Cherry Salad Recipe

Cherry Salad is a fluff salad recipe with six ingredients and takes only minutes to make. It’s an easy dessert or side dish perfect for potlucks and holidays. 

This vintage salad is perfect as a side dish or even a dessert. The dish is a creamy, sweet, filling, and rich fruit salad. We love taking it to potlucks, summer BBQs, and holiday parties because it feeds a crowd. Plus, it is a no-bake side dish that frees up our oven and stovetop for other recipes we are making. 

This Cherry Fluff Salad comes together in a matter of minutes. And you throw everything together in a bowl, mix it, and chill it before serving. 

We love the pink color of the fluff salad from the cherry pie filling. It makes for a fun and festive dish to serve during the holiday season.

Recipe Variations and Substitutions

Instead of Cool Whip, you can use 2 cups of whipping cream whipped to stiff peaks (so 4 cups of whipped cream).

Storage Tips 

SERVE: You can leave this Cherry Salad out for longer than 2 hours before it needs to be covered and refrigerated.

STORE: Leftovers will stay fresh for about 3-5 days when kept in an airtight container in your fridge.

FREEZE: This salad does not freeze well as the texture is no longer soft and fluffy as it defrosts, so we do not recommend freezing it.

Cherry Salad is a fluff salad recipe made with six ingredients and takes only minutes to make. It’s an easy dessert or side dish perfect for potlucks and holidays.

Prep Time: 10mins

Chill Time: 1hr

Total Time: 1hr 10mins

 Servings: 12 people

Ingredients:

• 21 oz canned cherry pie filling

• 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

• 20 oz can crushed pineapple drained well

• 2 cups mini marshmallows

• 8 oz container Cool Whip thawed

• 1 cup pecans chopped roughly, optional

Instructions:

MAKE FLUFF:

1. In a large bowl, stir together cherry pie filling, sweetened condensed milk, and pineapple.

2. Stir in marshmallows.

3. Fold in Cool Whip and pecans.

CHILL AND SERVE:

1. Cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or overnight, before serving.

Nutritional Info:

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 288mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 251IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 1mg