Pistachio Fluff Recipe for St. Patrick's Day

Every St. Patrick’s Day I get requests for my Pistachio Fluff recipe, so I figured I would post it on a site dedicated to the Irish! It has nothing to do with Ireland, but it does make a nice looking dish on St. Patty’s Day (March 17). It’s perfect for parties because you can eat it as either a salad or a dessert. The recipe does make 10-12 servings, so be prepared to eat a lot of fluff.

Pistachio Fluff Recipe
Serves 10 -12

Ingredients
2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant pistachio pudding mix (I use sugar free)
2 (12 ounce) containers Cool Whip (I use fat free)
1 (20 ounce) can crushed Pineapple
2 cups chopped Nuts (I use pecans)
1/2 cup Maraschino cherries
1 (1 lb) bag mini marshmallows

Preparation
1. Chop the cherries but reserve a few for decoration
2. Mix pudding with cool whip and Pineapple with juice.
3. Add Nuts, chopped cherries and marshmallows.
4. Combine well.
5. Refrigerate for at least 24 hours so marshmallows can soften, but can be served after 2 hours.
6. Garnish with whole cherries on top.

I actually usually leave the nuts out and us them only to layer the fluff (as seen in the picture above), sprinkle them on top, or put them in a bowl on the side for people to use as the like (or don’t like). You can also tint it a little darker with some green food coloring. Throw it on the table with some St. Patrick’s Day party supplies and everyone will think you are the perfect hostess. Better yet, pick up an Irish beer kit and have the most unique St. Patrick’s Day party on the block!

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Here are some of the things that we found that would make great favors for a St. Patrick’s Day event:

St. Patrick Shot Glasses (8)
St. Patrick Shot Glasses (8),St. Patrick’s Day, green, irish, leprechaun,

St. Patrick’s Day Polka Dot Shamrock Cake Rings (12)
Includes (12) assorted polka dot cake rings.

St. Patrick’s Day Body Jewels and Tattoos
Includes (24) body jewels and tattoos.

St. Pat’s Day Tattoos (36)
St. Patrick’s Day Tattoos (36). Assorted styles. Measures 1.5″ – 1.75″.”

Small Shamrock Bead Bracelets
Includes (4) shamrock bead bracelets.

Good Luck Coins (24)
Good Luck Coins (24). Made of green plastic.

St. Patrick’s Day Polka Dot Shamrock Cake Rings (12)
Includes (12) assorted polka dot cake rings.

Celebrate Express:

St. Patrick’s Inflatable Beer Mug Cooler


St. Patrick Beer Mug Fanci-Frames

From BuyCostumes.com:

St. Patrick’s Inflatable Beer Mug Cooler

St. Patrick’s Day Green Hair Extensions (5 count)

Beads with St. Patrick Spinner Medallion

St. Patrick’s Day – Shamrocks Tie

St. Patrick Shot Glasses (8 count)

St. Patrick’s Mug Shot Glass with Dice

St. Patrick’s Day Shamrocks – Dinner Plates (8 count)

St. Patrick’s Day Hanging Swirl Decorations with Cutouts (30 count)

Oriental Trading Company

St Patrick’s Day Traveling Shot Glasses

St Patrick’s Day Disposable Plastic Cups

St Patrick’s Day Invitations

ShindigZ

St. Patrick’s Day Customized Memories Banner 24 X 72 Horizontal Vinyl Banner Each

St Patricks Day Beer Sunglasses Each

St Patricks Balloon Arch Each

St Patricks Day Decorating Kit Each
Price: $10.99

St. Patrick's Day Shot Glass

You can get your basic green St. Patrick’s Day Shot Glass at Celebrate Express in a package of 8 for only $2.99. Interestingly, these are even dishwasher safe. If you are having a lot of friends over, these would be your best bet because they are cheap enough that you don’t have to worry if they get lost or broken but you can also wash them up easily and keep them for next year.

