4 Light and Fluffy Jello Salads

When you want a sweet dessert but are watching your calories and fat, then here is a light and fluffy treat for you. These jello salads are so good and can be modified to sugar free and low calorie. They are light, fluffy, fruity, and oh so good! Jello salads are such a delicious snack or dessert and are good any time of year.
Orange and Pineapple Jello Salad
Ingredients
20 oz. can of crushed pineapple
15 oz. can of mandarin oranges
8 oz. container of whipped topping
3 oz. box of orange jello
1.34 oz. box of instant vanilla pudding
1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
Measure out 1 cup of the juice from the oranges and pineapple and add it to a large mixing bowl. Add the jello and pudding and whisk until mixture becomes thick. Add the pineapple, oranges, and whipped topping mixing until everything is combined. You can also stir in the chopped pecans if you desire. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Lime Jello Salad
Ingredients
20 oz. can of crushed pineapple
8 oz. container of whipped topping
8 oz. package of cream cheese
2 3 oz. boxes of lime jello
2 cups of boiling water
1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
Pour 2 cups of boiling water into the lime jello and whisk until all the jello is dissolved. Add the cream cheese to the dissolved jello, (I cut the cream cheese into chunks). Whisk the cream cheese until it has melted and blended into the jello. There will still be some small bits of cheese but that is ok. Add the pineapple with the juice and mix everything well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Then add the whipped topping and pecans if desired, stirring until completely combined. Place back into refrigerator until ready to serve.
Lemon Jello Salad
Ingredients
2 3 oz. boxes of lemon jello
3.4 oz. box of lemon pudding
8 oz. container of whipped topping
1 1/2 cups of milk
2 cups of boiling water
Instructions
Pour 2 cups of boiling water to lemon jello and whisk until dissolved. In a separate bowl mix pudding and milk, whisking until thick. Then combine jello and pudding together whisking until well combined. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Add whipped topping and stir until completely combined. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Strawberry Jello Salad
Ingredients
2 cups chopped strawberries
8 oz. container of whipped topping
2 3 oz. boxes of strawberry jello
16 oz. container of cottage cheese
Instructions
Mix together jello and cottage cheese until well combined. Add strawberries and whipped topping and stir until everything is completely combined. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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[@carolkropczynski3636]

My mom use to make one called Watergate salad… pistachio pudding. cool whip, crushed pineapple, mandarin oranges and maraschino cherries . She would fix it at holidays, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas.

[@angelaharmon6267]

My mom did too

[@danieltursi804]

Not jello

[@michaeltres]

I remember it well. I could have eaten the whole bowl. It's not a Jell-O concoction, but that may be why I liked it best!!

[@grannys-cooking-faith]

I make that around the holidays

[@pettytoni1955]

I loved making Ambrosia Salad with fruit cocktail, crushed pineapple, mini-marshmallows, flaked coconut, canned Mandarin oranges, Cool Whip (more stable than whipped cream) and a dollop or two of sour cream (or plain yogurt) to balance the sweetness. Yum!

[@spacenerd9499]

This is my dish I take to holidays. Yum

[@musingsfromthehill9030]

Mine too

[@UranaSKush]

Sounds great! Thank you

[@ViviSkull05]

For Thanksgiving use instead of pineapples in the lime Jello use sliced pears. We call it pear salad. It tastes great, very mellow and sweet, and not a taste people seem to have too often.

[@kathrynpupos9103]

Another one my Mom made for potlucks is : lg box of strawberry/banana jello use pack directions for hot water. Use only half cold water amount, add in well drained crushed pineapple, 1 container crushed frozen strawberries and 1 mashed ripe banana. Pour half mixture into 9×9 dish. Place that container into refrigerator to set.About 30 minutes. Use a medium size sour cream to layer 1/2 inch thick then add rest of jello mixture on top and return to refrigerator to set.

[@vangogo6819]

I grew up on jello salads like these in the 60's, my mum made one she called "Hawaiian Fluff", she made her own whipped cream with pineapple juice and pieces, oranges, coconut and maraschino cherries chopped finely;I loved it. Now I am going to have to make one as it is very hot here, thanks for the inspiration.

[@patw7174]

Is there any substitute for the milk?

[@vangogo6819]

@@patw7174 I don't know, I don't eat dairy very often myself but I do indulge once in a while. Isn't there non-dairy whipped topping you could use as a substitute? I'm old fashioned,lol, I still prefer making my own with heavy whipping cream, good luck to you! 🤗🍨

[@Mark-iv7np]

Hi, I'd much appreciate the recipe.

[@vangogo6819]

@@Mark-iv7np As soon as can find it I will post it to you , it's in a binder with most of her recipes that my father put together after she died. He didn't bother putting the recipes into categories so it's always a treasure hunt when I look for something, one of these decades I will get around to organising it.

[@sarahmartinbemrich8331]

Chef Kristie, there is a pistachio salad that is a family favorite. It's pistachio pudding mix, and crushed pineapple, with mini marshmellows, pecans and cut Maraschino Cherries and whipped topping. It's delicious too! Every Easter it was on our table, you can add a cup of coconut too 😀 Now is the perfect time for these salads, thanks again! ♡sBm

[@wg8517]

We call it Watergate salad

[@HayleyBosman]

We make a variation of this as well. We call it pistachio fluff(:

[@wg8517]

We call it Watergate Salad

[@margoriecannon7633]

**😂😂

[@leahrowe847]

LOL... We don't put cherries in it, & call it "Bait," bc it looks like fishing Bait, but it tastes so heavenly you're just Baited to eat it!!

[@vdivapino8898]

My aunt has a recipe for apricot jello. TO DIE FOR!!!!! Getting extremely difficult to get apricot jello these days. Thank goodness for Amazon. My mom has been making this for every family function and literally can’t show up without it.

[@christinabernat6709]

Will you please share what was in it?

[@diannakins4198]

My mother used to make all these different Jell-O salads when I was growing up. They were always so satisfying in the summer. And she could make a dessert go along way with eight people. Thank you for showing the salads

[@morecoffeeplz9992]

This morning, made a 1/2 batch of the last one. Used sugar free black Cherry jello and thawed frozen cherries. Wish I could find sugar free cool whip! OMG… this is heaven on these HOT days. Thanks for helping me rediscover the love of Jello.

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

I’m definitely going to try this with the cherries!! Yum!!

[@Andie1951]

You could whip your own cream and sweeten it with Splenda or erythritol.

[@susancarmack533]

My Mom was the Queen of Jello salad. These bring back memories. Thank you.

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Love those sweet memories! Thanks for watching!

[@momstermom2939]

My mom always snuck in veggies!

[@charvankerck9617]

Thank you. Moms recipes disappeared. Love it .

[@elroy8272]

Special occasions mom made "green stuff". Coolwhip with pistachio pudding, crushed pineapple and mini marshmallows ..extra nuts optional. Yum

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

I’ve heard it called green stuff too! 😊

[@connielaws1674]

This was called Watergate Salad back in the 70’s…I guess because it was popular around the time of the Watergate scandal. My mom still makes it and we love it!

[@Caledoniarose]

My Grandmother always made her version of "green stuff" every Christmas! It just wasn't Christmas without it. After she passed, my Aunt made her first attempt to keep the tradition alive. However, she was in a rush and only had one box of lime jello, so she combined it with a box of cherry she did have. After all she thought, red and green govtogether at Christmas. Right? Weeelll... Turns out when you mix red and green jello in the recipe it turns a sort of grayish color. So that first Christmas after Grandma's passing we had "GRAY Stuff"! It looked kinda like brain tissue. Not very festive. Made us miss Grandma but we also had a good laugh to balance our grief.

[@connielaws1674]

@@Caledoniarose 😂Great story and great memories!

[@mistyb8434]

Yes, I love this one! A few years ago I decided to pullout some old jello recipes and I made the “green stuff”! 😂 Also, a mandarin orange, tapioca pudding recipe with dream whip (can’t remember all the ingredients), but this definitely my favorite!

