Keto Butterscotch Candy | Better Than Bread Keto (2024)

Candy with only four ingredients? Impossible. This keto butterscotch candy is delicious and brittle but will melt in your mouth!

WHAT IS BUTTERSCOTCH CANDY?

Traditional butterscotch candy is a type of sweet consisting primarily of brown sugar and butter. Like most modern candies, the mixture normally includes corn syrup.

Some variations also include vanilla extract, cream, molasses, and salt.

Hint: two of the four ingredients in this recipe are vanilla extract and salt.

Butterscotch is similar to toffee, but is not hardened to the same point toffee is. By adding cream to the mixture, you can even create a liquid butterscotch topping for ice creams and other sweets.

The term butterscotch is also often used more specifically of the flavor of brown sugar and butter together even if the actual confection butterscotch is not involved, such as in butterscotch pudding.

KETO BUTTERSCOTCH CANDY INGREDIENTS

In case the title of this recipe didn’t lend a clue, the number of ingredients needed to make this candy a reality is very short. In fact, you’ll need a whopping four ingredients. They are as follows:

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener
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• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp pink Himalayan salt

That’s it! It really can’t get much simpler than that!

HOW TO MAKE KETO BUTTERSCOTCH CANDY

1. Add butter to a heavy bottom saucepan and melt over medium heat
2. After butter has melted, add the sweetener and stir constantly
3. Bring the mixture a low boil and stir, stir, stir
4. If the mixture reaches much more than a gradual boil, reduce heat
5. Stir untilmixture is a nice, dark amber brown color
6. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and salt
7. Let cool for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally
8. Pour into an 8 x 8 glass storage container (or similar) and refrigerate overnight, or for at least 8 hours
9. The mixture will harden, but be easy enough to break
10. Break into pieces and savor!

STORING BUTTERSCOTCH CANDY

Storing keto butterscotch candy is incredibly easy. Below are some instructions on how to store it, along with a note about storage limits on this recipe.

SHORT-TERM STORAGE

Let’s begin by defining short-term as three days or less. In this case, if you are planning on having the candy around for three days or less, storage can be done in an air-tight container at room temperature.

If space allows, refrigerated storage is preferred as a safeguard. However, either one can be used when keeping the candy for this length of time.

Do keep in mind, the candy will not be as hard as it would be if refrigerated.

LONG-TERM STORAGE

We will define long-term storage as three to seven days. If storing your butterscotch candy for this amount of time, store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. This will ensure the candy will keep for several days without a problem.

STORAGE LIMIT

Even when refrigerating this keto butterscotch candy, it is best not to keep the candy for more than seven days (one week).

While storing it for longer periods is possible, it is best to be safe and discard any candy leftover at the end of this time frame.

If you find making the full recipe results in too much going to waste after a week, cutting the recipe in half will give the same taste result. You also won’t have as much to store!

IS BUTTERSCOTCH THE SAME THING AS CARAMEL?

In taste, they are similar, but in preparation they are different. What is the difference you may ask? Well, it’s pretty subtle.

The difference between the two is the sugar used to make them. Caramel is made with regular white sugar. Butterscotch, on the other hand, is made with brown sugar.

While that might not seem like a huge deal, the difference in the two sugars is enough to differentiate caramel and butterscotch.

Even in the world of low-carb and keto, we can still create two different flavors by utilizing different sweeteners. If you take a look at our Keto Caramel Sauce, you can see that it uses Lakanto Classic sweetener, while this keto butterscotch uses Lakanto Golden sweetener.

WHAT IF IT LOOKS GRAINY AFTER COOLING?

As mentioned above, a grainy appearance after the mixture cools is completely normal. The monk fruit sweetener recommended in the recipe will harden back into its original state and can lead to this appearance.

However, this does not change the taste of the candy. This grittiness will also not translate to the mouth when eating the candy. Instead, it will have a nice smooth “melt in your mouth” quality to it.

If you are going to use a sweetener of your choice, which we discuss below, you might not experience this same grainy/gritty appearance.

ADDING SALT TO THE TOP OF KETO BUTTERSCOTCH CANDY

If you’d like to add a nice element of salty to your sweet, lightly salt the top of the candy with kosher salt before it cools completely. This allows for the salt to not soak into the mixture, but remain at the top for taste.

You can use other salts, but kosher salt is best since it is larger pieces and will add not only a flavor profile but also a nice visual element as well.

Always remember, adding salt to a recipe isn’t simply adding salt… It’s all about bringing out the flavors the recipe intends!

SWEETENING THE BUTTERSCOTCH CANDY

As with almost all of our recipes that require sweetener, we recommend using monk fruit sweetener with this recipe. In fact, using Lakanto Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener is one of the best options, as it gives a nice brown sugar taste, all while being able to be heated and not change the taste.

There are, however, other sweetener options on the market. Most notably, there are several new brown sugar substitutes that show promise in keto recipes. The goal, of course, is to not spike blood sugar when eating them.

If there is a sweetener you prefer more than monk fruit, you are welcome to use it. Keep in mind, each of us is different and react differently to different sweeteners.

The other thing to keep in mind is that sweeteners that do not have a brown sugar quality about them may not result in the taste you are aiming for.

Each is made differently, but a brown sugar substitute is best when making this recipe.

CAN THIS CANDY BE USED IN OTHER SWEETS RECIPES?

The short answer is yes, of course. If you’d like to add this candy to a keto ice cream or use it in conjunction with other sweets recipes, please feel free to experiment!

If you run across a combination that is absolutely delicious, let us know in the comments below!

DOES THIS CANDY MAKE A GOOD DESSERT?

Of course, it does! Butterscotch candy is a delicious, sweet dessert for almost any main course.

Looking for some ideas of what to pair this candy with? Here are a few of our favorites:

• Keto Skyline Chili
• Keto Bourbon Chicken
• Keto Shrimp and Bacon Chowder

If you’re still looking for some meal ideas, check out our recipe index and more of our main course recipes.

Another delicious idea is to drizzle warm butterscotch over sugar free marshmallows before it cools completely. Totally sweet and delicious!

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Keto Butterscotch Candy

Yield: 16 servings

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Candy with only four ingredients? Impossible. This keto butterscotch candy is delicious and brittle but will melt in your mouth!

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp pink Himalayan salt

Instructions

1. Add butter to a heavy bottom saucepan and melt over medium heat
2. After butter has melted, add the sweetener and stir constantly
3. Bring the mixture a low boil and stir, stir, stir
4. If the mixture reaches much more than a gradual boil, reduce heat
5. Stir untilmixture is a nice, dark amber brown color
6. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and salt
7. Let cool for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally
8. Pour into an 8 x 8 glass storage container (or similar) and refrigerate overnight, or for at least 8 hours
9. The mixture will harden, but be easy enough to break
10. Break into pieces and savor!

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  Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener*

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  Pink Himalayan Salt*

Nutrition Information

Yield 16Serving Size 1 piece
Amount Per ServingCalories 102Total Fat 12gCarbohydrates 0gProtein 0g

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