Pistachio Pudding, Pineapple Fluff Dessert Salad

"Years ago I enjoyed a salad similar to this. I got what was in it, but not how to put it all together and the sizes and amounts. Over the years I used trial and error to come up with this. My husband's family just expect this at every gathering and really gripe if I don't make it. Once I was planning something else and they brought the ingredients to the gathering for me to make it."
 
Download
photo by amybluefish photo by amybluefish
photo by amybluefish
Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
10-12
Advertisement

ingredients

Advertisement

directions

  • Chop the cherries into fourths, but reserve a few for the top whole.
  • Mix pudding with cool whip and pineapple with juice.
  • Add walnuts, chopped cherries and marshmallows.
  • Combine well.
  • Refridgerate for at least 24 hours so marshmallows can soften, but can be served after 2 hours.
  • Garnish with whole cherries on top.

Questions & Replies

  1. What can I substitute for the pineapple ingredient
     
  2. Can a cut the recipe in half?
     
  3. How long will this keep in the fridge?
     
  4. Do I mix the pudding with milk first??
     
  5. Can this be made in smaller batch?
     
Advertisement

Reviews

  1. OH, YUM.....THIS WAS SOOO GOOD. Light, fluffy, refreshing. I used sugar free pudding mix and lite Cool Whip....so it was relatively guilt-free......but tasty enough to feel like I was getting away with something (always a good thing--grin)
     
  2. This is a family favorite recipe. My mother-in-law has made it for years. She would always have it as a side dish for lunch when we would come home for a visit. It is nice to see a recipe that not only tastes good but brings happy memories with it. Another Tried and True recipe.
     
  3. I make this with a little coconut
     
  4. excelllent.Made this yesterday and was enjoyed by all.I used a big of miniature colored marshmellows.This recipe makes alot.Will definately make this again.
     
  5. Yummy!! I couldn't resist and had to taste this before it was done. I only had a 16 oz. container of Cool Whip on hand and it worked out perfectly. I suggest you use a large bowl for this because it makes quite a bit. The green pudding with the cherries on top really looks nice in a decorative glass bowl and it tastes wonderful. Definitely a keeper.
     
Advertisement

Tweaks

  1. I make with 1 box of instant Pudding and 1 container of Cool Whip and I keep the rest the same. Nuts and Cherries are optional. and I also use some shredded coconut
     
  2. Guilt free: Use sugar free pistachio pudding mix and real whipping cream. Whip both together until fluffy. Fold in pineapple- no juice. Skip the marshmallows. Add the nuts, of course! ;) You can use one of the Cool Whip products, but I prefer good old fashioned straight cream... way better for you.
     
  3. I haven't tried it yet with the cherries but I do make it adding 1-2 cups of shredded coconut and it's delicious!
     

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

<p>As of 3-31-13......I am now a working mom to a lively&nbsp;15 year old.&nbsp; Wow, I have not updated this in 5 years.&nbsp;&nbsp; We have&nbsp;moved fron Valparaiso, to Chesterton, to South Haven and are &nbsp;in Portage,IN.&nbsp; This is my husbands home town.&nbsp;I am working, though not happpily at the McDonalds in Burns Harbor.&nbsp; We still have Rocky the Brittany Spaniel.&nbsp; We have 3 cats.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nilla Kiki, who came up to the door of the restaraunt I worked at when we lived in South Haven.&nbsp; We moved to&nbsp;Portage in 2011.&nbsp; Tony, my hubby, moved to our new trailer which needed some work.&nbsp; Our daughter Allegra stayed with Grandma and I, and Kiki stayed with a friend.&nbsp; In June of 2011 we all moved into where we live now.&nbsp; In January of 2012 a Facebook friend who lived in Kentucky,&nbsp;said she had White Kittens.&nbsp; I joked if she would deliver I would take a female.&nbsp; Well on 1-15-12 she &nbsp;brought us Gracie Lynn.&nbsp; Then on July 3rd a kitten showed up at our house who is now Samson Anthony Hughes.&nbsp; My husband, the cat hater decided to keep him as his own.&nbsp; I would rather own my own restaurant than work at Micky D's, but there are bills to pay.&nbsp; Ally, as we call her wants to be a Pharmacist, and she is an honor roll student know and I can't let her down.</p>
 
View Full Profile
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes