Strawberry-Pineapple Salad

Submitted by MelinOhio

"This is my very favorite recipe. I could eat this 3 times a day. I need to always double the recipe."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (1 1/3 ounce) package whipped topping (dream whip)
• 1⁄2 cup cold milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1⁄2 cup nuts
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced

directions

1. Prepare topping with milk and vanilla according to package directions on box and chill.
2. Cream together cream cheese and sugar.
3. Add pineapple and nuts.
4. Fold in whipped topping then fold in strawberries.
5. Chill 3 hours.
6. Garnish with whole strawberrys.

Reviews

[Debs Recipes]

Thanks Melody for sharing such a great recipe ~ Your delicious salad is light, refreshing, and very easy to make! I skipped the nuts but added a thinly sliced banana which went well with the strawberries and pineapple. And I used "Lite" frozen whipped topping with the vanilla stirred into it. NOTE: 1 packet Dream Whip mixed with 1/2 cup milk makes 2 cups whipped topping.

 

[jill k.]

This is a very good salad. Next time I make it I am going to top with crushed pretzels just before I serve, we like sweet/ salty combos.

 

[EdnaC3]

this recipe is very very good. I was looking for a recipe with strawberries and I found a very good one. I made just as stated except I made it with cool whip. I agree with other reviewers in that the recipe should be doubled or tripled. Is very good and I can eat the whole thing. Oh I also used splenda instead of sugar and tasted just as good.

 

[gail.lalumiere]

I used low fat cream cheese, cool whip lite and just stirred in the vanilla in with the cream cheese/sugar mix. I also added more fruit than 1 cup strawberries. I added some pitted bing cherries. outstanding.

 

[msjill111]

This desert is to die for!!! It's light, sweet, refreshing and so so good! I followed recipe other than I omitted the nuts. I can see I'm going to be hiding in the closet tonight eating this LOL Thanks for sharing this great recipe! I forgot to add that after draining the pineapples in a strainer-I also placed them in paper towels and squeezed the juice out them-it took a few paper towels but it works great and won't let your salad become watery.