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Pineapple Fluff is a light and creamy fruit salad without cottage cheese or pudding! Perfect as a side dish for your next holiday dinner or summer cookout. Everyone loves this tropical salad recipe!

Pineapple Fluff

Pineapple Fluff is the ultimate side dish or dessert at your next potluck, cookout or holiday dinner. This fluff salad recipe requires no pudding or cottage cheese and is loaded with canned pineapple, coconut, pineapple Jello and Cool Whip! Everyone will love this easy fruit salad with its light, pina colada flavors!

Course Dessert/Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword 4th of July, canned pineapple, Christmas, coconut, cookout, crushed pineapple, dessert, easter, easy recipes, fruit salad, fruit salad with marshmallows, fruit salad with sour cream, no bake dessert, old fashioned recipe, party recipes, pineapple, potluck dessert, side dish, sour cream, Thanksgiving, vintage recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 179 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 box 3 oz pineapple gelatin
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 can 20 oz pineapple tidbits or chunks well drained
  • 1 can 20 oz crushed pineapple well drained
  • 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
  • 1 tub 8 oz whipped topping fully thawed (COOL WHIP)
  • maraschino cherries garnish, optional
  • chopped nuts garnish, optional

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk pineapple gelatin powder and sour cream until well combined.

  2. Fold in well drained pineapple (both kinds), coconut flakes, and mini marshmallows.

  3. Gently fold in whipped topping until fully combined.

  4. Transfer to a serving dish. Cover and chill until ready to serve, at least one hour.

  5. Garnish with maraschino cherries, and chopped pecans if desired before serving.

Recipe Notes

Can be stored in refrigerator in an airtight container up to 3 to 5 days. Best enjoyed for 1 to 2 days once prepared.

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

Nutrition Facts
Pineapple Fluff
Amount per Serving
Calories
179
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
9
g
14
%
Saturated Fat
 
6
g
38
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Cholesterol
 
17
mg
6
%
Sodium
 
96
mg
4
%
Potassium
 
76
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
 
25
g
8
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
20
g
22
%
Protein
 
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
 
180
IU
4
%
Vitamin C
 
0.3
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
32
mg
3
%
Iron
 
0.2
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.