Oreo-Pistachio Dessert...this is Easy and Delicious!!

Submitted by Sue Tilley

"A favorite of kids and adults! Great for a holiday dinner or office pitch-in. And it's SO easy!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 10-16

ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package Oreo cookies
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) boxes instant pistachio pudding mix
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
• green food coloring

directions

1. Crush Oreos for the crust (a food processor works wonders).
2. Reserve 1/4 to 1/2 cup for the top of dessert, set aside.
3. Combine remaining crumbs and melted butter.
4. Press into the bottom of a 9"x13" cake pan.
5. Set aside.
6. With a mixer, combine pudding and milk, mixing well.
7. Fold in Cool Whip until well blended.
8. Fold in softened ice cream.
9. Add food coloring to 'perk up' the color to a nice pastel green (if desired).
10. Pour pudding mixture onto Oreo crust.
11. Sprinkle top with remaining cookie crumbs and freeze.
12. When getting ready to serve, let it sit in the refrigerator for 1 hour, or on the counter for 30 minutes.

Reviews

[im_the_kestrel]

My mother used to make this for me growing up. I LOVE this stuff!!

 

[Lucky Clover]

Yummy! We really enjoyed this dessert. I cut the recipe in half and made it in an 8x8 pan since there is only two of us. I think any pudding flavor would work fine (you couldn't really taste the pistachio, anyways). We loved the oreo crust! Thanks for the recipe, Sue.