Pistachio Pudding Dessert Parfaits for Easter

Have you try oui yogurt by Yoplait? It is pretty heavenly, although you do pay a premium price for this indulgent french style yogurt. They come in the most adorable little glass jars that are just begging to be re-purposed.  They don’t have lids but did you know you can buy lids that fit oui jars? We had several sitting on our kitchen counter and my six year old kept asking what we were going to do with them. He felt we should put something in them, but he didn’t know what. Oui jars are the perfect size for these pistachio pudding parfaits.

I wanted my parfaits to start with a “dirt” bottom so I used crushed oreo cookies that I already had on hand from another Easter dessert project. (Watch for that in an upcoming post.) I did remove the cream filling before grinding them in my food processor but you wouldn’t have to for this parfait recipe. Crushed nilla wafers or graham crackers would also work well for the base.

I first added a tablespoon of the cookies to the bottom of my glass jars. You can also use any 5 or 6 oz parfait glass or small clear disposable party cup you have on hand. Next I made my pistachio pudding. I poured the pudding evenly into the glass jars immediately after whisking so the pudding didn’t have a chance to set.

Ingredients

• 1 box pistachio pudding (4 serving size)
• 2 cups milk
• ¼ crushed Oreo cookies (or vanilla wafers or graham crackers)
• ¼ cup coconut
• 1 to 2 drops green dye
• 4 small chocolate bunnies (homemade or purchased)
• gold pearl dust (optional)
• 12 Whoppers Mini Robin Eggs (or other small egg shaped candy)

Instructions

1. Make chocolate bunnies using mold if making homemade. (Can be prepared days in advance.) Brush with gold dust, if desired.
2. Add 1 tablespoon crushed cookies to bottom of four small (5 to 6 oz) parfait dishes.
3. Prepare pudding according to package directions.
4. ...........................................

for full instruction please see : www.findingzest.com

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