Grandma Nolan's Refrigerator Dessert

No date on this, but I remember it very fondly from childhood.

• 40 crushed Ritz crackers
• 1/4 lb butter, melted
• 2 packages instant coconut pudding
• 1 1/2 C milk
• 1 qt butter pecan ice cream, softened
• 12 oz Cool Whip
  
• nuts, chopped finely & added to Ritz as you wish
  

In a pan, make a crust with the crackers and butter, leaving some of the crackers to the side as a topping. Beat pudding with milk for 2 minutes. Fold it in with the softened ice cream & Cool Whip; spread over the cracker crust. Sprinkle nuts and leftover crackers as a decorative topping. Freeze for 10 hours before serving.