Venango County Recipe of the Day: Ruthie’s Butterscotch Dessert

| March 19, 2017

This dessert will become a family favorite!

Ruthie’s Butterscotch Dessert

Ingredients

1/2 cup cold butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 – 8 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 – 8 oz. carton frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
3-1/2 cups cold milk
2 – 3.5 oz. pkgs. instant butterscotch pudding mix
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Directions

~Preheat oven at 350°.

~In a bowl, cut butter into flour, then stir in the finely chopped walnuts. Press into a greased 13×9″ baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

~In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in one cup whipped topping. Spread over crust.

~In another bowl, beat milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes (or until thickened). Spread over cream cheese layer. Spread with the remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with coarsely chopped walnuts. Chill until set.

~Makes 15 servings.


Copyright © 2024 EYT Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Any copying, redistribution or retransmission of the contents of this service without the express written consent of EYT Media Group, Inc. is expressly prohibited.

Category: Dessert, Local News, News, Recipes