Pistachio Dessert

MelinOhio's Note:

When I first fixed dinner for my father in law, he put this in his mouth and just sit there, I had no idea, I thought he wanted to spit it out, but once he swallowed it, he said he loved it and just wanted to hold it in his mouth. This was his very favorite, and everyone loves this. The cream cheese layer is sometimes hard to spread, I use the back of a large spoon and run cold water over it. Prep time includes 4 hours in the fridge before serving.

• Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 4 hrs
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• ½ cup butter , melted
• ½ cup pecans , chopped
• 1 cup flour
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup Cool Whip
• 2 (3 ounce) packages pistachio pudding mix
• 1 cup Cool Whip
• ½ pecans , chopped

Directions:

1. Mix butter flour and pecans together.
2. Press in 9 x 13 pan.
3. Bake ar 350 for 15 minutes.
4. Cream together cream cheese, powdered sugar and cool whip.
5. Spread on cooled crust.
6. Make pistachio pudding with 2 cups milk.
7. Spread over cheese layer.
8. Top with a thin layer of cool whip and sprinkle with nuts.
9. Refrigerate for 4 hours before serving. Store in refrigerater.

Reviews

[Kittencalskitchen]

Refreshing and delicious, but I would say make a couple of hours ahead of time, this needs a bit of time to firm up slightly. I made mine in an 11 x 7-inch pan and that worked fine. Wonderful dessert Mel! Kitten:)

[lslawrence73]

My mom has been making this dessert for years after I got the recipe from a co-worker years ago. When guest come for holiday dinners they always expect this as one of the desserts. One large pan does not last. We love this!

[Raspberri_Skies]

I loved this! It was by far my favorite Thanksgiving dessert this year. I doubled the crust and subbed walnuts ( they were a lot cheaper) but kept everything else the same. It's also a very forgiving recipe. As I was taking the pan of crust out of my oven, I dropped the pan onto the oven door!! *eek* Thank goodness it was right side up, but the crust really looked destroyed. It was literally a pan of broken crumbs. So I smushed that mess all back together as best I could, and I stuck that baby back in the oven while I said some prayers. And It came out fine! Once it cooled and I layered the rest onto it, it held together fine and no one was the wiser. I will definitely make this one again, thanks!!