Dreamsicle Jello Salad

Dianne48's Note:

This recipe has been a big hit at family gatherings and potlucks for years! It could also be used as a light dessert. I have also used French Vanilla pudding mix. It makes a large amount so make sure to use a very large mixing bowl.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 2 (3 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding
• 1 (3 ounce) package orange Jell-O
• 1 ½ cups boiling water
• 1 (22 ounce) can mandarin oranges (with juice)
• 1 (16 ounce) container Cool Whip

Directions:

1. Combine the pudding, Jello and boiling water and dissolve completely.
2. Add the Mandarin Oranges (with juice).
3. Fold in the Cool Whip.

Reviews

[Cookbook Barbie]

This was delicious! It's so smooth and creamy. I used sugar free jello and lite cool whip, and it was perfect. I think next time I might try adding a can of drained crushed pineapple. I think that would make it even better. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!

[carolyn lynch]

This was wonderful, I literally made it in 5 minutes (because of the boiling water). I used it with a heavy meal and it was light and perfect. The teenagers even liked it and they are sooooo picky.

[Starrynews]

This is a very nice dessert - great for hot weather! It comes out very much like a custard in texture. I used slightly different sizes of boxes based on what I had on hand - used one 5.1 oz box of vanilla pudding and 2 0.3 oz sugar free Orange jello. After reading the notes on the Cool Whip container, after dissolving the pudding and jello into the hot water, I let it cool down a bit before folding in the Cool Whip (as the container said that increased heat would increase runniness of the product). This firmed up beautifully in 2 hours and served up creamy and delicious. Thanks for sharing!