Pina Colada Salad

Submitted by Aunt Paula

"Coconut lovers check this out! This dessert is so delicious, I made it for a teacher's luncheon, and they sent me to the office to make copies for everyone."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
• 1 (3 ounce) package instant coconut cream pudding mix
• 1⁄2 cup flaked coconut
• 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1⁄3 cup white sugar

directions

1. Mix crushed pineapple with juice, instant pudding and coconut.
2. Fold in Cool Whip.
3. Cream together cream cheese and sugar in separate bowl.
4. Then fold into other mixture; chill.

Reviews

[Nikoma]

Very good! But a little sweet for me. I might try it without the added sugar next time. And add more coconut since the pineapple was the dominant taste. Rather then fold the sugar/cheese mixture in last - I combined it with the cool whip first so it would be easier to distribute. I got 5 dessert cup servings from this. Thanks for sharing!

 

[The_Desperate_House]

This is, without a doubt, one of those recipes where you want to keep the ingredients on hand. SUPER easy, SUPER fast, and SUPER delicious!!! I am NOT a coconut-lover, but my mom is, so I made this for her. When she saw me add the pineapple, she made a face -- it is not one of her favorite ingredients. Nonetheless, I proceeded with the recipe and when I got done, we couldn't stop sneaking bites!!!!! In fact, when it came time to serve it for our family reunion, I topped the salad with some toasted coconut to "hide our taste testing". I have made several times since, and it never lasts long. This is a FABULOUS recipe. The only thing I do differently is cream the sugar and cream cheese first and then add the other ingredients to the same bowl. I also garnish with toasted coconut just before serving. Thank you Aunt Paula for such an outstanding recipe!!!!

 

[skiingpeaches]

My family and I enjoyed this. It is on the sweet side but tasty. Next time I will try omitting the 1/3 cup sugar and see what happens. I threw in some fresh blueberries because I had them. Will make again.

 

[mydesigirl]

This stuff was so good! Everyone enjoyed it. I used light Cool Whip and it turned out great...rich and creamy! This is a keeper for sure! Thanks so much for posting!!

 

[FarahC]

Great recipe.I made this for a bbq,and it was a huge hit.As always Paula,you have the best recipes,too bad there isn't enough time to make them all.