[@Andie1951]

My mother always made a green jellied salad and a red jellied salad (clamato and lemon jello) for Christmas dinner. I love them but my kids wouldn't even try them! I'm going to give you her recipe for the green one. We called it Toby's Green Salad after the woman who gave her the recipe. Dissolve 4 ounces of lime jello in ½ cup of boiling water. Add: 1 cucumber 🥒 (grated) 1 onion (grated) 15 oz. cottage cheese 1 tablespoon of Miracle Whip (you could probably sub with mayonnaise) Mix these together and add them to the dissolved Jell-O. Pour it into a greased mold. Let it set overnight. It's delicious! Trust me.🤗

[@joycewithrow8929]

They all look so yummy!

[@brendachavers7605]

They are great in a pie crust too!

[@ambermac77]

I was just thinking the lemon one would be awesome in a pie crust!!

[@dinosaurdanruby3456]

My mom made a 2 similar recipe for my sister's wedding dinner, one strawberry and 1 lemon. She added little pieces of angel food cake before refrigerating. It was 62 years ago and I can still remember how delicious it was.

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Yes they’re all so yummy! 😊

[@lupeespinoza2182]

Yummy delicious

[@pamramsom6233]

We always made jello or pudding. Remember whip and chill?

[@janetkaygallagher1555]

I am glad I found this channel. I just bought 10 boxes of Jello, two of each flavor. I would never have thought of putting pudding and Jello together. I will have to go to the store again for the pudding and Cool-Whip. Then I'll try your recipes. Thank YOU!

[@wg8517]

All good and fairly easy to make

[@rocknrita1349]

I absolutely love these salads for a dessert!

[@erendiresendez785]

They all look scrumptious. Thank you for sharing your recipes ☺️

[@sharonlatour6230]

All of those look delicious! Thank you Chef Kristi!!

[@sherriedefibaugh2581]

Oh yum! They all look amazing. I will have to try them all!

[@pchyme]

My family makes an amazing pistachio jello salad with milk, fruit cocktail, crushed pineapple, whipped cream topping, and pistachio pudding powder. We call it Pistachio delight!

[@dorothysue1]

I made the Strawberry recipe yesterday. It was gone in minutes! Everybody absolutely loved it. Thank you.

[@sheliaporter6795]

My favorites are the lime and the orange. My mama used to make Jello Salads for every holiday, birthday celebration and during the summer. This brings back so many memories!

[@joycegilkey3677]

I love these light salads any time of the year. Peach is also good.

[@deniseveiw7992]

I like the different flavors of the jello salads.

[@elizabethpayne4517]

Thank you for the wonderful memories, I watched this and I remembered making these with my mom, mother in law and Grandma

[@MsMaxie]

I love jello salads and they’re so easy to convert to sugar free/keto desserts!! Thank you for sharing these recipes with us, such fond memories of holiday get togethers!

[@janetmcabee]

The lime jello flavor is great at Christmas time, when you use pieces of red Maraschino cherries drained, cut in half & mixed in.. very festive looking with the red & green appearance or you could use the green cherries in the pink jello for another Christmas party item.

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

I’m going to have to try that at Christmas!! Thanks for sharing!

[@jeankelly368]

I love these recipes. Thank you for sharing.

[@lagayames9034]

The lemon is beautiful

[@IntheKitchenwithKaren]

Oh that pineapple orange one was calling my name! Loved that you showed us three different varieties!

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Thank you for watching! They are all so yummy!

[@shannonwaltemate9961]

I made this salad at work one night and it is really yummy!

[@mariamchami2769]

Four actually!

[@Rene_B7578]

😋 They all look good! The lemon one is more of a mousse or fluffy dessert than a salad. 🍨

[@bearfime]

Thanks. These are all wonderful. Thank you.

