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Orange Fluff Salad

February 12, 2023 by Debbie 17 Comments

Orange Fluff Salad in a white serving dish

This orange fluff salad is a vintage recipe that combines whipped topping, sour cream , Orange Jell-o , mandarin oranges, pineapple and marshmallows for the fluff.   This comes from a time of when fluff salads were king and there are so many variations of this recipe out there . My Aunt used to put cottage cheese instead of sour cream but this is the way we had it at my house, but we all put marshmallows giving it the “fluff”. This was on our tables at all of our summer cookouts  all the way to the holidays. We always had this orange fluff at Easter while we had Watergate Salad at Thanksgiving and Christmas. I am not sure why , I don’t make the rules , LOL.

A serving of orange fluff salad in a white bowl

My mother was a kid in the 1950-60’s , the hay day of the Jell-o salads . Her favorite fluff salads we had as kids as well. She isn’t a fan of cottage cheese so we never had these salads this way except when we went to her sisters house. I personally like them both ways . You need very little equipment or skills to make this , so it is perfect for beginners.

What you will need to make Orange Fluff Salad

  • Orange Jell-O -This gives flavor and helps firm the sauce
  • Whipped Topping – This provides the little more sweetness in the sauce
  • Sour Cream – This gives a contrast in flavor and helps this from being overly sweet (Some people use Cottage Cheese)
  • Crushed Pineapple-This is optional but all fluff salads have bits of pineapple , it ‘s the rule lol
  • Mandarin Oranges – You can’t have orange salad without Oranges
  • Mini Marshmallows – marshmallows absorb all of the goodness and is the fluff in fluff salads

Additional items needed

  • Mixing bowl -with or without a lid
  • Rubber Spatula 
  • Plastic wrap

Optional Add ins:

  • Shredded Coconut
  • Pecans
  • Wal-nuts
  • cherries
  • Replace sour cream with cottage cheese

 

Let’s make some salad !!

 

Mix together the whipped topping , sour cream and orange Jell-o. Blend until the Jell-o is dissolved then fold in the drained crushed pineapple .

Making orange fluff salad . The cool whip and jello is blended with the crushed pineapple added.

Fold in the drained mandarin oranges.

Adding the mandarin oranges to the orange fluff salad.

Now mix in the min marshmallows.

Adding the mini marshmallows to the orange fluff salad

Cover and chill at least 4 hours but it is even better to sit over night .

Covering the salad to chill before serving

Add a few orange wedges to the top and serve.

3 mandarin orange wedges on top of the orange fluff salad .

If you like this recipe you will love these

  • Watergate salad 
  • Pina Colada Fluff 

Orange Fluff Salad

This orange fluff salad is a vintage recipe that combines whipped topping , Orange Jell-o , mandarin oranges, pineapple and marshmallows .

  • 8 oz Cool Whip
  • 16 oz Sour Cream (see notes )
  • 3 oz Orange Jell-O
  • 8 oz Crushed Pineapple (Drained )
  • 15 oz Mandarin Oranges (Drained -optional reserve a fee for the top)
  • 2 cups mini marshmallows
  1. Mix together the cool whip and sour cream

  2. Add the orange jell-o and mix until the powder is dissolved

  3. Mix in crushed pineapple

  4. Mix in the mandarin oranges

  5. Fold in Mini Marshmallows

  6. Cover and chill at least 4 hours but best overnight

The sour cream can be replaced with cottage cheese. It sounds strange but it is so good if you like cottage cheese.. This version with the sour cream pleases most people . 

I have also used an instant vanilla pudding in this and it gives it a vanilla cream flavor.

Add in options

  • Nuts
  • cherries 
  • shredded coconut 
Dessert
American
Fluff salad, Orange fluff, Orange fluff salad, Orange fluff with pineapple, Orange fluff without cottage cheese

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Comments

  1. Dennis

    February 15, 2023 at 7:34 pm

    I have not had orange fluff in ages and your recipe was every big as delicious as I remember!!

    Reply
    • Debbie

      February 15, 2023 at 8:00 pm

      It’s an oldie but a goodie !!

      Reply
  2. veenaazmanov

    February 15, 2023 at 8:39 pm

    I am drooling. Never made an orange Fluff Salad ever. Combination of oranges , pineapple and Marshmellow sounds unique. A must try dish for the season. Thanks

    Reply
  3. Kristina

    February 17, 2023 at 12:58 pm

    My kids this is the best way to eat “salad” because it’s stuffed with tons of marshmallows. I love it because it gets them to eat their fruit without complaint. Thank you for the great idea!

    Reply
  4. Isabelle

    February 17, 2023 at 12:59 pm

    This was a simple way to use canned pineapples and oranges I had sitting around forever. Topped with shredded coconut and a little bit of dried cherries, it was fantastic!

    Reply
  5. Amy Liu Dong

    February 18, 2023 at 12:00 am

    I have never tasted this kind of salad before, but it looks so good and tasty!
    I am going to try this at home. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Debbie

      February 19, 2023 at 9:35 pm

      I hope you like it Amy.

      Reply
  6. Tristin

    February 18, 2023 at 5:56 pm

    This is a favorite recipe! My kids especially loved the marshmallows. Definitely making it again!

    Reply
    • Debbie

      February 19, 2023 at 9:36 pm

      Yay!! Kid approved is always a good thing .

      Reply
  7. Enriqueta E Lemoine

    February 18, 2023 at 7:03 pm

    I’m in love with this salad. This is the first time I have heard about it, but I want to try it and make it for my Easter brunch. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Reply
    • Debbie

      February 19, 2023 at 9:36 pm

      It is perfect for Easter , I hope you enjoy it .

      Reply
  8. Cathleen

    February 19, 2023 at 10:46 am

    Now THIS is the kind of salad I can get behind! This was such a hit in my kitchen last night, thank you so much for sharing this recipe 🙂

    Reply
    • Debbie

      February 19, 2023 at 9:37 pm

      HAHA, I am glad it was a hit.

      Reply
  9. Hayley Dhanecha

    February 20, 2023 at 3:07 am

    Never had orange fluff salad, so glad I made it over the weekend as my little niece came over and she was so happy to dig in.

    Reply
  10. Liz

    February 20, 2023 at 8:05 am

    I’m from the midwest so I always ate this growing up! It was fun to recreate it at home!

    Reply
  11. Renee

    May 17, 2023 at 4:47 pm

    I wonder if I could do it with strawberries or peaches…

    Reply
    • Debbie

      May 20, 2023 at 8:24 pm

      I have made fluff salads so many different ways . Changing the jello and the fruit to flavors that go together is acceptable . This is a great base recipe .

      Reply

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