Description
Creamy pineapple fluff salad blends sweet tropical flavors in a delightful dessert. Fresh ingredients combine for a refreshing treat perfect for summer gatherings and family celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can (20 oz or 567 g) crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 package (3.4 oz or 96 g) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup (240 ml) mini marshmallows
- 1 cup (240 ml) whipped topping, thawed
- 1 cup (120 g) shredded sweetened coconut
- ½ cup (75 g) chopped pecans or walnuts
- ¼ cup (60 ml) maraschino cherries, halved (for garnish)
Instructions
- Pineapple Preparation: Meticulously drain crushed pineapple, preserving a hint of juice to maintain optimal moisture and texture.
- Pudding Integration: Vigorously whisk instant pudding mix into pineapple, creating a velvety smooth foundation that instantaneously begins to solidify and develop rich, creamy consistency.
- Marshmallow Infusion: Delicately incorporate marshmallows throughout the mixture, ensuring even distribution and introducing playful, pillowy pockets of sweetness.
- Whipped Topping Fusion: Gently fold whipped topping into the mixture, transforming the dessert into a cloud-like, ethereal confection with seamless, airy integration.
- Nutty Embellishment: Tenderly blend chopped nuts into the salad, introducing a subtle, satisfying crunch that provides delightful textural contrast against the creamy backdrop.
- Chilling and Harmonization: Seal the salad and refrigerate for a minimum of one hour, allowing flavors to harmonize and the dessert to set into a perfectly cohesive, chilled delicacy.
- Final Presentation: Just before serving, execute a gentle, loving stir to guarantee impeccable ingredient distribution and maintain the salad’s signature light, fluffy character.
Notes
- Drain Carefully: Remove excess liquid from pineapple completely to prevent watery consistency and ensure the salad holds its shape.
- Whisk Smoothly: Mix pudding mix quickly and thoroughly to eliminate lumps and create a silky, uniform base for the fluff salad.
- Fold Gently: Use a soft folding technique when adding marshmallows and whipped topping to maintain the salad’s light, airy texture without deflating the mixture.
- Chill Completely: Allow sufficient refrigeration time to let flavors blend and achieve the ideal creamy, set texture that makes this dessert irresistible.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg