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Orange Fluff Salad – A Creamsicle Flavored Mandarin Orange Fluff

June 23, 2014 by Mirlandra 2 Comments

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Delicious, creamy orange fluff salad with a pineapple twist! We call this Dreamsicle jello salad because it tastes like a creamsicle popsicle. The pineapple gives it a tropical hint without taking over all the traditional orange fluff salad flavor you would expect from the mandarin oranges. 

An elegant stemmed glass is full of orange fluff salad. You can see mini marshmallows and orange slices in the salad. It is garnished with grenery.

Orange fluff salad has become a staple in our home during the holiday season and for summer BBQs.  Our friends Daniel and Jeralynne introduced us to this fun jello salad a few years ago.  Now it is a family favorite and I would never show up to Thanksgiving dinner without a big bowl!

Orange Fluff Salad with Pineapple Tidbits

Orange fluff is a long standing traditional jello salad. Most “fluff” recipes call for jello, cool whip, fruit and if your are lucky – mini marshmallows!

We make ours a sit a little tropical fun.  I add some pineapple tidbits and often nix the cottage cheese. We don’t enjoy the texture of the salad with cottage cheese in it as much. But I will say the cottage cheese and fruit are the only ingredients that tie together the idea that this is some sort of salad!

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An elegant stemmed glass is full of orange fluff salad. You can see mini marshmallows and orange slices in the salad. It is garnished with grenery.
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Orange Fluff Salad

Delicious, creamy orange fluff salad with a pineapple twist! We call this Dreamsicle jello salad because it tastes like a creamsicle popsicle. The pineapple gives it a tropical hint without taking over all the traditional orange fluff salad flavor you would expect from the mandarin oranges. 
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword orange fluff salad, jello salad, creamsicle salad, dreamsicle salad
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 237kcal
Author Mirlandra

Ingredients

  • 1 box orange Jell-O (3oz) any brand
  • 1 pint cottage cheese optional see note
  • 2 cups mini marshmallows
  • 1 tub Cool Whip (8oz) any brand
  • 2 cans mandarin oranges (11oz each) drained (11oz each)
  • 1 cup pineapple tidbits drained
  • sweetened flaked coconut to garnish, if desired

Instructions

  • Mix the Jell-O powder and cottage cheese together until fully combined. Stir in marshmallows.
  • Fold in Cool Whip.
  • Gently fold in mandarin oranges and pineapple tidbits, taking care not to break them.
  • Serve in individual dishes or in a bowl.
  • Garnish with coconut if desired

Notes

Cottage Cheese: My husband doesn't care for cottage cheese in his so I leave it out. The dish is actually amazing that way but you get fewer servings so you might want to make a double batch! I consider it an optional ingredient depending on if you want tradition or "wild".
 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Orange Fluff Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 237 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 226mg9%
Potassium 98mg3%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 98IU2%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 54mg5%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Margery Danner

    March 22, 2019 at 1:15 pm

    What size box Jell-O what size cool whip. Can’t find cottage with pineapple. Can I use sm. Can crushed drained pineapple instead?ma

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    • Mirlandra

      April 01, 2019 at 2:47 pm

      You can use the standard 3oz small box and the regular 8oz size cool whip. I will update the recipe to get that in there! And yes you can totally toss in a can of crushed drained pineapple instead. Enjoy!

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