Mandarin Orange Jello Salad

5 from 20 votes

Mandarin Orange Jello Salad

This light and fluffy Mandarin Orange Jello Salad has a sweet creamsicle flavor and can be made in 5 minutes. It's made with only 5 ingredients, but without cottage cheese. This side salad can be served as a sweet side dish or even a dessert.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 113kcal

Author: Aimee Mars

Equipment

Large Mixing Bowl
Rubber Spatula
Air-tight Container (for storage)

Ingredients

8 ounces Cool Whip thawed
1 3 ounce box Orange Jello
2 11 ounce cans Mandarin Oranges drained
2 8 ounce cans Crushed Pineapple drained
1½ cups Mini Marshmallows

Instructions

Scoop the Cool Whip into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle the orange jello mix directly on top. Use a rubber spatula to fold the ingredients together until well incorporated. Some graininess will remain.
Drain the oranges and crushed pineapple well and then add to the mixture. Once again fold the fruit in until incorporated.
Pour the mini marshmallows into the bowl and fold them in (you can add more or less if you'd like).
Place the salad into an air-tight container or cover with plastic wrap and store in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour and up to 4 hours before serving. This is optional, but it will chill the salad and allow it to firm up a bit.

Notes

For a nice chilled texture allow the salad to set in the fridge for 4 hours before serving it. This is optional, but I recommend it for optimum taste.
This recipe is super quick to make and the jello doesn't need to be prepared first. Just mix the powder with the Cool Whip.
To get the fluffiest salad use a spatula to fold all the ingredients together. This keeps the Cool Whip from falling flat when you mix it.
Make sure to drain the pineapple and oranges well so that no water or syrup remains. Any excess water or liquid will eventually separate from the salad. If this happens don't worry though! You can easily give the salad a good stir to mix it all back together.
Try adding some shredded coconut for added sweetness.
If you'd like like to make individual servings of this salad then I recommend getting an additional container of Cool Whip as well as canned mandarin oranges to garnish the top.

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