Description
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this easy and festive Pistachio Cream Pie. A luscious no-bake dessert that combines the creamy goodness of pistachio pudding with a graham cracker crust, topped with whipped cream and chopped pistachios for a delightful treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Pie Crust:
- 1 (9-inch) prepared graham cracker pie crust
Pistachio Filling:
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant pistachio pudding mix
- 1 cup cold whole milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped pistachios (optional)
- Green food coloring (optional)
Garnish:
- Whipped topping
- Extra chopped pistachios
Instructions
- Prepare Pistachio Filling: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together pistachio pudding mix and cold milk until smooth and thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Whip Cream: In a separate bowl, beat heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form.
- Combine: Gently fold whipped cream into pistachio pudding mixture until fully combined. Add green food coloring and chopped pistachios if desired.
- Assemble: Spoon the filling into the graham cracker crust, smooth the top, cover, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours until set.
- Serve: Prior to serving, top with whipped cream and chopped pistachios.
Notes
- For a shortcut, use 2 cups of thawed whipped topping instead of homemade whipped cream.
- Try a chocolate or Oreo crust for a different flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
