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This Cherry Fluff is a great no bake dessert. Just mix all your ingredients together and chill. It’s a perfect side dish or dessert for a summer cookout!

Closeup of the Cherry Fluff in a white serving bowl.
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Fluff Salads are becoming a favorite of ours during the summer. Kind of like an Ambrosia, this a fruit salad is mixed with cool whip to hold it all together.

The main difference between a Fluff and an Ambrosia is that an Ambrosia uses coconut flakes, and a Fluff does not.

How to make Cherry Fluff:

Fluffs are very easy to make. Open your ingredients and drain any excess juice from the canned fruit. Chop your pecans before mixing everything.

Put everything in a large bowl and mix together. Chill in the refrigerator before serving.

ingredients for the Cherry Fluff.

Ingredient Notes:

  • Cherry Pie Filling – Use a store-bought can of Cherry Pie Filling.
  • Crushed Pineapples – drained well as the extra juice will make this Fluff runny.
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • Whipped Topping – thawed.
  • Pecans – chopped.
  • Mini Marshmallows
  • Optional – Maraschino Cherries for topping
top-down view of the Cherry Fluff in a white bowl.

Directions:

Step One – Crush your pecans and drain your pineapples. Place all ingredients (except maraschino cherries) into a large mixing bowl.

Recipe Tip

You can use a colander to drain the crushed pineapples.

The Fluff all mixed in a large bowl.

Step Two – Mix all ingredients together well.

Recipe Tip

Make sure to gently mix to ensure you don’t crush the cherries from the pie filling.

top-down view of the Cherry Fluff with maraschino cherries on top.

Step Three – Place cherry fluff into the fridge to chill for 1-2 hours until before serving.

closeup of the Cherry Fluff with maraschino cherries on top.

How long can you keep Fluff?

Typically, this type of “salad” needs to be eaten pretty quickly.

Ideally, you want to only keep this refrigerated for about 3 days. After 3 days, I would recommend discarding it.

Recipe Tip

One way to help extend this salad is to make sure your fruits are drained and dried as best as possible before mixing together. You do not want to bring any excess liquid to this party!

3 bowls of the Cherry Fluff with ingredients for the Fluff in bowls around it.

Try some of my other Fluff recipes:

Orange FluffThis Orange Fluff is the perfect light dessert. Made with mandarin oranges, marshmallows, orange Jell-o and an ingredient you would not expect this dessert tastes like an orange creamsicle!

Cranberry FluffThis Cranberry Fluff is loaded with fruit, crunchy pecans, and sweet marshmallows. It’s the perfect treat and sweet side dish.

7-Up SaladThis 7-Up Salad is one of my favorite recipes! It’s a classic recipe passed down to me from my mother-in-law and loved by my entire family.

closeup of one bowl of the Cherry Fluff.

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cherry fluff

Cherry Fluff

This Cherry Fluff is a great no bake dessert. Just mix all your ingredients together and chill. It's a perfect side dish or dessert for a summer cookout!
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 0 minutes
Chill time: 2 hours
Servings: 8 servings
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Ingredients 

  • 21 oz cherry pie filling
  • 20 oz crushed pineapples, (drained well)
  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 8 oz whipped topping, (thawed)
  • 1 cup pecans, (chopped)
  • 1 cup mini marshmallows
  • Option: maraschino cherries for topping

Instructions 

  • Place all ingredients (exact maraschino cherries) into a large mixing bowl.
  • Mix all ingredients together well.
  • Place cherry fluff into the fridge to chill for 1-2 hours until before serving.

Notes

Tip: You can use a colander to drain the crushed pineapples.
Tip: Make sure to gently mix to ensure you don’t crush the cherries from the pie filling.
Tip – One way to help extend this salad is to make sure your fruits are drained and dried as best as possible before mixing together. You do not want to bring any excess liquid to this party!

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 449kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 419mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 354IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 187mg | Iron: 1mg
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