Cherry fluff dessert salad is a simple no-bake dessert that you can whip up in under 5 minutes using just 6 ingredients. It’s pretty pink, sweet, and has amazing texture!
When fresh cherries are available in the market, don’t miss the easy homemade cherry jam.
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Cherry Fluff Salad is-
1. Rich, cool, creamy dessert is perfect for summer! Great for potlucks and picnics!
2. Needs only 6 ingredients to make.
3. Dump, fold, chill and eat! Can’t get easier than this.
4. It’s perfect make-ahead recipe!
5. This vintage recipe brings back childhood fond memories of grandma’s making it for family.
6. Instant hit with kids! My kids said – it taste like ‘ice cream’. Ice cream in 5 minutes! Isn’t that impressive! Heavenly pretty pink salad is too hard to resist!
7. Cherry fluff is comforting dessert and perfect for large gatherings!
8. Go try it to believe it!
Ingredients You’ll Need-
- 21 ounces (1 can) cherry pie filling
- 8 ounces cool whip (or use whipping cream topping)
- 14 ounces (1 can) condensed milk
- 20 ounces crushed pineapple
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans
- 2 cups marshmallows
Ingredients Additions & Substitutions
- Add shredded unsweetened coconut if you like for extra richness and texture.
- Mandarin orange segments can be added to the salad.
- Frozen grapes and frozen strawberries can be added too.
- Use pecans or walnuts!
How to Make Cherry Fluff Marshmallow Salad?
We are using canned fruits to make it quick and easy. The only prep work that you need to do is open all the cans and dump it in a bowl and fold.
Note: If using cool whip, remember to thaw frozen cool whip before use.
TIP: I drained crushed pineapple and reserved the liquids. Use the liquid to adjust the consistency of cherry fluff.
- Grab a large bowl and add cherry pie filling, cool whip, crushed pineapple.
- Chuck in condensed milk, chopped nuts, and mini marshmallows too.
- Fold it together. NOTE: If the consistency of cherry salad is too thick, add some of the liquids reserved from crushed pineapple. Too much liquid will thin down whipped topping. Pro-Tip: use fresh fruits that do not contain lot of liquid (or drain most of the liquids first before adding). It will break down whipped topping.
- Cover cherry salad and refrigerate at least for 2 hours. Always serve cherry fluff chilled.
Variations You Can Make To Cherry Fluff Marshmallow Salad
- Nuts – add wonderful crunch texture to the dessert salad. Use chopped pecans or chopped walnuts.
- Fruits – you can replace pineapple with mandarin orange segments or add it along with pineapple for extra tang taste.
- Use frozen grapes or frozen strawberries in the salad if you like extra fruits in your dessert salad.
- Add shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened) to enhance taste.
- Cool whip can be substituted with whipped cream topping in cherry fluff recipe.
- If marshmallows aren’t your thing, simply skip it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes you can. If you plan to use fresh cherries remove pit and chop cherries (using food processor) rough. Mix cherries with ½ cup sugar, mix. Let all sugar melt. Then use it in the recipe.
Yes, you’ll have to swap all the diary products with vegan products. Replace cool whip with coconut whipped cream (it’s called coco whip), replace marshmallow with vegan mini marshmallow and use vegan coconut condensed milk in place of regular condensed milk.
This no bake dessert salad can be served with crackers or use it as dipper. My kids love it eat it as it is. They say it tastes like ice cream.
No matter how you serve it, always serve chilled. It tastes best chilled.
Yes. Cherry fluff is great made ahead of time. You can make ahead, cover and store it away refrigerated for several days.
If you plan to make ahead, highly recommend you drain pineapple first and add to the salad. Discard the liquid. As the salad sits in refrigerator, marshmallow will soak up the juices and begin to melt the sugar in it.
IF YOU LOVED THIS CHERRY FLUFF RECIPE, TRY OUR OTHER NO-BAKE DESSERTS AS WELL:
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
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📋Cherry Fluff Dessert Salad
Ingredients
- 21 ounces 1 can cherry pie filling
- 8 ounces cool whip or use whipping cream topping
- 14 ounces 1 can condensed milk
- 20 ounces crushed pineapple
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans
- 2 cups marshmallows
Instructions
- Grab a large bowl and add cherry pie filling, cool whip, crushed pineapple, condensed milk, chopped nuts, and mini marshmallows to it.
- Fold it together.
- If the consistency of cherry fluff is too thick, add some of the liquids reserved from crushed pineapple. Too much liquid will thin down whipped topping.Pro-Tip: use fresh fruits that do not contain lot of liquid. It will break down whipped topping.
- Cover cherry salad and refrigerate at least for 2 hours.
- Always serve cherry fluff chilled.
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Notes
- If using cool whip, remember to thaw frozen cool whip before use.
- I drained crushed pineapple and reserved the liquids. Use the liquid to adjust the consistency of cherry fluff.
- Use fresh fruits that do not contain lot of liquid. It will break down whipped topping.
Comments & Reviews
Sue says
Wonderful desert 🏜️ a great alternative to the Watergate salad that I always make 💕
Jyothi Rajesh says
Glad you loved it Sue