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"looks like christmas" dessert

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Fredda Rosenbaum
@freddajrosenbaum
Abilene, TX

I know that if I have ingredients for this dessert on hand, I can have it finished in 10 minutes or less. It is ultra-yummy!

(1 rating)
yield 8 -10
prep time 14 Hr 10 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For "looks like christmas" dessert

  • 2 - 3.5 oz
    jello instant pistachio puddings
  • 2 - 13 oz
    cans of crushed pineapple in its own juice
  • 1 - 3-5 oz
    packaged shelled pistachios
  • 1 small bag
    miniature marshmallows
  • 1 jar
    well-drained maraschino cherries
  • 1 lg
    tub of whipped topping (cool whip)

How To Make "looks like christmas" dessert

  • 1
    Drain the cherries first. They will need to be relatively dry when stirred into the mixture. Save a few whole cherries for garnish later. Cut the other cherries into fourths.
  • 2
    In a large bowl, combine the pudding mixes and the undrained crushed pineapple. Stir together until the pudding mix is dissolved.
  • 3
    Gently fold in the whipped topping and miniature marshmallows.
  • 4
    Next, stir in the pistachios.
  • 5
    At the very last, fold in the cut cherries. Stop stirring the instant they are combined to keep from changing the green color of the dessert.
  • 6
    Garnish the top with the cherries.
  • 7
    Refrigerate about 2 hours. (However, in a pinch, it can be eaten in about 15 minutes.)
  • 8
    Variation: Put the entire mix into a graham cracker crust.
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