This Orange Fluff Gelatin Salad is the perfect recipe. It’s simple to prepare, and there’s no waiting while layers are setting up. You just dump everything into a bowl and stir it together. Stick it in the fridge for a couple of hours, and you’ve got a delicious salad.
This recipe might be considered cheating during this 30 days of gelatin recipes because it’s very similar to two other recipes that appear on this site.
I’m not sure why I called this Orange Fluff instead of Orange Gelatin Fruit Salad, but it seems like a better name. I think it’s because everything turns very orange, and it looks fluffy. Perhaps, as I spend more time making jello, I’m beginning to lighten up and have more fun. Orange Fluff Gelatin Salad definitely sounds more fun than Orange Gelatin Fruit Salad.
You can call this whatever you want, but I know you’re going to call it delicious. Often, I simply put the whole bowl into the refrigerator and garnish the top with sections of fresh or canned mandarin oranges before serving. Another option is putting this into individual serving size containers prior to storing it in the refrigerator, so you have grab and go treats which are easy to pack into your lunch.
These can be garnished with orange sections, marshmallows, or whatever fruit seems like a good choice to you.
What will you need to prepare this recipe?
From the Pantry
- Canned Mandarin Oranges
- Miniature Marshmallows
- Orange gelatin
From the Refrigerator
- Cottage Cheese
- Frozen Whipped Topping, thawed
This recipe requires no boiling water and is assembled in fifteen minutes or less. You can eat it immediately, but it tastes better if it’s allowed to sit in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
Do you usually prepare gelatin salads like this? Do you have other’s that you love. Please let us know by leaving a comment below.
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Orange Fluff Gelatin Salad
Ingredients
- 1 (8 serving) box orange gelatin ($0.98)
- 1 (16 ounce) box cottage cheese ($1.69)
- 1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges drained ($0.99)
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows ($0.67)
- 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping thawed ($0.99)
Instructions
- In a 2 quart bowl, mix together cottage cheese and orange gelatin.
- Stir for two to three minutes until well combined.
- Add mandarin oranges and marshmallows to cottage cheese mixture and mix well.
- Fold cool whip into cottage cheese and fruit mixture.
- Chill for at least two hours before serving.
The following nutritional information is for this recipe prepared according to the recipe above using regular gelatin.
The following nutritional information is for this recipe prepared according to the recipe above using sugar free gelatin, reduced fat whipped topping, and fat free cottage cheese.
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