Mandarin Orange Salad

A glass bowl of creamy mandarin orange fluff salad topped with mandarin orange segments.

This easy Mandarin Orange Salad layers citrusy orange gelatin with sweet mandarin oranges, pineapple, and a fluffy whipped pudding topping. A make-ahead potluck favorite!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword mandarin orange salad

Prep Time 5

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 40kcal

Author Jason Decker

Ingredients

1 – 3 oz. orange jello
1 cup boiling water
3 oz. frozen orange juice
1 – 15 oz. cans mandarin oranges
1 – 8 oz. cool whip
1 – 8 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice
1 small package lemon instant pudding
1 cup milk

Instructions

Combine orange jello in boiling water, stir well, and add frozen orange juice and stir till dissolved. Add 1 can of drained mandarin oranges and crushed pineapple with juice. Place in glass dish and refrigerate till firm (about 1 hour).
Mix pudding and 1 cup milk till thick, then mix in cool whip. Spread pudding mixture on top of set up jello mixture. Place back in refrigerator to ready to serve.
Before serving open second can of mandarin oranges and drain well. Place then neatly on top of salad.

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