Butterscotch Pudding With Oat Crumble

Homemade pudding may be the most underrated comfort food. Unlike the store-bought stuff, which tends to be gelatinous and bland, homemade butterscotch pudding using Planet Oat Extra Creamy Oatmilk is luxuriously rich and silky. It's also easy to make. The tricky question is: What the heck is butterscotch? Butterscotch is a deeper, more complex caramel that uses brown sugar instead of white sugar. (Dark brown sugar, used here, gives an even deeper flavor.) Butter is usually added for richness and sheen, but scotch was never an ingredient—the word may have derived from “scorch” as in burning the sugar. This dairy-free butterscotch pudding comes together quite magically: Combine all the ingredients in a pot, stir until it thickens, and voila—pudding! Pour the hot pudding into small ramekins and cool in the fridge. Then top with the slightly savory oat crumble—a simple mix of oats, brown sugar, and plant-based butter—and serve as a fancy dessert or anytime pick-me-up. You will never buy packaged pudding again.