Foodie fridays: pistachio pudding
We can’t stop giggling.
We honestly don’t know what has gotten into us lately. Maybe it’s the heat? Maybe we've had too many Palomas and Vodka Gimlets? Or maybe it’s the thought of the recipe we are sharing with you today? Over the course of the year and a half that we have been writing Foodie Friday posts, we think this recipe may be our favorite. We probably should preface this with our mother made this green pudding for our brothers and we as kids. You have to remember that back in the “80’s” food was different. No one had ever heard of quinoa. No gluten-free breads were readily available, and the only side dishes we knew about were corn, potatoes, and green beans. We did grow up in Kansas after all.
Well, things were always a little different in our household. Our mother, being the forward thinker that she is – did we ever mention that she started up her own recycling business back in the early “90’s”? We remember for show-in-tell in fifth grade trying to explain recycling and how it was good for the environment. You could have heard a pin drop. It went way over our classmates’ heads including the teacher’s. Needless to say, we brought our hamster to the next show-in-tell to save our popularity status. Okay, where was we? Yes. The pudding.
As we mentioned above, our mother would make this pudding for us kids as a side dish with dinner. She figured if she could sneak in some fruit items in a smooth pudding we would grow up strong and lighter. Boy, was she right! Every time we saw her whipping a batch of this Slimer-inspired pudding, our brothers and we would jump for joy. We remember if we were good during the day, she would throw in a couple of bite size marshmallows to get us excited. Aahhhh….. those were the days. Anyways, this is a fun side dish or dessert that will bring back childhood memories or create new ones. We mean you can’t go wrong with a tub of cool whip and pistachios? We rest our case.
Pistachio Pudding (inspired by our mother, Geri Wurth) Serves 8 Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 8oz package instant pistachio pudding 1 large banana, chopped 2 cups milk 1/2 tub cool whip
1/2 cup mini marshmallows (if desired) 1/4 cup pistachios, crushed, garnish Directions: In a large bowl make pistachio pudding according to package directions, using the two cups of milk. Put the pudding in the refrigerator, for 30 minutes, or until slightly set. Take pudding out and add chopped banana and FOLD in the half tub of Cool Whip and marshmallows if desired. Serve in glass or bowl and sprinkle pistachios on top.
