Easy Cranberry Fluff Recipe

When it comes to the holidays you don’t have to make the same old desserts! Try out this easy cranberry fluff recipe this year and wow all your guests.

My cranberry fluff cool whip dessert is simple to prepare and uses canned cranberries. It’s a great way to make a recipe with leftovers too…whip up a batch of cranberry fluff with jellied cranberry sauce as an easy way to repurpose Thanksgiving leftovers.

The best part about my cool whip cranberry fluff salad is that it’s quick to make. Once it’s whipped up you can put it in the fridge to chill and move on to other meal / holiday prep. It’s also nice because you can just dish it out and go, this is not one of those desserts that takes half an hour to plate and serve!

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If this is your first time making a cool whip fluff salad, welcome! If you have been here before you might have tried some of our other similar recipes like Unicorn Fluff Recipe or this Orange Fluff Dessert. We also have some other flavors and I’ll list those below.

What do I need to make this cranberry fluff salad?

This recipe uses pineapple chunks, mandarin oranges, cranberry sauce, chopped pecans, mini marshmallows, and whipped topping. That’s all you need to whip up this easy recipe for my easy cranberry fluff recipe. 

You can really do a lot with some simple canned ingredients. It’s another reason I love to make this recipe and it’s why we give it that ‘easy’ title…you can keep a lot of these ingredients on hand without having to worry about them going bad.

Then, when it’s time to whip up a treat or a last minute holiday dessert, boom! You can grab the marshmallows and cool whip and go to town!

Kitchen essentials for tasty no bake recipes:

When you head into the kitchen to make some of these great recipes you’ll want to have the best tools on hand.

Of course mixing bowls, a mixer, spatula, and some whisks should be on your list if you don’t have ones that you love. I also like to have a set of cooling racks so that my recipes can properly cool before they’re scarfed down by my family!

I like these casserole dishes from Pyrex which are great for no bake recipes and for all your favorite dinners, brownies, cakes, and more.

You can’t go wrong with some good sharp knives and a cutting board. They will always come in handy in the kitchen for recipes of any kind, even desserts!

How to make cranberry fluff with canned cranberries:

This recipe only has five steps and that’s pretty amazing when we are talking about holiday dessert recipes. No one wants to add a lot of extra work to their plate during the holidays.

If you need an easy recipe that will be great for Thanksgiving or Christmas meals, give this cranberry fluff salad a try! Kids an adults alike really seem to enjoy this one.

In a medium bowl, add the can of pineapples, ¾ of the can of oranges, and the can of cranberry sauce. Mix until well combined.

Mix in 1 cup of the marshmallows.

Mix in the whipped topping

Mix in 1 cup of the pecans.

Place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.  Toss mixture together and garnish with remaining oranges, marshmallows, and pecans.

Can I make this fluff recipe in advance?

I would make it a little bit in advance, let’s say half a day, before I would be worried about it. These fluff recipes do not have a habit of storing very well.

It’s not a problem usually because they get eaten pretty quickly, but if they sit for longer than a day or so they will start to get kind of runny and they will lose their appealing texture.

The juices from the fruit will eventually kind of deteriorate the marshmallows and cool whip so it is best to make these kinds of fluff recipes the same day you want to eat them. As you saw, they are not hard to prepare or time consuming so it’s not a big deal to make them just a few hours before you need them.

You will of course need to give them about 2 hours to chill so don’t forget to factor that time into your preparation schedule!

Looking for more delicious fluff recipes to try?

If you found that you really enjoy this fluff recipe or if you think you’d like to try different flavors, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of our other favorite fluff recipes with cool whip, jello, and more! Try the all out now and see which ones are your favorites.

• Unicorn Fluff Recipe
• Orange Fluff Recipe
• Pineapple Fluff Recipe
• Pumpkin Pie Fluff

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