If you want an easy, tasty and fruity dish this summer you have to whip up this easy Tropical Fruit Pudding Salad, you will become quickly addicted!
Can you believe that summer is finally here. I’ve been waiting for this for such a long time. We hail from the great state of Minnesota so it is cold 9 months out of the year.
So when I get the chance to whip up all of these fun and fruity dessert recipes, I just jump on it and this Tropical Fruit Pudding Salad is one of them that we absolutely adore.
I also love no-bake desserts because they save time and you don’t have to heat up your kitchen in the hot weather either so it’s a win-win situation.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Minimal ingredients help this recipe whip up super fast.
- You can swap out the fruit for different kinda to fit your flavor profile.
- You can easily double this recipe to feed larger crowds.
If you haven’t gotten to know me by now, I thrive off of easy desserts and this one is SUPER easy and that is what we like about it and why we make it so often in this house!
WHAT IS A PUDDING SALAD?
A pudding salad is pretty much pudding mixed with milk or cream mixed with various mix-ins such as fruits, nuts, marshmallows, candy, etc.
It is an easy to make “salad” that has been around for ages, I remember having pudding salad as a kid, it was one of those old traditional recipes that we always used to make.
HOW TO MAKE TROPICAL FRUIT PUDDING SALAD, STEP BY STEP:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the instant pudding and cream, set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the fruit. Fold in the pudding and mix until combined. Serve immediately.
See, this is such an easy recipe, literally only two steps, I mean who wouldn’t love a pudding salad recipe hat is this simple!
You can also chill this salad before serving, this will thicken the salad a little bit as well if you want a thicker salad too.
WHAT KIND OF FRUIT CAN I USE?
Since this is a Tropical Fruit Pudding Salad we went more toward the tropical fruits, but you can pretty much make this with any fruit mixture you like.
The fruits we used in this salad itself are pineapple, mango, kiwi and blueberries, some other fruit you can use includes:
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Raspberries
- Peaches
- Grapes
Whatever fruit combination that you like you can use for this salad. The pudding mixture is basic and can be used for various different flavors.
HOW TO STORE:
This salad can be stored covered tightly with Saran Wrap or in an airtight container for about 24 hurt. The acid in the fruit will breakdown the salad slightly and make it watery.
So we do not recommend making a long time in advance, serve as immediately as possible.
This Tropical Fruit Pudding Salad is just so tasty and fruity and really makes you feel like you are on a tropical island (don’t we all wish!)
Plus it’s easy to whip up and the whole family will love it, at least ours does! This is usually gone within an hour because our kids just gobble it up.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Let the pudding and cream mixture sit a few minutes to thicken up before mixing with the fruit.
- You can refrigerate a little while to thicken up salad.
- You can swap out your fruit for flavors that you love, the pudding mixture is just a basic mix so any fruit would taste amazing with it.
- You can make the slightly ahead of time, read above on how to store to see more about that.
- This recipe can easily be doubled to serve more people for parties or picnics.
- You can use canned or fresh pineapple in this recipe.
If you want a quick and easy recipe that is fruity, tasty and fast then you need to whip up this EASY Tropical Fruit Pudding Salad!
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Tropical Fruit Pudding Salad
Ingredients
- 3.4 ounce instant vanilla pudding
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 cups diced pineapple fresh or canned (if canned, drain first)
- 1 1/2 cups diced mango skin removed and pitted
- 6 kiwis skin removed and sliced thin
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
- n a small bowl, whisk together the instant pudding and cream, set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the fruit. Fold in the pudding and mix until combined. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Let the pudding and cream mixture sit a few minutes to thicken up before mixing with the fruit.
- You can refrigerate a little while to thicken up salad.
- You can swap out your fruit for flavors that you love, the pudding mixture is just a basic mix so any fruit would taste amazing with it.
- You can make the slightly ahead of time, read above on how to store to see more about that.
- This recipe can easily be doubled to serve more people for parties or picnics.
- You can use canned or fresh pineapple in this recipe.
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