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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.
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.
thank you so much for this recipe! I remember making this in kindergarten and i never thought i would see it again!
This looks adorable! It would probably be good with pistachio pudding mix too, that way it would still be green without needing food coloring and give it a different flavor dynamic. 🙂
Totally! Thanks Erika!
What a cute pie! I think I’ll make one as my son is obsessed with alligators. He sleeps with one he made at Build a Bear years ago.
I made this tonight with a few changes… Let’s just say that I need to take some pie lessons from you… it was hilarious! I hope you like my post tomorrow! xoxo- Rachel 😛
I just realized that I forgot to feature this for today!!! I am SOOO sorry… I have decided to make this myself and feature it on my blog this Friday (I am thinking a pink alligator might be cute)- I will of course be linking back to you so everyone can follow your tutorial! Thanks again for linking up!
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