No Bake Grinch Pie – Festive Red and Green Christmas Dessert
This easy no-bake Grinch Pie is made with a red cookie crust, green pudding filling, and heart sprinkles—perfect for your Christmas dessert table!
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 25 minutes
- Yield: 10–12 slices
- Category: Dessert, Holiday
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the Red Cookie Crust:
2 cups red velvet cookie crumbs (or red Oreos, crushed very finely)
4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
For the Grinch Filling:
1 box (3.9 oz) white chocolate pudding mix
2 cups cold 2% milk
½ container Cool Whip (about 4 oz), thawed
2–3 drops neon green gel food coloring
1–2 drops regular green food coloring
For Decorating:
½ cup green sanding sugar
½ cup mini red heart sprinkles
½ cup large red heart sprinkles
Extra Cool Whip tinted with neon green food coloring (for piping)
Instructions
Prepare the Red Crust:
In a bowl, combine crushed red cookies with melted butter and sugar.
Mix until it resembles wet sand.
Press into a 9-inch pie dish, covering the bottom and sides firmly.
Freeze for 10 minutes to set.
Make the Grinch Filling:
5. In a large bowl, whisk together white chocolate pudding mix and cold milk for 2 minutes until thick.
6. Fold in thawed Cool Whip until fluffy.
7. Add neon and regular green food coloring until it becomes pale green.
8. Fold in green sanding sugar for festive speckles.
Assemble the Pie:
9. Pour the filling into the chilled crust and smooth the top.
Decorate:
10. Tint extra Cool Whip with neon green food coloring. Pipe 8–10 dollops around the edge.
11. Sprinkle both mini and large red heart sprinkles generously over the top.
12. Add more green sanding sugar for sparkle.
Chill:
13. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight for best slicing results.
Notes
For clean slices and a firm filling, chill overnight and decorate within a few hours of serving.
You can use red Oreos or dyed vanilla sandwich cookies as an alternative to red velvet cookies.
This dessert is ideal for make-ahead holiday prep.
