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Pistachio Pudding Rice Krispie Treats

If you love pistachio pudding then you will love these Pistachio Pudding Rice Krispie Treats! Easy to make and deliciously addicting!

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Why it works: Pistachio and rice work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and 139 recipes mention both. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 9
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat.

  2. Add the mini marshmallows and stir constantly until fully melted and smooth, about 3 to 4 minutes.

  3. Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the instant pistachio pudding mix, almond extract, and green food coloring if using.

  4. Add the Rice Krispie cereal and fold gently until every piece is evenly coated.

  5. Lightly grease an 8-inch square pan, press the mixture evenly into it, and let cool for about 30 minutes at room temperature.

  6. Melt the chopped dark chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 20-second bursts, stirring until smooth.

  7. Spread or drizzle the melted chocolate over the cooled treats and let it set for about 10 minutes before cutting.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Pistachio + ricetop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together139 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Pistachio + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together693 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  3. Almond + chocolatetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Almond + ricetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).

  5. Butter + almondtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together9,198 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs