57 butterscotch topping recipes

Old-fashioned butterscotch pie made from brown sugar caramelized in butter with milk, eggs, and vanilla. Crowned with golden meringue topping.

Charlie Brown bars are chewy peanut butter and crisp rice cereal bars topped with a melted chocolate-butterscotch layer. A no-bake treat (a cousin of Scotcheroos) that sets up in the fridge into sweet, crunchy squares.

Award-winning almond shortbread cookies with a buttery dent filled with homemade butterscotch frosting and topped with chopped pistachios. A 1986 classic.

No-bake cereal bars with peanut butter, chocolate, and butterscotch chip topping. Church potluck favorite ready in 35 minutes, feeds a crowd sweetly.

Layered no-bake candy with a butterscotch-walnut bottom, mini marshmallow middle, and a chocolate chip topping. Make-ahead, sliceable, and seriously sweet.

Apple cookies with butterscotch chips, walnuts, and brown sugar topped with a cinnamon butter glaze and a walnut half. A soft, fruit-studded fall cookie.

Butterscotch blonde brownies, also known as blondies, with brown sugar caramelized into melted butter, chopped nuts in the batter, and chocolate bits sprinkled on top.

Butterscotch shortbread cookies made with dark brown sugar and unsalted butter, topped with chopped walnuts or pecans pressed into the dough. Makes 72 bite-sized squares.

Scotcheroos: classic no-bake peanut butter rice crispy bars topped with melted chocolate and butterscotch chips. The chewy Midwest church-basement bar that disappears in minutes.

Scotch-spiked cheesecake on a toasted almond shortbread crust, crowned with homemade butterscotch sauce and chopped almonds. A three-component showpiece rated 4.8 stars.

Soft chocolate-butterscotch cookies built on a melted base of sweetened condensed milk and chips, each topped with a toasted pecan half. Fudgy, candy-like, and easy to mix.

Six-ingredient butterscotch blondies with a chewy, caramelized center and crackly top. Brown sugar and melted butter boiled together give these bars their rich toffee-like flavor.

Loaded drop cookies packed with chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut, oatmeal, nuts, and candy-coated chocolates on top. These kitchen sink cookies have everything but the sink.

Old-fashioned butterscotch cream pie with a deep brown sugar custard, butter and vanilla finish, topped with fresh whipped cream. Classic American pastry-shop dessert from scratch.

Rich chocolate bundt cake packed with chocolate chips, pecans, and sour cream, soaked in butterscotch cream and topped with whipped cream and crushed Heath bar. Triple-threat decadence.

Layers of graham cracker crust, sweet cream cheese filling, chocolate-butterscotch pudding, and fluffy whipped topping. No oven needed for this retro icebox pie that feeds a crowd.