Fluff fruit salads are a holiday and potluck staple loved by many. I tweaked a recipe to create this super light and delicious Cherry Fluff, using half of the traditional amount of cottage cheese than usual. The result is a soft and light dessert with endless variations depending on what flavor Jell-O you choose and what fruit you put on top.
8oz.Cool Whip *see notes for alternative substitution
3oz.box cherry Jell-OI used regular, supposedly you can also use sugar free, although I haven't tried it
8ouncecan crushed pineappledrained
10 ouncejar Maraschino cherriesdrained and stems discarded
Instructions
Combine all of the ingredients except the cherries into a large bowl. Stir to combine well.
Slice all of the cherries in half. Add half to the pink fluff and stir them in, reserving the other half for garnish. Top the fluff with the rest of the cherry halves and chill until ready to serve.
Notes
Dream Whip can be substituted for Cool Whip. Whip two packets of dream whip (each packet makes 2 cups of whipped topping) with 1 cup of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Whip well for several minutes, then chill for 10 minutes. It is then ready to be used in the recipe below. This will make 4 cups total.An 8 oz. container of cool whip is about 3 1/2 cups so this comes very close to the same amount. I used Dream Whip and I really loved the light, airy texture it provided, but Cool Whip works great too.You can increase the cottage cheese to two cups if you prefer.