
Pecan, Bourbon, and Butterscotch Bread Pudding
Take heed: this boozy bread pudding needs to be started one day ahead.
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Photo by Jesse David Green
10/10
Toasted Marshmallow Butterscotch Pie
Showstoppers like this don’t come easy. Here’s the strategy: Blind bake the crust on Day 1; fill and bake on Day 2; and assemble on Day 3.
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