[@michelebadey3883]

JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNEL!!!!!AND I AM STAYING. Now II HAVE TO CATCH UP ON THE OLD ONES.😀😀

[@juliebransfield529]

Just made all 4 and they're going to be a wonderful addition to our summer potlucks, picnics, and cookouts!🎉

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Yes perfect for summer! 😃

[@starla8749]

Thank you for sharing!! I'm a huge fan of anything lemon. I'll be trying these soon.

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@naomimagee844]

Just found you and am so glad I did!!❤️❤️

[@jerriewyatt905]

They all look delicious

[@HKLee-dn1fh]

Oh my goodness… It’s the first time seeing this kind of dessert. So interesting to try. Thanks chef..

[@rosedavis1680]

Thank you for sharing. Such an easy way for dessert or just a cool salad on an hot day. Love all your recipe. Going to make the strawberry one today. Thanks

[@dianawoods6991]

These salads are really easy thank you! 🍓

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Thank you for watching Diana!

[@lupecastro1076]

Thank you i love all of them!! Great job!!

[@joanneskillings309]

Going To Try These Looks Delicious. 😋

[@jeanash9502]

Wonderful 👏 just found jello recipes on utube. Yummy, must get mixing 😋 😋

[@joannsimpson9568]

OMG these are all so delicious looking. I've made alot of jello salads and love them. Grew up with them. Mom always made them too and I made them for my kids and my kids make them for their children.

[@alexvargo195]

I love these old time Jell-O salads so I am finally going to make one of your fabulous dishes

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Yay!!

[@karenann8222]

I will try that lemon jello salad. I love all things lemony and that looks simply delicious!

[@Bluemoon-sd8vp]

They all look good! Thanks.

[@candaceklein4259]

Thankyou love these recipes trying to loose weight I’ve just been having sf jello with cool whip can’t wait to try these

[@lynngoins9516]

I had the strawberry/cottage cheese salad years ago and I remembered it was so good!! I looked and looked for a recipe and never found one. THANK YOU!!!

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@cathypeterson2874]

They all look so good! Thank you for the recipes!❤

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Thank you for watching! 😊

[@melanietaylor6681]

Can’t wait to try.

[@Stella42942]

Thank you for sharing, I love this recipes, I will definitely make these!❤😋

[@gloriamarshall7759]

Just found your channel. I love Jello salads any time of the year, but in the summer they really hit the spot on a hot summer day. These all sound yummy, but strawberry always going to be my favorite. I am always looking for a good lemon desert to fix. Can't wait to try this one. I will be looking forward to more videos.

[@Patricia-qq4wi]

I loved this video because my mom used to never make any type of ambrosia or jello fluff stuff, but my best friend's mom did! and I loved them. Now I make them myself and will be trying out the Strawberry! Thanks 💖

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

I love how certain recipes can bring back sweet memories! Thanks so much Patricia!

[@louiserodriguez2720]

I love ❤all those Salas they are delicious I m making some this Saturday thanks

[@odettg9106]

They look so good 🤤

[@bruceshook1781]

Gotta make some of those i have never tried before!! Love fluffy jello salads

[@makeithappen3165]

Reminds me of my Aunt when I was a kid. Great for low carb snack.

[@peggypeters6676]

These salads are NOT low carb!

[@ritabrunetti381]

Thanks for sharing!! Be well.

[@joycegilkey3677]

I love the lime and the strawberry!!

[@calvinguile1315]

I love these...

[@dorothysue1]

Making the lemon jello salad tomorrow. It's so pretty! Thank you for some wonderful recipes.

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Thank you for watching! 😊

[@possecomitatus77]

Thank you for your brevity and abundant information.

[@vanessadobbins6885]

I’ll try the mandarin orange/pineapple! Thanks for sharing and God bless you!!!!!

[@kathyrama4570]

I love them all.

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

I love them all too Kathy! 😄

[@sharronpettis1486]

Cool and refreshing❣️

[@joannekalish1020]

They all sound delicious. I can't wait to try them. Thanks for sharing. J

[@dellareserolle-qt9io]

Yummy, I love jello. I will try your jello salad recipes.😊❤

[@MaiRaven3]

Yum! Fabulous!😋❤️

[@marthapetru2318]

All of these are my favorite.

