Cherries and pineapple are tossed into a fluffy, creamy, sweet dressing to create this old-fashioned cherry fluff salad. Much like the ever-popular strawberry pretzel salad, cherry fluff isn’t really a salad at all.
Fluff Salad
Fluff salads are so reminiscent of family barbecues, holidays, and church potlucks, I don’t even recall the first time I tasted one. Did anyone’s grandma not make fluff salads?
You can change this cherry fluff up every time you make it too. Want some crunch? Toss in some pecans or walnuts. How about a handful, or three, of chewy mini marshmallows? Do you love coconut? Pour some in there. Or keep it classic and simple with just the four ingredients below.
Fluff salads come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Orange fluff (filled with mandarin oranges), green fluff (was that pistachio? or maybe lime jello?), yellow fluff (pineapple and sometimes coconut), Ambrosia fluff, Watergate fluff, some recipes include marshmallows and others do not.
I have a whole shelf of church cookbooks that I’ve picked up over the years and I’m willing to bet there is at least one, if not eight or ten, fluff salad recipes in each one. For all that the cool whip haters might protest, this “salad” disappears fast anytime it’s on a potluck table.
Just writing this up has me thinking that I need to start remaking some of the ones I remember best. I don’t think my sweet-toothed children will complain a bit.
Cherry Fluff
You’ll need the following ingredients for this recipe:
- canned crushed pineapple
- canned cherry pie filling
- sweetened condensed milk
- frozen whipped topping
Recipe for Cherry Fluff
This is a complicated one, my friends. You’ll start by combining the pineapple, cherry pie filling, condensed milk, and whipped topping in a large bowl.
Give it a good stir to mix everything up and then cover it with a lid or saran wrap. Pop it in the refrigerator and chill until ready to serve.
Frozen Fruit Dessert
If you’re lucky enough to have any leftover cherry fluff, it makes a terrific frozen dessert too. Spread it into a shallow parchment-lined pan and freeze for a few hours.
When ready to serve, remove from the freezer and lift the frozen dessert from the pan using the edges of the parchment. Slice into portions and serve immediately.
Old Fashioned Desserts
This old-fashioned Rhubarb Pie is tangy-sweet with a classic custard-style base, it’s based on a recipe passed down from my great-grandma.
Rhubarb Sauce with Strawberry Jello is a favorite old-fashioned rhubarb treat. Serve it over ice cream or eat it in a bowl just like you would applesauce.
If you love classic apple dumplings, this Apple Dumpling Bake is going to thrill you! This is made in a casserole dish with soft, cinnamon apples sandwiched between layers of tender crust.
Grandma’s Peanut Butter Cookies are a classic favorite. Growing up, these cookies were always popular with friends and family.
Cherry Fluff
Ingredients
- 20 ounces canned crushed pineapple drained
- 21 ounces canned cherry pie filling
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 8 ounces frozen whipped topping thawed
Instructions
- Combine the pineapple, cherry pie filling, and condensed milk in a large bowl and stir to combine. Add the whipped topping and stir to mix throughout.
- Cover with lid or saran wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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