This past Christmas, my mom was trying to decide which dessert to have with dinner. She wanted something quick and without chocolate. (My SIL still does not like chocolate! I keep thinking this will change some day because it is so insane, but so far, no.) My mom asked me for my thoughts. For non-chocolate, she tends to gravitate toward the Maple Glazed Brown Sugar Cake because it is so delicious, and because everybody loves it. While I do love that cake, we needed to get out of that dessert rut, so I told her we should do something different. And the rest of the conversation went something like this:
Pistachio Dream Dessert? It did sound dreamy, but I honestly had no clue what she was talking about! After all these years, was there really a dessert that my grandma used to make that I absolutely did not recognize? How was this possible? Dessert is kiiiind of my thing. It had to be a mistake, right? How could I not know of this Dream Dessert? Was I living in some kind of alternate universe? Was my mind that fried from grad school?
So, we did have the Pistachio Dream Dessert, and once I took my first bite, I remembered it very well. Cool and creamy deliciousness! The funny thing is that I remembered it very well with pistachio pudding, but not so much with lemon as apparently my grandma often made it. Not sure why, but there it was anyway. A simple, but delightful pecan crust covered in layers of smooth sweetness! A very unassuming dessert, but one for which you can’t help but go back for seconds!
While I’ve always loved pistachio pudding, and it’s definitely the star of this dessert, I think my favorite layer of this dessert is the cream cheese layer. It’s the underrated co-star! If you are able to make this dessert and not sample that cream cheese mixture several times, you have more self-control than I, my friend. I must admit that I ate a couple spoonsful of it. Not ashamed about it, either.
So, there you have it. My grandma’s famous Pistachio Dream Dessert. . .even if I didn’t really remember it. I certainly will never again forget it, and neither will you once you’ve tried it!
Ingredients
Crust
Instructions
Crust
for full instruction please see : www.worthwhisking.com
Pistachio Dream Dessert? It did sound dreamy, but I honestly had no clue what she was talking about! After all these years, was there really a dessert that my grandma used to make that I absolutely did not recognize? How was this possible? Dessert is kiiiind of my thing. It had to be a mistake, right? How could I not know of this Dream Dessert? Was I living in some kind of alternate universe? Was my mind that fried from grad school?
So, we did have the Pistachio Dream Dessert, and once I took my first bite, I remembered it very well. Cool and creamy deliciousness! The funny thing is that I remembered it very well with pistachio pudding, but not so much with lemon as apparently my grandma often made it. Not sure why, but there it was anyway. A simple, but delightful pecan crust covered in layers of smooth sweetness! A very unassuming dessert, but one for which you can’t help but go back for seconds!
While I’ve always loved pistachio pudding, and it’s definitely the star of this dessert, I think my favorite layer of this dessert is the cream cheese layer. It’s the underrated co-star! If you are able to make this dessert and not sample that cream cheese mixture several times, you have more self-control than I, my friend. I must admit that I ate a couple spoonsful of it. Not ashamed about it, either.
So, there you have it. My grandma’s famous Pistachio Dream Dessert. . .even if I didn’t really remember it. I certainly will never again forget it, and neither will you once you’ve tried it!
Ingredients
Crust
- ½ cup margarine 1 stick, softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- Bottom Layer
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 8- ounce Cool Whip thawed
- Middle Layer
- 2 packages instant pistachio pudding 3.4 oz.
- 2 ½ cups milk
- Top Layer
- 1 8- ounce Cool Whip thawed
- 1/3 cup chopped pistachios
Instructions
Crust
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium sized bowl, stir together all of the crust ingredients until a smooth dough forms. Spread into the bottom of a 9 x 13 glass baking dish using your fingers.
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for full instruction please see : www.worthwhisking.com