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slice of creamy pistachio dessert

No-Bake Creamy Pistachio Dessert

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings 24
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
A dessert that's too easy to eat! Made with only six ingredients and no baking required, this pistachio dessert is perfect in the heat of summer (or really all year round).

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowls
  • 9x13 pan
  • Foil
  • Whisk
  • Spatula

Ingredients

  • 60 Ritz crackers
  • ½ cup salted butter melted
  • 2 packages Pistachio JELL-O Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • 4 cups vanilla ice cream slightly softened
  • 9 oz Cool Whip whipped topping softened

Instructions

  • Crush your Ritz crackers until you have a rocky sand-like consistency and then add them to a bowl with the melted butter. Stir to combine
  • In a greased 9x13 pan, spread your cracker-butter mixture evenly on the bottom, reserving about half a cup (which you will sprinkle onto the top, at the end)
  • In a large bowl, combine the pistachio JELL-O and milk. Whisk to combine.
  • Add your vanilla ice cream to the bowl and combine
  • Spread the mixture evenly onto of the cracker crust, in the 9x13 pan
  • Top with Cool Whip and sprinkle with remaining cracker-butter crumbs
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours
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