Pudding and Berry Tart with Graham Cracker Crust

Recipe courtesy Dave Lieberman

Show: Good Deal with Dave LiebermanEpisode: Buffet Dinner

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (19)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(19)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 4 hr 10 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 5 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

For the crust:

12 whole graham crackers
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) butter
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar

For the pudding:

2 (3.4-ounce) packages "cook and serve" vanilla pudding
Milk (according to pudding package instructions)

For the topping:

1 pint fresh strawberries
1/2 pint fresh blueberries
1/2 pint fresh blackberries or raspberries

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

For the crust: crumble the graham crackers by hand or with a potato masher to get fine crumbs. Heat the butter in a saucepan or microwave until half-melted. Work the butter into the crumbs with your fingertips until the crumbs look like wet sand. Using your fingertips, press the crust into a 9-inch pie plate or disposable aluminum pie pan to make an even layer over the bottom and sides of the pan. Bake until the crust is a shade darker, about 12 minutes, and let cool completely.

Make the pudding according to the package directions. Let stand about 5 to 10 minutes stirring occasionally to keep a skin from forming on the top of the pudding.

Use a spoon or rubber spatula to scrape the pudding into the graham cracker shell and smooth it into an even layer. Put the tart in the refrigerator until the pudding is chilled and set, at least 1 hour.

Meanwhile, cut the stems off the strawberries and wash with the other berries in a colander under cold water. Drain then spread out on paper towel to dry. You can either arrange the berries nicely over the pudding or just sort of gently tumble them onto it. Cover the tart lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate. You can make the tart up to 4 hours in advance. Serve cold.

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recipe Pudding and Berry Tart with Graham Cracker Crust
Anonymous 08-13-2008
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Very Tasty!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was an extremely easy recipe to follow, and very tasty. The only trouble with the recipe was that it doesn't set. Even... with allowing the pudding to refrigerate "overnight", it still doesn't hold. I think what this recipe is missing is gelatin, but overall I really did enjoy it.Read more
recipe Pudding and Berry Tart with Graham Cracker Crust
KAVITHA downers grove, IL 07-21-2008
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good
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I made this pudding with readymade pie crust, and arranged the berries on top which looked really pretty and tasted Ok. But I... could not cut it. It was very messy and the graham cracker crust became a little soggy too. I am not sure whether its because of the store brought crust.Read more
recipe Pudding and Berry Tart with Graham Cracker Crust
Sara Forest Hills, NY 12-02-2007
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Crust only
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I only used the crust for a different pie recipe and it was great. Easy and quick!
recipe Pudding and Berry Tart with Graham Cracker Crust
melissa Kailua-Kona, HI 08-27-2007
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Party Hit!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this for a party and everyone loved. They all wondered why I didn't bring two of them. I used the tip from another... review, after i added the pudding I kept it in my frige over night with cling wrap the whole time. It was not messy. Everyone got a nice slice of pie. It turned out great.Read more
recipe Pudding and Berry Tart with Graham Cracker Crust
Abbey Austin, TX 06-16-2006
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Simple, fast, and delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this entire meal for a dinner party, and it was so phenomenally delicious, that I have made it into a regular part of... my cooking repertoire. This crust is so wonderfully crumbly and sweet, and the recipe allows for so much creativity. Peaches are wonderful on this; bananas and nuts, Texas blackberries... they are all fabulous@Read more
recipe Pudding and Berry Tart with Graham Cracker Crust
Tess Westerville, OH 06-03-2006
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Really good but...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

make sure and allow more time than he recommends for the pudding to set. It's DELICIOUS but it will be very runny unless it... sets preferable overnight. Otherwise it's great and I will definitely make it again. Guests loved it.Read more