No Bake Pistachio Bars

No bake pistachio bar recipe makes tasty pistachio chocolate bars

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Chill 3

Total Time 3 30

Servings servings

Calories 253kcal

Line a 9-inch baking pan with foil, allowing for an overhang at the edges. Lightly grease the foil
For the crust, cook egg, butter, cocoa powder, sugar, and vanilla together in a saucepan over medium-low heat just until it starts to bubble.
1 large egg, ½ cup butter, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Remove from heat, and stir in graham cracker crumbs.
2 cups finely crushed chocolate graham crackers
Stir in pistachios until combined.
½ cup finely chopped pistachios
Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
To make the filling, beat butter, pudding mix, and milk together until well-combined.
¼ cup butter, ½ cup pistachio instant pudding and pie filling mix, ½ cup milk
Add the powdered sugar, and beat in until combined.
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
Spread pudding mixture over crust.
Cover, and chill for about 1 hour, or until firm.
To make the topping, melt chocolate and butter together over low heat, stirring frequently.
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, ¼ cup butter
Once mixture had melted and is combined, spread over pudding.
Sprinkle pistachios over chocolate.
½ cup coarsely chopped pistachios
Cover, and chill until firm, about 2 hours.
Cut into bars, and serve.

Butter: I use salted butter in this recipe.
Milk: Any milk, from skim milk to whole milk will work.
Bittersweet chocolate: You can use chopped baking chocolate or good-quality bittersweet chocolate chips.
Nutrition values are estimates.