This Strawberry Fluff Salad is the perfect side dish or dessert for your next summer BBQ. It has amazing strawberry flavor, texture and is easy to make.
We love this recipe because it can be served as a side dish or a dessert. It is light, fluffy and you only need a few ingredients. We love to bring to potlucks, special occasions, barbecue, and we even made it for a friends baby shower.
If you love this dessert salads then you need to check these other family favorite – Best Snicker Apple Salad Recipe, Watergate Salad, Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad Recipe and Easy 5 Cup Salad Recipe.
What's in this post: Strawberry Fluff Salad
Why We Love This Recipe
This easy dessert salad can be made with a variety of flavors. It perfect to make ahead and we always make sure to double to recipe because everyone loves it that much.
The soft texture and tangy flavors makes this strawberry jello fluff salad always on this list to make. Make this sweet treat that you have a last minute gathering.
Ingredients
- Vanilla Pudding Mix – Instant Pudding will not work in this recipe. Use cheesecake pudding mix for a delicious variation.
- Strawberry Jello Mix – You can use other flavors
- Whipped Topping (thawed) – We like to use Cool Whip or learn How to Make Whipped Cream
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Variations Ideas
- Fruit – Feel free to add in or change the fruit to what you prefer. Fresh raspberries, mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple or pineapple chunks are great options.
- Crunch – If you want to add in a little crunch to the strawberry jell-o mixture add in chopped walnuts or pecans.
How to Make Strawberry Fluff Salad
Step 1 – Whisk together the pudding mix, jello mix and water in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium high heat and bring the mixture to a boil.
Step 2 – Once the mixture is boiling, remove from heat and place in a large heat resistant mixing bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mixture has thickened (at least 4 hours or overnight).
Step 3 – Remove the bowl from the refrigerator and beat with an electric mixer until creamy.
Step 4 – Then gently stir in the whipped topping, marshmallows and fresh strawberries until combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Serve cold and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Chill – This strawberry fluff recipe is best prepared the day before serving so it gives time for everything to set.
- Prepare Ingredients – We like to prepare the strawberries ahead of time by chopping the strawberries in bite size pieces. This makes it easier to fold into the mixture when we are ready to make
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is best made with fresh strawberries. If you only have frozen strawberries, make sure to thaw them before combining with the other ingredients. Make sure to drain the strawberries so they hold up better in the fruit salad.
We have not try making this sugar free instant pudding mix and jello, but I think it would still turn out delicious. If you try it, please come back and let us know how it turned out.
This salad is best served the day before serving it. Leftovers can be refrigerated in an airtight container for 2-3 days. It does not freeze well.
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Strawberry Fluff Salad
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Cook and Serve Vanilla Pudding Mix 4.6 ounces
- 1 pkg Strawberry Jello Mix 6 ounces
- 3 cups Water
- 16 ounces Whipped Topping thawed
- 10 ounces Mini Marshmallows
- 2 cups Fresh Strawberries diced
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Instructions
- Whisk together 1 package (4.6 ounces) cook and serve vanilla pudding mix, 1 package (6 ounces) strawberry jello mix, and 3 cups water in a medium saucepan.
- Heat over medium high heat and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Once the mixture is boiling, remove from heat and place in a large heat resistant mixing bowl.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mixture has thickened, at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Remove the bowl from the refrigerator and beat with an electric mixer until creamy.
- Gently stir in 16 ounces whipped topping, 10 ounces mini marshmallows, and 2 cups diced fresh strawberries until fully combined.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
- Serve cold and enjoy!
I liked how the fluff salad turned out overall. I did notice because I didn’t have a big mixing bowl, I had to divide the jello pudding mix into two parts and only needed two tubs of whip topping. And when I mixed the second batch, I saw the partially used bag of marshmallows and realized I accidentally forgot the mini marshmallows by the time I put the mix in a serving bowl. I did notice that you don’t have to add the mini marshmallows if you don’t want to because the fluff has a good thick form to it already. Great recipe.
Hearing that you loved it makes me so happy — thank you for leaving a review! Also, glad to know that the marshmallows are necessary for the texture of the salad!
Can I leave the marshmallows out? My husband is allergic to high fructose?
Yes, I think it will be fine to leave the marshmallow out – Let me know how it turns out!
I have found the exact same recipe and ingredient amounts, with the exception that they call for a 3.6 ounce Strawberry Jell-O. How would that work, if these amounts are used and the other one has high ratings with less Strawberry Jell-O? Wouldn’t the amount of water make it different?
I haven’t tested it yet with the smaller package of Jello mix yet so I’m not sure. I think that you wouldn’t need as much water. I would start with 2 cups and adjust from there as needed.
I loved the delicious strawberry flavor and how easy it was to make!