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No Bake Pistachio Bars

No bake pistachio bar recipe makes tasty pistachio chocolate bars

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Additional Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 253 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Crust
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups finely crushed chocolate graham crackers
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachios
Filling
  • 1/4 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup pistachio instant pudding and pie filling mix
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
Topping
  • 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pistachios

Instructions

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  1. Line a 9-inch baking pan with foil, allowing for an overhang at the edges. Lightly grease the foil
  2. 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.
  3. Remove from heat, and stir in graham cracker crumbs.
  4. Stir in pistachios until combined.
  5. Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
  6. To make the filling, beat butter, pudding mix, and milk together until well-combined.
  7. Add the powdered sugar, and beat in until combined.
  8. Spread pudding mixture over crust.
  9. Cover, and chill for about 1 hour, or until firm.
  10. To make the topping, melt chocolate and butter together over low heat, stirring frequently.
  11. Once mixture had melted and is combined, spread over pudding.
  12. Sprinkle pistachios over chocolate.
  13. Cover, and chill until firm, about 2 hours.
  14. Cut into bars, and serve.

Notes

  • 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. 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 253kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 24g (8%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Cholesterol 33mg (11%) Sodium 156mg (7%) Potassium 156mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 16g (32%) Vitamin A 340IU (7%) Vitamin C 0.3mg (0%) Calcium 32mg (3%) Iron 1.3mg (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 20servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 253

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 253kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 24g 8%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 33mg 11%
Sodium 156mg 7%
Potassium 156mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 16g 32%
Vitamin A 340IU 7%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Calcium 32mg 3%
Iron 1.3mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.