Butterscotch Delight

Table of Contents

1. Butterscotch Delight Ingredients
2. Substitutions and Additions
3. How to Make This Butterscotch Delight Recipe
4. How to Serve
5. Storage
6. Frequently Asked Questions
7. More Recipes You’ll Love
8. JUMP TO RECIPE

Butterscotch Delight is a layered no-bake dessert that’s light, creamy, and delicious. Made with cream cheese and butterscotch pudding, on a buttery graham cracker crust, this easy-to-make dessert is perfect for feeding a crowd. 

Love the buttery, caramel-like taste of butterscotch? Make butterscotch toffee cookies or no-bake butterscotch haystacks. Wash those treats down with a mug of homemade butterbeer. 

Butterscotch Delight Ingredients

Substitutions and Additions

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS: Using cinnamon graham crackers to make your graham cracker crust adds a really nice, yet subtle flavor to your crust. You can also use regular honey graham crackers if you prefer. 

SAUCE FOR GARNISH: Besides the butterscotch chips and pieces, you can also drizzle the top of your dessert with butterscotch sauce (like you use for ice cream or make your own). 

How to Make This Butterscotch Delight Recipe

PRO TIP: It’s highly recommended to make this delicious dessert a day ahead of time and refrigerate it overnight. This will allow it to thicken and makes it easier to cut into slices. 

PRO TIP: If you can’t find crushed graham crackers, you can crush them yourself by placing them into a Ziploc and crushing them with a rolling pin or running them through a food processor.

Crust Layer

STEP ONE: In a medium bowl mix together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter.

STEP TWO: Press the mixture into an 8×8 dish. Flatten the mixture using the bottom of a flat glass. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.

Cream Cheese Layer

STEP THREE: In a large mixing bowl place the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Using a hand mixer, combine until light and fluffy and no lumps remain. Set aside.

PRO TIP: Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature so that they blend completely and don’t leave lumps in the cream cheese layer.

STEP FOUR: In a chilled medium mixing bowl place the heavy whipping cream. Using a hand mixer on high beat the cream until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.

STEP FIVE: Gently add the whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture and fold together with a rubber spatula. Once combined spoon half of the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture on top of graham cracker crust.

STEP SIX: Set the other half of the mixture aside.

STEP SEVEN: Place the 8×8 dish in the refrigerator while preparing the next step.

Butterscotch Pudding Layer

STEP EIGHT: In the bowl with the remaining half of the cream cheese/whipping cream mixture, add the dry butterscotch pudding mix, chopped butterscotch chips, and heavy cream. Gently fold together until combined and solid in color.

STEP NINE: Spoon the mixture on top of layer two in the 8×8 dish and spread evenly. This layer will be quite thick.

Whipped Topping Layer

STEP TEN: Spread the Cool Whip on top of the 8×8 dish as the last layer.

STEP ELEVEN: Garnish with remaining ¼ cup chopped butterscotch chips and drizzle with butterscotch sauce.

STEP TWELVE: Chill at least one hour before serving. Ideally, chill for 2 hours.

How to Serve

Superb for taking to a potluck or get-together with friends and family, you can make this heavenly dessert a day ahead of time. Serve your slices of Butterscotch Delight with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of butterscotch syrup over the top. Wash it down with a mug of coffee or hot chocolate. 

Storage

IN THE FRIDGE: Leftover butterscotch delight should always be stored in the refrigerator. It’s also best to place it in the fridge in between servings. The ingredients can melt very quickly. If you plan to make it ahead of time, it should also be refrigerated until served. 

IN THE FREEZER: Butterscotch delight is very simple to freeze! Just make sure to cover the top with an airtight lid and pop it in the freezer. When ready to serve, let it thaw in the fridge.

Butterscotch Delight is a luscious dessert with layers of graham crackers, sweetened cream cheese, whipped topping, and butterscotch pudding. Also called Butterscotch Lush, every bite of this delectable no-bake treat is creamy and cool. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I freeze this butterscotch delight dessert? 

This great dessert can be kept in the freezer for up to a month. Thaw in the refrigerator and serve.

Can I use a different type of crust for this recipe? 

You could use Nilla wafers or digestive biscuits in place of the graham cracker crust for this recipe.

Is this recipe the same as Butterscotch Lush or Butterscotch Lasagna? 

Yes! This great recipe goes by many names, including butterscotch lush, butterscotch dream, and butterscotch lasagna.

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