Piña Colada Fluff

Piña Colada Fluff is a delicious fluff dessert made with whipped topping plus instant pudding and then loaded with pineapple and coconut. This easy six-ingredient dish will likely become your favorite goto recipe for potlucks, holiday celebrations, and casual get-togethers.

If you love Watergate Salad you are bound to love this fruity fluff that is made similarly and comes together quickly. If you are looking for a little something sweet for the table Piña Colada Fluff ticks all the boxes. It's also a great alternative to a fruit salad when you also want a creamy dish.

Made with creamy whipped topping, coconut cream pudding mix, sweet pineapple, sweetened shredded coconut, and mini marshmallows, this great recipe goes great with salty dishes like baked ham and spicy dishes like enchiladas.

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About This Recipe

All fluff recipes are sweet and fluffy and primarily contain whipped topping or whipped cream. They are sweet enough to be a dessert but also are a great side dish for buffets and the holidays.

All fluff recipes have 2 ingredients in common: whipped topping plus a pudding or gelatin mix, which creates the basic flavor of the fluff. 

Then additional ingredients are stirred in to build and enhance the main flavor of the fluff. These can be creamy like cottage cheese, cream cheese, or yogurt. Or they can be sweet and refreshing like fresh or canned fruit.

Additional flavor enhancements can be mini marshmallows, chopped nuts, shredded coconut, crushed or broken cookies, bits of candies or chocolate, and even pieces of broken pretzels. There are many combinations and choices.

For this Piña Colada Fluff, the main players are coconut and pineapple, just like the famous cocktail. I don't include nuts in this fluff but I do add just a little extra sweetness with mini marshmallows.

With just a handful of simple ingredients, this super delicious and super easy-to-make fluff is a real winner.

So... let's make some!

Ingredients

To make this Piña Colada Fluff you will need these simple ingredients:

• Whipped Topping - Thawed frozen whipped topping (Cool Whip) is the traditional ingredient for this fluff dessert.
• Crushed Pineapple - Any brand of crushed pineapple is delicious. I prefer pineapple canned "in its own juice" but you can use "light syrup" too.
• Coconut Cream Pudding Mix - This is the 3.4-ounce package of "instant pudding" mix from Jell-O. Although store-branded pudding mixes are available I have not tried any other brand.
• Mini Marshmallows - Just plain vanilla mini marshmallows. No need to cut them. Just measure and add.
• Pineapple Tidbits - Any canned pineapple tidbits that are drained well will work. An 8-ounce can is close to 1 cup.
• Shredded Coconut - I prefer to buy whole pecans and cut them myself for a fresher taste and to get the perfect size of the pieces of pecans.

Please see the recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Stir Together. Stir together the crushed pineapple and the instant coconut cream pudding in a large bowl until they are well combined.

Add and Mix. Add the whipped topping and mix well.

Fold In. Fold in the mini marshmallows, pineapple tidbits, and shredded coconut.

Chill and Serve. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled. Serve and Enjoy!

My Top Tip

♡ Do not drain the crushed pineapple! This recipe needs both the juice and the fruit.

Make-Ahead & Storage

Piña Colada Fluff can be made a day ahead or made just 1 hour before serving. It stores well in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.

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