Mandarin Orange Salad

Name: Mandarin Orange Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 pkg Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix (use dry) I would use sugar free1 Large can Crushed Pineapple (undrained)2 Medium/Large cans Mandarin Oranges (drained)1 pkg Cool Whip 8 oz ( and you could use fat free)

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So that means you need an arsenal of easy desserts, salads and side dishes you can whip up in a snap like this mandarin orange salad.

JELL-O Mandarin Orange Salad is a potluck two-fer: 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. Seriously, it takes only a few minutes to make.

How to Make JELL-O Mandarin Orange Salad
This is a seriously quick recipe that you’ll find yourself making again and again. Everybody loves Orange Fluff, even if we can’t agree whether it’s a dessert or a salad.

You’ll find the complete recipe and ingredient list at the end of this post, but here’s a quick video to show you just how easy it is to make.

It will take you longer to open the cans of oranges and pineapples than it will be mix up a batch of the sweet, low-calorie mandarin orange salad.

Orange JELL-O salad is perfectly suited to outdoor parties where you want a light and fresh dessert, instead of something rich and heavy that will weigh you down. When made with low-fat cottage cheese, fat-free whipped topping and sugar-free JELL-O, the recipe is just 4 Weight Watchers SmartPoints per serving! Pair it with one of these Weight Watchers air fryer recipes for a meal that won’t weigh you down.

Mandarin orange salad is also a good choice at Thanksgiving or Christmas. The ingredients are always in season!

Plus, it’s kind of a potluck tradition to bring a JELL-O salad, at least here in the South. But this is one people will actually eat, unlike some of those congealed JELL-O salads that were so popular in the 60s and 70s!

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Ingredients

1 pkg Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix (use dry) I would use sugar free1 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 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.
Enjoy

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