Easter Pistachio Almond Pudding Pie Recipes

RASPBERRY-PISTACHIO ICE CREAM PIE WITH ALMOND PRALINE

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Mix cookie crumbs and melted butter in medium bowl until evenly moistened. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of prepared dish. Bake until crust is firm and crisp to touch, about 10 minutes. Cool completely.
• Make praline:
• Line baking sheet with foil; oil lightly. Stir sugar in heavy medium skillet over medium-low heat until sugar begins to melt, about 8 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until sugar turns into deep golden syrup, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Stir in almonds. Immediately pour praline onto foil-lined baking sheet; spread with wooden spoon. Let stand until praline is cool and firm, about 30 minutes. Cut praline into 1/2-inch pieces. Transfer half of praline pieces to processor; grind until powder forms. Reserve remaining praline pieces for topping.
• Spread 1 pint pistachio ice cream gently and evenly in cooled crust (crust is fragile). Sprinkle 1/4 cup praline powder over. Spread raspberry gelato evenly over. Sprinkle remaining praline powder over. Leaving 1 inch border of raspberry gelato showing, spread remaining pistachio ice cream over top of pie, mounding slightly in center. Sprinkle reserved praline pieces over top. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours. (Can be made 5 days ahead. Cover tightly; keep frozen.)
• Let pie soften slightly at room temperature, about 5 minutes. Serve pie with Raspberry Sauce, if desired.
• *Available at Italian markets and some supermarkets.

HOLIDAY PISTACHIO DESSERT

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the biscuit mix, walnuts and brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. , Press into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and 1 cup confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Fold in half of the whipped cream; spread over crust. Stir remaining confectioners' sugar into remaining whipped cream; refrigerate until serving. , In another bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand until soft-set, about 2 minutes. Spread over cream cheese layer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. , Garnish with sweetened whipped cream and, if desired, chocolate curls.

EASTER PISTACHIO ALMOND PUDDING PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a spring-form pan or pie pan with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl add graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Mix together until the crumbs are coated. Set aside 2 tablespoons for the topping.
• Spread the remaining coated crumbs evenly in the prepared pan. Pat the crumbs down.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and place in refrigerator to quickly cool.
• In the meantime, in a large bowl, add milk, dry pudding mix, and almond extract. Beat with a wire whisk for about 2 minutes until thickened. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in 1½ cups Cool Whip. Spoon into cooled pan. Spread evenly.
• To the pudding bowl add the remaining Cool Whip. Add one drop of each red and blue food coloring and gentle mix with a rubber spatula. This should create a light lavender colored batter. Spread this lavender batter evenly on top of the pistachio pudding batter.
• Sprinkle the top evenly with the remaining 2 tablespoons of crumbs and sliced almonds.
• Refrigerate for at least 3 hours to set. Easter Pistachio Almond Pudding Pie can be made several days in advance. Store in refrigerator. It also freezes great.

PISTACHIO PUDDING PIE

Steps:

• Put the pistachios in a high speed blender. In a medium saucepan, gently bring coconut milk and salt (if using unsalted pistachios) to a boil, stirring with a rubber spatula. Pour over the pistachios. Put the lid on the blender and let steep for 5 to 10 minutes. Blend until smooth and transfer back to the saucepan.
• In a large, 8-cup liquid measure or a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk and cornstarch until fully combined with no lumps.
• Gently bring the pistachio mixture to a boil over medium heat (it will be pretty thick), stirring and scraping the bottom continuously. Ladle about 1/3 cup of the pistachio mixture into the egg mixture, whisking vigorously. Add another 1/3 cup, whisking again. Pour the tempered egg mixture back into the saucepan and cook over low to medium heat until the pudding is bubbly and thick. Continue to whisk, alternating between this and scraping the bottom with a wood spoon. This will take around 6 to 8 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and add the rose water if using and the almond extract. Add in the food coloring if using and stir to combine. Set aside to cool completely, or cool over an ice bath. Pour into the crust and refrigerate until set- at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Once the pie is set, add a dollop of whipped cream on top.
• Decorate with dried rose petals, chopped pistachios and serve. Keep refrigerated.
• Set an oven rack in the middle position. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In the food processor, pulse the cookies into fine and evenly-sized crumbs. Add the melted butter and salt and process until the mixture starts to clump. Transfer to a 9-inch pie dish. Using the flat bottom of a dry measuring cup (or a drinking glass) press the crumbs into an even layer on the bottom and sides. Bake in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool completely.
• Just before serving the Pistachio Pudding Pie, whip heavy cream and powdered sugar to soft peaks.

COCONUT PISTACHIO PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine coconut and butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until firm., In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Spread 1-1/2 cups over crust. , Fold whipped topping into remaining pudding; spread over pie. Sprinkle with pistachios if desired. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

EASY PISTACHIO PUDDING PIE

Steps:

• Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. (Mixture will be thick.)
• Spoon 1-1/2 cups pudding into crust; top with marshmallows. Stir 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP into remaining pudding; spoon over marshmallow layer in crust.
• Refrigerate 3 hours. Top with remaining COOL WHIP just before serving.

PISTACHIO CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the flour, walnuts, and butter and mix well. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake in the preheated oven until the nuts are fragrant and the crust is lightly browned, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool.
• Mix together the cream cheese, vanilla, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup whipped topping. Beat well, and spread the filling over the cooled crust. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Mix the instant pudding with milk until thick. Spread the pudding over the cream cheese layer. Top with remaining whipped topping, sprinkle with nuts, and decorate with maraschino cherries.

JELL-O PISTACHIO PIE

Steps:

• Make box of Jell-O Pistachio Pudding Mix according to instructions; allow to soft-set for about seven minutes. This is two minutes more than it says on the box, but it will allow it to set a little more firmly.
• With a spoon, fill graham cracker pie crust with pistachio pudding. Press the bottom of the spoon lightly onto the pudding and smooth it, using sweeping motions across the whole pie.
• Optional: Take 1/2 cup Cool Whip and place into a piping bag. For a makeshift piping bag, spoon some Cool Whip into a Zip-Loc plastic baggie and cut off one of the corners at the bottom of the bag. Pipe large dollops of Cool Whip around the pie, spacing them apart evenly.
• Put pie into refrigerator and allow to set for one hour; for a firmer pie, place in the freezer for twenty minutes.

PISTACHIO BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F
• Grease two bread pans with a spray oil or butter.
• In a small bowl combine white sugar and cinnamon, mix well.
• Pour cinnamon sugar into loaf pan and gently shake it all around coating the bottom and sides of pan. Coat both pans..
• In a medium bowl, combine cake mix, pistachio pudding mix (dry), eggs, oil, water & sour cream.
• Add additional green food coloring if you wish for your bread to be a darker green. Mine is a lime green color, mix well.
• Batter will be very thick. Pour half the batter into each pan. Spread smoothly on top in preparation for baking.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the bread comes out clean.
• Let bread rest for 5 minutes before removing from pans and allowing to fully cool on a wire rack.
• Once cake is fully cooled, make icing.
• In a small bowl with a hand whisk, combine vanilla extract, almond extract & milk. Mix well.
• Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• After icing is mixed pour over bread.
• Top immediately with chopped pistachios as icing will dry quickly.