Cookie Salad Recipe
This easy and delightful Cookie Salad combines creamy vanilla pudding, tangy pineapple and mandarin oranges, and crunchy Fudge Stripe cookies to create a refreshing dessert perfect for potlucks and family gatherings. The salad is chilled to meld flavors and topped with cookie pieces for a fun texture contrast.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix (3.4 ounces)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 8 ounces whipped topping
- 1 can crushed pineapple (20 ounces), drained
- 1 can mandarin oranges (11 ounces), drained
- 12 Fudge Stripe cookies, roughly crushed (reserve a few for garnish)
Instructions
- Whisk pudding: In a mixing bowl, whisk together the instant vanilla pudding mix and buttermilk until the mixture becomes thick and smooth.
- Fold topping: Gently fold the whipped topping into the pudding mixture until well blended, ensuring the texture stays light and airy.
- Stir fruit: Carefully stir in the drained crushed pineapple and mandarin oranges, combining all the ingredients evenly without breaking up the fruit too much.
- Chill: Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld and the salad to thicken slightly.
- Add cookies: Just before serving, fold in the roughly crushed Fudge Stripe cookies and garnish with a few reserved cookie pieces on top for added crunch and visual appeal.
Notes
- Be sure to drain the pineapple and mandarin oranges well to prevent the salad from becoming too watery.
- Use a gentle folding technique when incorporating the whipped topping and cookies to keep the salad light and fluffy.
- This salad can be prepared a few hours ahead, but add the crushed cookies last minute to preserve their crunch.
- For a different flavor twist, try using different flavored instant pudding mixes or fruit varieties.
- Fudge Stripe cookies provide a nice chocolate and striped crunch, but any sturdy crunchy cookie can be used.
Keywords: cookie salad, instant pudding dessert, fruit salad, easy dessert, party salad, no bake dessert
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