Pistachio Pudding Ice Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped pistachio nut (the skinless, unsalted kind) (optional)
2 cups whole milk
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix

Preparation

Put pudding mix in a small bowl, whisk in 2 cups of cold milk.
Pre chill your ice cream machine for about 5 min (if pre chilling is required by manufacture).
Pour pudding mixture into machine and follow manufacturers directions.
If using the nuts, add them to the mixture when it is about half done, and finish processing; OR, follow the manufacturers directions for adding chopped candy bars to ice cream, and add the chopped nuts following those directions.
Store any leftover ice cream in the freezer in a tightly covered container.
Press a piece of plastic wrap into the surface of the ice cream before covering the container, to prevent ice crystals from forming.