Vegan Butterscotch Pudding (2024)

❤️ Why You'll Love It

• It's an easy pudding recipe made with simple ingredients.
• It is sweet, rich, and creamy.

🧾 Ingredients

• Almond milk: I used unsweetened almond milk. You could use cashew milk, soy milk, oat milk, rice milk, or any dairy-free milk you like, but I do not recommend homemade non-dairy milk because they can separate.
• Dark brown sugar: Adds the caramel flavor. You could also use coconut sugar.
• Tapioca flour: For thickening. Do not get cassava flour! Cassava flour is made up of the whole root, whereas tapioca flour is made up only of the starchy part. You could also use arrowroot flour or corn starch.
• Vanilla extract: Enhances flavors. Vanilla bean or vanilla bean paste would also taste great.
• Vegan butter: Adds to the caramel flavor.
• Salt: Enhances sweetness. I like to use sea salt.

To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Step 1: Whisk tapioca flour and a little almond milk in a medium bowl. Set aside.

Step 2: In a medium saucepan, add almond milk. Bring to a simmer.

Step 3: Add brown sugar and the rest of the almond milk. Cook on medium heat until brown sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly so that the brown sugar doesn't stick to the pan.

Step 4: Add vegan butter, and cook until it's melted.

💭 Tips

• If you don't have tapioca flour, you could use arrowroot powder or cornstarch. I've made this with arrowroot powder and used the same amount. I could not test this with cornstarch because I have a corn intolerance, but it should work just fine.
• Any plant-based milk will work for this recipe. I used unsweetened almond milk, coconut milk (from a carton), and soy milk.
• I do not recommend homemade almond milk or any other homemade plant-based milk since they are usually thinner than store-bought and tend to separate.
• After adding the tapioca flour to the boiling mixture, do not cook it for too long. It actually will break down and thin out. It only needs a few minutes to thicken.
• The same goes for stirring vigorously, either during cooking or afterward. The tapioca flour will break down and the pudding will thin out. Tapioca flour is pretty touchy, but the more you work with it, the easier it becomes.
• This pudding will thicken as it cools.

👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs

Vegan Butterscotch Pudding

This easy homemade Vegan Butterscotch Pudding is made with pantry staples and comes together in minutes!

Servings 4

Calories 295kcal

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Nutrition

Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 363mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 134IU | Calcium: 346mg | Iron: 1mg