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    Cherry Fluff Salad Recipe

    Published: Apr 16, 2021 ยท Updated: Jun 11, 2024 by Tammilee ยท This post may contain affiliate links

    Cherry Fluff Salad is an easy vintage dessert that tastes amazing. The perfect pink dessert for holidays or family dinner. Quick and easy to make and always tastes amazing. How can you go wrong with a delicious no bake dessert that only takes 5 ingredients?

    Cherry Fluff text over a white bowl filled with cherry fluff topped with a maraschino cherry

    Cherry Fluff Salad Recipe

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    Cherry Fluff Salad Recipe
    Great Dessert Recipes
    Cherry Fluff Recipe
    Ingredients
    Instructions
    Kitchen Tools
    Nutrition

    This year I have been diving deep into Jello Cool Whip salads. They are so easy to make and always taste amazing. They remind me of the fun jello salads my grandmother would make when we visited.

    A few of my favorites include this Orange Dreamsicle Salad, Mandarin Orange Jello Salad, and Green Jello Salad.

    I love that you can make them up ahead of time and let them rest in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve them. With only 5 ingredients they have become a family favorite dessert salad. I have to admit I think the term dessert salad is a little funky. LOL!

    Maybe it is just me but the terms salad compared to dessert bring very different things to my mind. We serve this cherry fluff salad during the main meal so I guess it is more of a side dish but could easily be served for dessert too.

    Whenever you serve it this cherry fluff recipe is sure to be a crowd-pleaser!

    Jan a Facebook fan let me know her family calls this Junkyard Salad. What do you call it?

    Cool whip, condensed milk, cherry pie filling, crushed pineapples, and a bag of mini marshmallows on a white counter

    Ingredients

    • Cool Whip
    • Sweetened Condensed Milk
    • Cherry Pie Filling
    • Crushed Pineapple
    • Mini Marshmallows

    Optional - Shredded coconut, chopped pecans, fresh cherry pieces {make sure to remove the pits}, mandarin oranges,

    Cool Whip - You can use regular or lite cool whip with this recipe

    Cherry Pie Filling - You can change it up and use Strawberry Pie Filling or Blueberry Pie Filling instead of Cherry if desired.

    Mini Marshmallows - If you are not a fan of mini marshmallows they can easily be left out of the recipe.

    Tools Needed

    Large Bowl - Use a bigger bowl than you think you will need. This will make it a lot easier to mix everything together and hopefully keep it from overflowing all over the counter.

    Spatula/wooden spoon - a spatula works great for getting all of the ingredients mixed together.

    Cherry Fluff cool whip salad in a white bowl next to a bowl of mini marshmallows and a bowl of cherries

    Recipe Tips

    Use a bigger bowl than you think you will need!!!

    Don't forget to drain the crushed pineapple! You want to minimize the extra pineapple juice that gets into the cherry pie fluff so it holds its texture and pink color.

    Cool Whip is the perfect whipped topping for this recipe. Homemade whipped cream will lose its texture and start to fall apart to quickly to hold this cherry fluff together.

    This recipe is also referred to as cherry pie filling dessert, sugar salad, cherry pie fluff, cherry cool whip salad, or cherry dump salad depending on what part of the country you live in.

    You can change up the mini marshmallows and use the multi-colored marshmallows for added color in this dessert salad. This is super fun for Easter.

    I leave the pecans/walnuts out of this recipe since many of our family members can not eat nuts. We put the chopped nuts in a bowl next to this cherry fluff salad so guests can add the nuts in if they want them.

    You can also place additional maraschino cherries and marshmallows next to this cherry salad so people can dress up their cherry fluff if they wish to. This is always amusing when the kids start adding to their bowls during Christmas family dinner.

    You can also add in cream cheese if you want to change it up a bit.

    Cherry cool whip salad in a white bowl next to bowls with cherries and mini marshmallows in them.

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    Cherry fluff salad in a white bowl garnished with mini marshmallows and a maraschino cherry

    Cherry fluff salad in a white bowl garnished with mini marshmallows and a maraschino cherry

    Cherry Fluff Recipe

    Easy Cherry Fluff Salad recipe great for holidays or family dinner. A fun light pink dessert salad that tastes amazing.
    5 from 2 votes
    Print Rate
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Refrigeration: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 10
    Calories: 295kcal
    Author: Tammilee Tips

    Ingredients

    • 8 Ounce Cool Whip Thawed
    • 14 Ounce Sweetened Condensed Milk
    • 21 Ounce Cherry Pie Filling
    • 20 Ounce Crushed Pineapple drained
    • 2 cups Mini Marshmallows

    Instructions

    • Combine Cool Whip, sweetened condensed milk, cherry pie filling and pineapple in a large bowl and mix together.
    • Fold in mini marshmallows. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

    Kitchen Tools

    • Large Mixing Bowl

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Cherry Fluff Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 295 Calories from Fat 45
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 5g8%
    Saturated Fat 3g19%
    Cholesterol 17mg6%
    Sodium 86mg4%
    Potassium 305mg9%
    Carbohydrates 61g20%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 39g43%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 296IU6%
    Vitamin C 9mg11%
    Calcium 153mg15%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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