5-Minute Mandarin Orange Dessert Salad
This light and creamy Orange Fluff Salad is a longtime family favorite—sweet, refreshing, and always a hit. It adds a pop of color to any dessert table and disappears fast at potlucks, holidays, or weeknight dinners.
Servings 8
Calories 308kcal
Ingredients
- 24 ounce Cottage Cheese Small Curd
- 6 ounce Orange Jello Gelatin Drained
- 20 ounce Crushed Pineapple Drained
- 4 ounce Non-Dairy Whipped Topping 1/2 of the tub
- 3 cup Mini Marshmallows
- 11 ounce Mandarin Oranges Drained
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, orange gelatin and drained crushed pineapple.24 ounce Cottage Cheese, 6 ounce Orange Jello Gelatin, 20 ounce Crushed Pineapple
- Gently fold in whip topping and mini marshmallows until just combined. Finish by mixing in the mandarin oranges.3 cup Mini Marshmallows, 4 ounce Non-Dairy Whipped Topping, 11 ounce Mandarin Oranges
- Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
Notes
- Drain the fruit well so the salad doesn’t get watery.
- Mix in stages: Start with the cottage cheese, gelatin, and pineapple before adding the rest—it helps everything combine better.
- Stick with whipped topping (like Cool Whip). It holds up better than homemade whipped cream.
- Love mandarin oranges? Toss in an extra can for more citrusy goodness.
- Add some crunch with toasted pecans or walnuts—my mother-in-law always did, and it’s delicious.
- Top it off with a few extra orange slices or maraschino cherries to make it pretty!
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Nutrition
Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 394mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 445IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 0.4mg
