Fluffy Strawberry Salad

Fluffy Strawberry Salad

1 6oz ox strawberry or raspberry Jell-O

1 cup boiling water

1 c crushed ice or 1 cup cold water

1 5.1  instant pudding vanilla

20 oz. crushed pineapple

4 cup mini marshmallows

12 oz. cool whip thawed

16 oz. strawberries

1. Get yourself a large package of strawberry or raspberry Jell-O and pour the contents of the box into a medium sized bowl. 

2. Heat one cup of water up in the microwave until it boils. Should take about 2 minutes. Pour it over the top of the Jell-O. 

3. Stir it well, until all of the little Jell-O granules have dissolved. 

4. Pour 1 cup crushed ice into the bowl. If you don’t have crushed ice easily accessible (like in the door to your fridge) then just use 1 C cold water. It will just take a little bit longer to set up. 

Stir the ice (or cold water) around until the ice has melted. Pop the bowl into the fridge for about 10 minutes or until the Jell-O is slightly set up. It should be as thick as pudding, but will still work well if the Jell-O is totally set up. 

5. While the Jell-O is setting up pour one can crushed pineapple and it’s juices into a large mixing bowl. Pour 1 large box of vanilla pudding over the top of the pineapple and stir to combine. 

6. Add 4 cups mini marshmallows, and one 12 ounce container of thawed cool whip.

Stir it all together with a wooden spoon.    

7. Pop a spoon into your pretty red Jell-O and stir it all up. Pour it into the cool whip/marshmallow mixture and stir it in to combine.

8. Wash your strawberries, cut off the green tops and slice the berries. Add them to the big mixing bowl and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.  You can make this recipe up to 24 hours in advance.

Serve and enjoy!