This EASY Pineapple Cake Fluff Salad recipe is like pineapple upside down cake turned into a fluff salad recipe!

If you love a traditional pineapple fluff, this recipe is one you should try.

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pineapple cake fluff in bowl

It is no surprise that this blog likes to post fluff recipes! They’re easy to make and easy to eat and they feed a lot of people!

This traditional pineapple fluff is made with vanilla pudding mix! You don’t need milk though; using the juice from the canned pineapple makes the pudding.

Fluff Salad can be made in so many different ways: with cream cheese, with pudding, with fruit or cookies. I always wonder when salads like this became popular and I’m convinced they evolved in the 50s and 60s.

A traditional Ambrosia salad is where, I think, fluff salads started. Ambrosia typically has orange, pineapple, and cherries in a creamy mixture (usually made with sour cream and Cool Whip).

Watergate salad most likely brought fluff salad recipes into the mainstream, showing people that ambrosia could become something else entirely just by switching up the ingredients.

Once I realized that fluff could be anything, I turned one of my favorite desserts (Banana Pudding) into a fluff salad and realized that other desserts should be turned into this iconic recipe too.

I also like calling this a “salad” because it makes me feel better eating it. Don’t worry, I know it’s not healthy, but it’s fruit salad, right?

Fruit salad…with marshmallows and pudding and whipped topping. Oh, and this version has cookies!

pineapple cake fluff salad recipe

I’ve also heard of fluff recipes containing marshmallow fluff, which is possibly where it got it’s name. I like the mouthfeel of the mini marshmallows in my fluff salads though.

Since pineapple is a traditional way to make these no bake desserts, I went that route for this recipe. I didn’t want to do a basic pineapple fluff so I started thinking about what other flavors went with pineapple.

I immediately thought CHERRY and Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Perfect! I turned your favorite pineapple fluff into a pineapple CAKE fluff salad!

How do you turn a pineapple cake into pineapple fluff?

It’s as simple as 1-2-3:

  1. Make the pudding base with pineapple and pudding mix.
  2. Stir in whipped topping.
  3. Add the rest of the “cake” ingredients: cherries and cookies, and marshmallows, of course.

pineapple cake fluff salad

This Marshmallow Pineapple Fluff Dessert is the perfect way to make a salad this summer. Plus, it’s no-bake which is a win in this heat!

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pineapple cake fluff in bowl

Pineapple Cake Fluff Salad

5 from 1 vote
This EASY Pineapple Cake Fluff Salad recipe is like pineapple upside down cake turned into a fluff salad recipe!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Yield 12 servings
Serving Size 1 serving

Ingredients
 

  • 1 can (20 ounce) pineapple chunks in juice
  • 1 box (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 container (8 ounces) Cool Whip
  • 1 jar (16 ounces) maraschino cherries
  • 2 cups mini marshmallows
  • 2 cups Nilla Wafers, coarsely chopped

Instructions

  • Stir together pineapple chunks (with juice) and pudding mix. Fold in Cool Whip.
  • Drain the cherries and pat them dry. Remove stems and cut each cherry in half.
  • Stir cherries, marshmallows, and cookies into pineapple mixture.
  • Serve immediately or chill before serving. Store in refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Recipe Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 15mg | Sugar: 10g
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword fluff, salad

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  1. 5 stars
    Mix some cheese with it I’m talking about the real cheese extra cheddar cheese cut it real small that makes it delicious out of this world I don’t have a website I’m just a truck driver my aunt made the same recipe she’s gone now but she added cheese to it and I like the real cheese extra cheddar.