Cook & Serve Pudding & Pie Filling Mix, Butterscotch, 3.5 oz Box

Very tasty if you’re a butterscotch lover this is so good. It melts in your mouth. It’s luscious. It’s easy to make. It’s great for parties. It’s great for a snack.

Most people prefer the convenience of instant over the cook & serve version, but I swear the cooked versions taste better, ESPECIALLY the butterscotch. I tried the instant version butterscotch once, it has a terrible chemical taste that caused me to throw it away. Cooking tip to avoid burning it in a saucepan (which you WILL do if you're not stirring CONSTANTLY with a flat spatula to scrape the bottom): Cook it in the microwave. Put the milk in a large 4-cup measuring cup and micro 4 minutes to preheat. Add pudding and mix with hand mixer. Micro 2 more minutes and hand mix again. Micro 2 MORE minutes and hand mix again. Done. As long as it's brought to a boil it will thicken properly. 8 minutes is enough for 2 cups milk.

My favorite flavor of Jello other than Coconut which I use to make pies. I love the COOK and serve over the instant. Like the "skin" that forms on top with the COOK type. Rarely drink milk, but will consume 2 cups of it when I make this.

I'm in agreement with someone who answered a question....I don't buy instant. I ony buy COOK & SERVE PUDDING. I use organic non-fat dry milk powder to make up the milk and I use extra milk powder--adds to the protein value of the pudding. I was so glad to see butterscotch back in stock. I made up 2 small packages. I added some chopped up walnuts, and, when getting them out of the freezer, saw a bag of butterscotch chips left over from making cookies. So, I added a small hand-full --well, actually, a palm full, not a full hand-full. They have a stronger butterscotch flavor so any dilution from the extra milk powder would be offset. By the time the pudding was at a low boil on medium heat, the chips were completely dissolved. I added to the nutritional value of my pudding with the walnuts and extra milk powder. It was very creamy --except for the pieces of walnuts, of course. It was delicious. I had a small bowl every day--somewhere between 1/2 cup & 1 cup, satisfying any desire for something sweet after dinner. I prefer the COOK & SERVE because it is so much creamier than the instant. There is something comforting about standing at the stove, stirring the pudding. I think it's because it reminds me of my childhood--before there was instant pudding you had to cook it. If you look online, you'll see the cooked pudding was called "instant pudding" in 1936. I guess because it was quicker than making completely from scratch back then. You just added milk and cooked-- simple! It looks like true "instant" pudding (no cooking needed) was introduced in 1949 but wasn't widely available in the USA except at only a few stores in NYC (maybe-because I didn't recognize the names of the stores). Don't quote me on that, I could be wrong... Early 1950's it spread. Now, we lived in a small town in AZ at the time and it could have been mid-50's before it was in our stores. (?) I remember when instant pudding appeared-- or at least when my Mom decided to try it and it wasn't 1950. I was only 3 yrs old then and I'm sure wasn' t aware of how it was prepared or possibly even the difference in texture. It had to be a few yrs later. The texture is not the same as cooked --it's simply not as creamy. My Mom kept getting the "cook" variety so that's what I was raised on. I guess everyone in our family liked the creaminess of the cooked variety better-- either that or it was less expensive. Anyway, I've tried instant a few times over the years, but always go back to COOK & SERVE. To me, it's relaxing to simply stand there and stir. No brains, no real exertion necessary. It's like when my daughter was a baby. Sitting and folding warm, clean smelling cloth diapers was relaxing. It was probably the only time I got to sit and do practically nothing. AMAZON: I DO WISH YOU'D CARRY THE LARGER PKGS OF COOK & SERVE PUDDING MIX. They contain approximately a mid point between 1 and 2 sm packages . Also, need to add CHOCOLATE FUDGE flavor.

This butterscotch pudding has good flavor and sets up nicely. It's convenient for quick desserts and the taste is classic Jell-O quality. The texture is smooth though I wish it had a slightly richer butterscotch taste. Easy to prepare and the portion size from one box is perfect for our family. Overall a reliable product for the price.

Very good in the cook and serve, Instant is pretty good also

Tastes exactly as remembered.

Very good taste and price Easy to make and serve

Good try but i think hard read after