Easy Fruit Salad with Cool Whip

Fruit salad with Cool Whip is light, creamy, and bursting with fruit flavor. It's a fun, sweet side dish that feels like a dessert!

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Prep Time 10

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Calories 272 kcal

Ingredients

20 ounce can of pineapple tidbits with juices
3.4 ounce package of instant vanilla pudding
15 ounce can fruit cocktail drained
10.5 ounce jar of mandarin oranges drained
1 cup fresh strawberries sliced
6 ounce jar of stemless maraschino cherries halved
2 cups mini white marshmallows
8 ounce tub of Cool Whip thawed

Instructions

Drain the juice from the pineapple bits into a large mixing bowl and set aside the actual pineapple. Add the instant vanilla pudding to the pineapple juice and mix.
Add the drained fruit cocktail, pineapple, mandarin oranges, strawberries, and halved cherries into the bowl. Stir until everything is evenly coated.
Mix in the marshmallows until they are evenly distributed.
Once the fruit, pudding, and marshmallows are combined, fold the Cool Whip into the fruit mixture. Mix until everything is thoroughly coated.
Chill the Cool Whip fruit salad in the refrigerator for at least one hour before serving.

Notes

Choose fresh, ripe strawberries to add that perfect balance of sweet and tang.
Keep the Cool Whip chilled before mixing for maximum creaminess.
Gently fold in the Cool Whip to keep the fruit intact using a rubber spatula.
Chill the dessert salad before serving for at least an hour.
Drain the fruit well before adding it to the mix.
To give the fruit salad a little pink tint, add 1 tablespoon of cherry juice in when folding in the Cool Whip.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 to 4 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 272kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 28mgFiber: 3gSugar: 44g

This nutrition information is based on the exact products I used in this recipe. Brands and sizes of products could alter exact nutrition and should always be calculated independently.

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