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This Alligator Pie is a dessert pie recipe created from the classic children’s song. This recipe is fun, delicious, and the perfect way to get children involved in baking dessert from a book they love!
Classic Alligator Pie Song
If you have had a young kid, you know the song. It has been passed on forever and this Dennis Lee song is sure to get stuck in your head:
Alligator pie,
Alligator pie…
If I don’t get some…
I think I’m gonna cry!
Give away the green grass,
Give away the sky,
But don’t you give away my Alligator pie!
I figured that turning alligator pie into an actual recipe could be a great way to make some memories with your kid, but also use it as a way to teach them about baking in a way they find interesting! My daughter loved making this pie when she was young and she could almost do it all by herself!
This pie starts with an easy store-bought or homemade graham cracker crust, and then topped with the yummy pistachio flavor of pudding mixes. I then added the face to make the cutest little alligator!
Ingredients Needed
- Graham Cracker Crust: Store-bought or homemade!
- Pistachio Instant Pudding Mix (or vanilla pudding mix and green food coloring)
- Milk: Dairy milk is needed for the pudding to set up
- Decorations: Chocolate chips, or any other type of baking chip.
How to make Pudding Pie
- Pour milk and pudding mix into a large bowl. Whisk for 30 seconds. Pour into pie crust. Let set 5 minutes, then chill for at least 1 hour.
- When you are ready to serve, gather your decorations and remove pie from fridge. Slice and decorate with chocolate chip eyes, peanut butter chip nostrils, and white chocolate chip teeth.
- Eat the alligator before he eats you!
Expert Tips
- If pistachio instant pudding mix isn’t your thing; grab a box of vanilla instant pudding mix and some green food coloring. It all works the same! (remember with food coloring, a little goes a long way)
- You ca. switch out the crust for a store-bought or homemade Oreo Crust or All-Butter Crust.
- Store the pie in the refrigerator loosely covered with plastic wrap. I don’t recommend freezing this pie.
Alligator Pie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (9-inch) Graham Cracker Crust
- 2 (3.4-3.9 ounce) boxes pistachio instant pudding mix
- 2 ¾ cups milk
- Chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, etc (for decorating)
Instructions
- Pour milk and pudding mix into a large bowl. Whisk for 30 seconds. Pour into pie crust. Let set 5 minutes, then chill for at least 1 hour.
- When you are ready to serve, gather your decorations and remove pie from fridge. Slice and decorate with chocolate chip eyes, peanut butter chip nostrils, and white chocolate chip teeth.
- Eat the alligator before he eats you!
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- You can also use vanilla pudding mix, or cheesecake pudding mix, and add a few drops green food coloring.
This pie is one of the easiest things to make
Oh my god, I remember this when I was in kindergarten! I loved alligator pie, and I couldn’t find the recipe for it, because I lost the paper. It recently popped back into my head, and I’m so happy to know that it’s available online! Thank you so much, I haven’t had this in years. I might make some with my family soon.
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