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This retro strawberry fluff is a dessert salad with strawberry pie filling, fresh strawberries, whipped topping, and cottage cheese.
Karlynn’s Recipe Rundown: Retro Strawberry Fluff
- The cottage cheese in this recipe is the original way to make the retro-style dessert fluff recipes. I love the texture, and the extra protein is great!
- This is best made the day before and refrigerated overnight. It sets better, and the flavors blend.
Ingredient Tips You Need To Know
- Cottage Cheese: You can use lower-fat cottage cheese if you want.
- Pie Filling: You can use homemade pie filling or light pie filling.
- Jello: You can use light or sugar-free gelatin.
- Whipped topping: You can use light or fat-free.
Quick Recipe Summary: How to Make Strawberry Fluff
- Combine the cottage cheese with the strawberry gelatin.
- Stir in the strawberry pie filling until it is combined into the mixture.
- Fold in the whipped topping.
- Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours until chilled thoroughly and set.
Storage Instructions
Refrigerate: Store any leftover strawberry fluff in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. The consistency might change, and the ingredients might separate, so stir to combine the ingredients again before serving.
Variation Suggestions
You can mix and match flavors for this fluff. The possibilities are endless as long as you like the flavors together. Try:
Strawberry gelatin, strawberry pie filling, and canned pineapple for the fruit.
Raspberry gelatin, fresh raspberries, and raspberry pie filling.
I hope that you enjoy this fantastic retro recipe! Let me know what you think in the comments below!
Happy cooking!
Karlynn
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Retro Strawberry Fluff
Ingredients
- 6 ounces strawberry flavored gelatin two three-ounce packages
- 2 cups cottage cheese drained well
- 8 ounces frozen whipped topping thawed ( one container)
- 20 ounces strawberry pie filling one can
Instructions
- Scoop the well-drained cottage cheese into a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle the gelatin powder over the top of the cottage cheese. If desired, using a hand mixer, beat the gelatin into the cottage cheese until smoother.
- Stir in the strawberry pie filling until combined into the mixture.
- Fold in the whipped topping.
- Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours until chilled thoroughly and set.
- Serve. Keep refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Notes
- This is best if it is refrigerated for at least 4 hours.
Nutrition
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Anne says
They’re the same as my mom and m-in-law made years ago. Thanks for sharing