Fruit Salad Pudding
"Can't recall where I got this recipe many years ago, but I've double & tripled the recipe at times to made it for weddings & special gatherings, & it's always a hit! And the recipe can be varied by using a different flavor of pudding! Preparation time does not include time needed to chill."
photo by HokiesMom
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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15
ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 (3 3/4 ounce) package instant butterscotch pudding mix
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 (17 ounce) can fruit cocktail, well drained
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, well drained
- 1 (16 ounce) can pineapple chunks, well drained
- 1⁄2 cup coconut flakes (optional)
directions
- With electric mixer, carefully beat Cool Whip, sugar & sour cream until stiff.
- Add instant pudding & milk, & continue beating.
- When well blended, add drained fruit.
- Pour into clear serving bowl & chill.
- When ready to serve, sprinkle coconut over pudding.
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Reviews
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I've made this for years now at Christmas and it seems that my family likes the butterscotch pudding best. I still only use 1 - 8 oz Cool Whip and two cans of fruit cocktail. it's a winner, winner. -
Mmmm, mmmm. I made it exactly as stated. Beware - this stuff is addicting! -
Wow is this good! Made as directed but omitted the mandarin oranges and pineapple and used tropical fruit in combination with the fruit cocktail instead. The butterscotch pudding adds a wonderful flair combined with the coconut flakes. Will definitely be making this again. :) -
I live in Arizona and make this fruit salad as a fun and easy treat for hot summer days. Use a large bag of frozen mixed fruit and a large box of dry instant vanilla pudding. Mix the pudding with the frozen fruit and serve in half an hour or let it set in the fridge for an hour or more. It keeps cool for a couple hours all on it's own. Great as a make and take for summer picnics. -
I made this to bring to my moms house for a family outing and it was so refreshing and delicious. Needless to say I went home with an empty bowl!
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Tweaks
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This is very tasty! I also used only an 8 oz container of light cool whip along with 2 Tbsp. of Sugar and a cup of light Sour cream. I had some crushed pineapple instead of chunks and also added one sliced Banana in addition to the fruit listed in the recipe. This turned out wonderfully creamy and fruity. Thank you for this lovely recipe.
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Wow is this good! Made as directed but omitted the mandarin oranges and pineapple and used tropical fruit in combination with the fruit cocktail instead. The butterscotch pudding adds a wonderful flair combined with the coconut flakes. Will definitely be making this again. :)
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Very good summer dessert. Used sugar-free butterscotch pudding and Splenda. It had a bit of an after taste. Next time I think I'll use 1T. Splenda and 1T. sugar. Also subbed a can of tropical fruit for fruit cocktail. Mistakenly bought only an 8oz. container of Cool Whip Lite. It was still delicious, but made fewer servings. Used 8 individual dessert dishes. The coconut topping was an extra treat. -
We really loved this salad. Due to personal tastes I used a tropical fruit mix instead of the fruit cocktail & used vanilla instead of butterscotch pudding. The coconut flakes adds such a great flavor I highly recommend adding that! Just for fun I served one dish with some toasted slivered almonds too which is also very good on the salad. Beautiful presentation! Made for the Beverage Tag Mar08.
