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Pistachio Cake

March 8, 2018 by Dinner Tonight

A delightful pistachio cake! This green cake is sure to liven up the dessert table and light up everyone’s face! Our skinny pistachio cake is the perfect dessert for any springtime gathering and St. Patrick’s day!

 

Pistachio Cake
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Ingredients
Cake:
  • 1 16.25 ounce box white cake mix
  • 1 ounce Pistachio Sugar-Free/Fat-Free Pudding
  • 6 ounce non-fat greek yogurt vanilla
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 1/2 cups water
Frosting:
  • 8 ounce container fat free whipped topping thawed
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 1 ounce Pistachio Sugar-Free/Fat-Free Pudding
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly spray a 9 X 11 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, use a mixer to combine cake mix, pudding, yogurt, egg whites and water. Mix together for 2-3 minutes until well blended.
  3. Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  4. While baking, combine ingredients for frosting. Use a mixer to beat milk and pudding on medium speed. Let rest for a few minutes and fold in thawed whipped topping. Place in refrigerator until cake has cooled.
  5. Top cake with frosting. Serve or store in the refrigerator until ready to enjoy.
Recipe Notes

For a fun festive St. Patrick’s Day dessert, add some green food coloring to the batter or frosting, or both!

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cake, dessert, Desserts, green, pistachio, pudding, st. Patrick's day

Sweet Pistachio Salad

March 16, 2016 by Dinner Tonight

Looking for a little, fluffy, and green dessert perfect for spring time? Try this sweet pistachio salad.Sweet Pistachio salad served in a glass dessert bowl.

Sweet Pistachio salad served in a glass dessert bowl.
Sweet Pistachio Salad
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Sweet Pistachio salad served in a glass dessert bowl.
Sweet Pistachio Salad
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Ingredients
  • 20 ounce crushed pineapple in juice
  • 8 ounce fat-free whipped topping frozen
  • 1 ounce package instant pistachio pudding mix sugar and fat free mix
  • 10 ounce can mandarin oranges in juice drained
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  1. Wash hands and clean cooking area.
  2. Be sure to clean the tops of canned food items before opening.
  3. Add pineapple and pudding mix to a large bowl and mix.
  4. Add whipped topping and stir until well incoporated
  5. Add in mandarin oranges.
  6. Cover and let set in refrigerator for 20-230 minutes or overnight.
Recipe Notes

Total added sugars in Sweet Pistachio Salad are 4.2 grams or 9% DV per serving.  

Sweet Pistachio Salad Nutrition Facts Serving size 1/2 cup (184g) servings per container 6 Amount per serving Calories 160 % Daily Value Total Fat 0 g 0 % Saturated Fat 0 g 0 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg 0 % Sodium 230 mg 10 % Total Carbohydrate 35 g 13 % Dietary Fiber 1 g 4 % Total Sugars 22 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 1 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 19 mg 2 % Iron 0 mg 0 % Potassium 180 mg 4 %

 

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: canned, dessert, Desserts, fruit, healthy desserts, pistachio, pudding, recipe

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