Although you can always head to the local bakery or grocery store to grab a pie, there’s nothing like making your own, especially when you don’t have to do any cooking and it only takes 15 minutes to make from scratch. This pie is made using a readymade pie crust and the filling is pistachio pudding, cream cheese, marshmallows, Cool Whip and pineapple. It’s a wonderful mixture of ingredients and the resulting pie is a pretty, light green color with colorful marshmallows throughout the filling.
So, whether you’re looking for a new idea for dessert or you just can’t get enough pistachios (because let’s face it, they are delicious!) you’ll find this to be a truly winning recipe. Feel free to use different ingredients like different flavored pudding or any flavor of storebought or homemade pie crust. You can also substitute peaches for the pineapple for a brand-new take on the recipe.
It’s always a good idea to have a few easy dessert recipes up your sleeve, so you can whip up something tasty whenever the need arises! This one is especially simple and you don’t even have to cook anything.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
This is a very easy recipe to make. Once you’ve combined the filling ingredients and spooned the mixture into a pie crust, everything is done except you have to resist the urge to eat any for the 2 hours it needs to chill. Don’t worry though, it’ll be so worth the wait!
How to Serve It:
This dessert can be decorated with cookies, served with ice cream or served however you want. It’s also tasty just as it is.
Ingredients:
- Pie crust
- Instant pistachio pudding
- Cool Whip
- Pineapple
- Cream cheese
- Marshmallows
Can You Make It Ahead?
Yes, as long as you keep it chilled until serving.
Storage Instructions:
Leftovers will keep for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
Variations and Substitutions:
You can use any kind of pie crust for this or even forego the pie crust altogether and make it in a glass dish instead.
Pistachio Pie
Ingredients
- 1 readymade pie crust
- 1 small box instant pistachio pudding
- 8 ounces thawed Cool Whip
- 20 ounces canned crushed pineapple
- 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 cup colored mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Beat the cream cheese and pudding mix until fluffy.
- Add the pineapple including the juice and beat some more.
- Fold in the marshmallows and then the Cool Whip.
- Spoon the filling into the pie crust.
- Chill for 2 hours then serve.
