Lemon Fluff Salad Dessert

This Lemon Jello Fluff Salad is such a perfect spring and summer dessert! It's easy, great for parties and so tasty! Such a classic vintage recipe!


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I'm a Minnesota girl and I love fluff salads! They were at every potluck and holiday growing up and were always my favorite dessert.

Today's fluff salad is absolutely delicious, especially if you're a lemon lover!

This easy to make salad combines the some of the classic fluff ingredients like Cool Whip, Jello, marshmallows along with fruit, coconut and cottage cheese. I'm not a huge fan of the texture of cottage cheese, but you don't even notice it when it's mixed with the other ingredients.

It's sweet, citrusy and can be served in a large bowl, or in individual serving cups. It will be a hit served at any special occasion or celebration!

If you're looking for another easy recipe using Jello, you'll have to try this delicious Easy Jello Pie!


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Recipe tips:

  • Do not prepare the jello based on the directions shown on the box. You only need the powder.
  • This can be covered and stored in the fridge for up to three days. It may accumulate some water. However, it’s not bad, simply drain the water and stir before serving. Do not freeze.
  • I didn’t use any food dye in the photos shown. It is a very light yellow color, but you can add the optional food dye for a bolder yellow.
  • If you don’t drain the crushed pineapple, it can potentially make the fluff soupy. It doesn’t have to be perfectly drained, but mostly drained is the best.


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More fluff salad recipes you might like:



You can add or substitute with these ingredients:


  • use regular mini marshmallows instead of fruity
  • use lime jello and lime juice instead of lemon
  • use three cups freshly whipped cream instead of cool whip (the texture of the salad will be slightly different if not using cool whip)


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I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did!


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Yield 8 servings
Author Hot Eats and Cool Reads
Prep time
5 Min
Inactive time
1 Hour
Total time
1 H & 5 M

Lemon Fluff Salad Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 - 8 ounce tub Cool Whip
  • 1 - 3 ounce box lemon Jello gelatin
  • 1 - 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 2 cups fruit flavored mini marshmallows
  • 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
  • ½ cup cottage cheese
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • yellow food coloring, optional

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cool whip and jello powder. Mix until combined.
  2. If you would like a brighter yellow color, add a couple drops of the food dye now. Mix until no color streaks appear.
  3. Add the remaining ingredients and fold it all together.
  4. Cover and place in the fridge for one hour.

Notes

Do not prepare the jello based on the directions shown on the box. You only need the powder.


This can be covered and stored in the fridge for up to three days. It may accumulate some water. However, it’s not bad, simply drain the water and stir before serving. Do not freeze.


I didn’t use any food dye in the photos shown. It is a very light yellow color, but you can add the optional food dye for a bolder yellow.


If you don’t drain the crushed pineapple, it can potentially make the fluff soupy. It doesn’t have to be perfectly drained, but mostly drained is the best.


Nutrition Facts

Sugar

33.51 g

Sodium

144.14 mg

Sat. Fat

6.18 g

Protein

3.65 g

Net carbs

40.16 g

Fiber

1.69 g

Fat

8.24 g

Cholesterol

2.23 mg

Carbs

43.55 g

Calories

253.34 kcal

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