If you aren’t having a lot of people over or would like something more festive, you can also get the St. Pat’s Mini Mug Shot glass for only a buck and it is exactly what it sounds like. It holds twice as much as the basic green ones. Another cute choice is the Bead Necklace with Attached Shot Glass. This is perfect for keeping track of your shot glass and making sure you have it with you at all times on St. Patrick’s Day. It says “Irish For a Day” on the cup and at about $2 a cup would be worth buying a few to hand out to friends or people you meet at the bar.

Here are a few we like:

Click here to see their whole St. Patrick’s Day collection.

Be sure to get your orders placed early so that your shirt arrives by St. Patrick’s Day.

Complete Irish Stout Package
TC Brewmasters- This package contains an Irish Stout beer kit, 500 gm Light Dry Malt Extract, Dextrose and Carbonation drops. A savings of $4.97 when purchased as a package.

Order the Complete Irish Stout Package and you can be making your own Irish beer from home in just a couple of days!

May luck be our companion,
May friends stand by our side,
May history remind us all
Of Ireland’s faith and pride.

***

Here’s to you and here’s to me
I pray that friends we’ll always be,
But if by chance we disagree,
The heck with you and here’s to me!

***

May those who love us love us.
And those that don’t love us,
May God turn their hearts.
And if He doesn’t turn their hearts,
May he turn their ankles,
So we’ll know them by their limping.

***

May your troubles be less
And your blessings be more.
And nothing but happiness
Come through your door.

From BuyCostumes.com:

St. Patrick’s Inflatable Beer Mug Cooler

St. Patrick’s Day Green Hair Extensions (5 count)

Beads with St. Patrick Spinner Medallion

St. Patrick’s Day – Shamrocks Tie

St. Patrick Shot Glasses (8 count)

St. Patrick’s Mug Shot Glass with Dice

St. Patrick’s Day Shamrocks – Dinner Plates (8 count)

St. Patrick’s Day Hanging Swirl Decorations with Cutouts (30 count)

Oriental Trading Company

St Patrick’s Day Traveling Shot Glasses

St Patrick’s Day Disposable Plastic Cups

St Patrick’s Day Invitations

ShindigZ

St. Patrick’s Day Customized Memories Banner 24 X 72 Horizontal Vinyl Banner Each

St Patricks Day Beer Sunglasses Each

St Patricks Balloon Arch Each

St Patricks Day Decorating Kit Each
Price: $10.99
The St. Patrick’s Day Decorating Kit includes everything you’ll need to decorate this St. Patrick’s Day. The St. Patrick’s decorating pack includes a total of 10 pieces -everything from garland to centerpieces. Decorate affordably this St. Patrick’s Day with the St. Patrick’s Day Decorating Kit. 1 Paper Shamrock Garland – 12 feet 2 Variegated Green Honeycomb Balls – 12 inches 1 Happy St. Patrick’s Day Cutout Sign – 14 inches 2 Happy St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Cutouts – 10 inches 2 Green Glitter Shamrock Cutouts – 10 inches 2 Shamrock Honeycomb Base Centerpieces – 9 inches

Get creative! Decorate with everything green that you can find!!

There’s a Little Bit of Irish / That’s an Irish Lullaby / That Tumble Down Shack In Athlone / My Wild Irish Rose / That Old Irish Mother of Mine

Irish Medley: Macnamara’s Band / If You’re Irish, Come Into the Parlour / When Irish Eyes Are Smiling / Irish Washerwoman

Irish Medley (Danny Boy/Irish Eyes/Irish Lullaby)

Irish Medley: Too-Ra-Loo / Wild Irish Rose / When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Medley: Sweet Rosie O’Grady / My Wild Irish Rose / My Beautiful Irish Rose

God Loves the Irish

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (Karaoke Version)

Harrigan

Although there are a lot of Irish songs that I love, my personal favorite is the last one, Harrigan. I can remember my Irish grandmother singing it to me when I was a child and it always stuck with me.

Didn’t find the Irish song that you were looking for in this list? Click on any of the links above and it will take you to the song on iTunes. You should then be able to navigate from there into other Irish songs that you might like better.