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Yes! I can’t choose one favorite! 😁

[@pattyfarrington1798]

I still make jello desserts.It brings back memories.

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

I agree they definitely bring back memories for me too! Thanks so much for watching!

[@jeanastowell4635]

Thanks for these jello recipes. Going to try them all..❤

[@alicethomas6472]

Any of these is perfect for summertime. Cool & refreshing & light. I probably will say the strawberry is my favorite too. I will make each one of these. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Thanks for watching!

[@southerngal7582]

So glad your video showed up l love Jello salad never knew how to make them yummy yummy 😋😋😋

[@karencollins2661]

Can't wait to try these.

[@nancyimbleau2023]

Thank you for sharing your recipes I'm going to try these out all look yummy!

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Thanks Nancy! I’m making a jello salad for Easter just haven’t decided which one yet. 😂

[@Donkey1668]

Can't wait to try all of these

[@hortensiasalazar6135]

They all sound delish gonna have to try them

[@saudigold50]

Delicious, thank you!

[@constanceschulz5418]

You can put these into a gramcracker crust too.

[@gaylescovel7308]

Brilliant idea!

[@happy1831]

Or, Chinese noodles, like the ones uncooked, placed over chicken chow mein in a little bag......NEVER 🥨

[@albertobonilla1600]

Love Love Love your desserts ....!!!Yummy yummy.....!!!:) Thank UUUU!

[@maggieahrens6972]

ALL look and sound Good!

[@ajinpnw6221]

There is nothing low calorie about any of these yummy recipes…all look awesome thank you!

[@KoolT]

Great job! Thank's.

[@GSCannon]

Excellent video of these different all time favs. My Mom makes one of them, my sis makes the green one and now I have the recipes thank you sooo much you Rawk!

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@lianecornils6603]

It’s a run away Dr. And you gave him a head start. Never stopped. Don’t ask his victims to.

[@cindypye578]

All those sound great! I think cherry would be great, too.

[@brennankingsland6927]

Lemon...Lemon.. Lemon...Yum! Reminds me of a delicious lemon souffle we made back in the 50s and 60s.

[@janetmcabee]

These look delicious, thank you so much for a great video & more healthy snack or less fattening dessert.

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

You’re very welcome! Love low fat desserts! Thanks for watching!

[@lindacloustonwendt1302]

Yesi must try these

[@deeregirl7356]

I love Jello salads, these all look so good. I found at a thrift store a small cook book made my the Jello company from the 50/60 its amazing how far that went with their creativity. I look forward to trying these. Thanks

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

Very interesting cook book find! It really is amazing how many variations there are in jello salads.

[@mom57-54]

The lemon looks awesome!

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

It tastes awesome too! 😊

[@texasoutlook60]

The strawberry and cottage cheese recipe is the one my grandmother made for potluck at church or if guest were coming. She would put hers in 9 x 13 in container, also. I just found you and I'm looking forward to more videos. Thanks & Blessings ~Sidney Anne

[@susancarmack533]

You can also add pretzels as a crust to make it a pie

[@elroy8272]

That one was just called the pink stuff. Mostly at holiday's

[@angelathrailkill7271]

@@susancarmack533That's true! Graham cracker crust wouldn't be bad either.

[@corey1788]

We used to do several versions of that. Cherry jelly with Maraschino cherries and cottage cheese. And a lime jello and pineapple with cottage cheese. All had the cool whip also.

[@christinebuckley7822]

.y mom made one with raw cranberry relish. Don't know how she got it to gel but it is a favorite turkey day memory.

[@joyceedwards9652]

Really good ideas!!!

[@auroraochoa9643]

Thank you for the additional recipes. I make my fruit salad with cocktail fruit, marshmallows, any flavor of jello Cool whip. Additionally nuts or coconut.

[@angelapapp758]

New subscriber from East Tennessee.😀 I 'm going to try them all.😍

[@ChefKristiThymetoCook]

You will love them! Thanks for subscribing!

[@brendachavers7605]

I make all of these and I love then all.