Mandarin Orange Salad
It’s the season of potlucks and backyard barbecues.
So that means you need an arsenal of easy desserts, salads, and side dishes you can whip up in a snap.
JELL-O Mandarin Orange Salad is a potluck twofer: it works as a dessert or a salad. And making a batch is as easy as opening up some cans, tubs, and boxes, then pouring and stirring.
It’s also perfectly suited to outdoor parties where you want a light and fresh dessert, instead of something rich and heavy that will weigh you down.
Plus, it’s kind of a potluck tradition to bring a JELL-O salad, at least here in the South.
When you make this Mandarin orange salad, be sure to give it a little chill time in the fridge before serving. It’s so much better served cold after the flavors have had time to meld.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 pkg Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix (use dry) I would use sugar-free
- 1 Large can Crushed Pineapple (undrained)
- 2 Medium/Large cans Mandarin Oranges (drained)
- 1 pkg Cool Whip 8 oz ( and you could use fat-free)
Directions:
- Mix together Cool Whip and Instant vanilla pudding (do NOT make the pudding, just use it dry).
- Add undrained crushed pineapple and both cans of drained Mandarin Oranges. (Use as many mandarins as you like, more/less) Save a few mandarin oranges to decorate the top of the salad. Refrigerate until it thickens again maybe a couple of hours before you need to use it.
- Use as a side dish with a meal or serve with ice cream as a dessert!
- You can make this healthier by choosing low/no sugar instant pudding mix and cool whip, and fresh mandarins.
- I particularly like the whipped cool whip for my salad as per the original.
- Try it a few times to see what suits you best.
Bonne Appetite ❤️ ❤️