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Apricot Fluff | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this festive & elegant fluff-type #FruitSalad is made with #CreamCheese #VanillaPudding, #apricots, #pineapple, #marshmallows, #CoolWhip & #ApricotJello. It's a terrific #salad for company or #holiday dinners, potlucks, backyard BBQs or an family get-together. #ApricotFluff #GlutenFree

Apricot Fluff

Teresa Ambra
Apricot Fluff is creamy, fluffy and out-of-this-world good! This lovely fluff-type salad includes cream cheese, Cool Whip, vanilla pudding, apricots, pineapple, marshmallows and Apricot Jell-O. It's a perfect side dish for company or holidays since it presents beautifully and tastes even better! If you enjoy apricots, you'll gorge yourself on this fantastic fruit salad.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Fruit Salad/Dessert, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 260 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 trifle dish or glass bowl or 12 parfait dishes
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 nut chopper to chop nuts if not previously chopped
  • 1 sharp knife to cut fruit

Ingredients
  

  • 3 oz. pkg. apricot jello
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 5.1 oz. pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened (one block)
  • 8 oz. container Cool Whip
  • 2 cups miniature marshmallows divided use
  • 20 oz. can crushed pineapple drained well in colander
  • 15 oz. can apricots drained and diced
  • 15 oz. can apricots drained and sliced
  • 1/2 cup pecans finely diced (measure after chopping) divided use
  • 12 maraschino cherries for garnish, if desired

Instructions
 

  • Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water in a large mixing bowl until fully dissolved.
  • Add cold water and stir to combine.
  • Place bowl in refrigerator and refrigerate mixture approximately 15 minutes.
  • Add pudding mix and whisk into Jell-O mixture until pudding mix is completely dissolved.
  • Refrigerate mixture an additional 20 minutes.
  • Beat in softened cream cheese, whipped topping, ¾ of the marshmallows, drained, diced apricots, crushed, drained pineapple, and all but two tablespoons of the diced pecans with a whisk until the cream cheese is totally dissolved into the mixture.
  • Refrigerate mixture for 2 hours.
  • Transfer mixture to a trifle dish, glass bowl or individual parfait dishes.
  • Garnish fluff with remaining miniature marshmallows, drained apricot slices, diced pecans and maraschino cherries.
  • Serve fluff with a large serving spoon.
  • Or, scoop fluff into individual parfait glasses and top individual servings with remaining marshmallows, drained, sliced apricots and diced pecans.
  • Top each individual serving with a maraschino cherry for garnish. 

Notes

NOTE: The recipe takes about 4 hours to complete when you include the different stages of refrigeration.
 
NOTE: A 15-ounce can of apricot halves yields about 1 cup diced apricots.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 260kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 6gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 266mgPotassium: 335mgFiber: 3gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 1417IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 1mg
Keyword apricots, fruit salad, marshmallows, pineapple, salad, side dish, vanilla pudding
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