No Bake Pineapple Dessert

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This recipe for No Bake Pineapple Cream Dessert is an upgraded version of pineapple fluff and five cup salad. We use to make a five cup salad with fruit and marshmallows, do you remember it? I still get requests for that five cup salad recipe, and although I love it, I have to admit its not really a salad. So goodbye sour cream, and hello whipping cream.

Easy Pineapple Dessert Ingredients

No Bake Pineapple Cream Dessert Instructions

This pineapple dessert starts with crushed graham cracker crust and takes about half an hour from start to finish. Then you let it chill for a couple of hours before serving.

Graham Cracker Crust Layer

In a medium bowl add 2 1/2 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs.

Melt 1/2 cup butter in microwave, drizzle over the graham crumbs.

Blend together until well incorporated.

Spoon into the bottom in the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch pan. Spread to cover the entire pan, and press firmly. Place in fridge to chill while preparing the filling.

Pineapple and Marshmallow Layer

Open a can of crushed pineapple and a can of mandarin oranges. Place the pineapple and mandarin oranges in a colander, set aside in the sink until drained. You don’t need to keep the juices.

In a medium sauce pan add the milk and 10 oz package of marshmallows. Mini marshmallows are easier, but you can substitute with large marshmallows just cut them up first.

Cook the milk and marshmallows over medium low heat until it turns into a sauce, stirring often so it doesn’t scorch, about five minutes. Add the vanilla, and half a cup of the shredded coconut, stir to combine. Set aside to cool.

While the marshmallow mixture cools, beat the whipping cream until fluffy. Add the 1 cup of powdered icing sugar a little bit at a time.

Spoon about 3/4 s of the whipping cream into the marshmallow mixture. (You don’t need to measure approximate is fine). Fold into the marshmallow mixture until just combined.

Retrieve the graham cracker crust from the fridge. Place dollops of the marshmallow mixture on top, spread smoothly with a knife.

Sprinkle the drained mandarin oranges and pineapple over the marshmallow mixture, making sure the fruit is well distributed and there are no empty parts.

Cover with the remaining whipping cream and then the remaining coconut.

Refridgerate for 2 hours or until firm.

This pineapple dessert is firm enough to cut into large squares and serve. The layers show and the recipe holds together well.

No Bake Pineapple Cream Dessert Recipe

An extra special no bake pineapple cream dessert with a graham cracker crust, load of pineapple and mandarin oranges, with a soft marshmallow coconut filling and topped with sweet whipped cream.

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Prep Time:30 mins

Cook Time:5 mins

Total Time:35 mins

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Crust

• 2 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs
• ½ cup melted butter

Marshmallow Filling

• ¾ cup milk
• 10 oz package mini marshmallows (400g)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 cup powdered icing sugar

Fruit Layer

• 1 10 oz small can mandarin oranges (284 ml)
• 1 13 oz can crushed pineapple
• 1 cup shredded coconut

Instructions

Graham Cracker Crust

• In a medium bowl add 2 1/2 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in microwave, drizzle over the graham crumbs.
  
• Blend together until well incorporated.
• Spoon into the bottom in the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch pan. Spread to cover the entire pan, and press firmly. Place in fridge to chill while preparing the filling.

Pineapple and Marshmallow Layer

• Open a can of crushed pineapple and a can of mandarin oranges. Place the pineapple and mandarin oranges in a colander, set aside in the sink until drained. You don't need to keep the juices.
• In a medium sauce pan add the milk and 10 oz package of marshmallows.
• Cook the milk and marshmallows over medium low heat until it turns into a sauce, stirring often so it doesn't scorch, about five minutes. Add the vanilla, and half a cup of the shredded coconut, stir to combine. Set aside to cool.
  
• While the marshmallow mixture cools, beat the whipping cream until fluffy. Add the 1 cup of powdered icing sugar a little bit at a time.
• Spoon about 3/4 s of the whipping cream into the marshmallow mixture. (You don't need to measure approximate is fine). Fold into the marshmallow mixture, until just combined.

Assembling Pineapple Dessert

• Retrieve the graham cracker crust from the fridge. Place dollops of the marshmallow mixture on top, spread smoothly with a knife.
• Sprinkle the drained mandarin oranges and pineapple over the marshmallow mixture, making sure the fruit is well distributed and there are no empty parts.
  
• Cover with the remaining whipping cream and then the remaining coconut.
• Refridgerate for 2 hours or until firm.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Canadian

Keyword: No Bake Pineapple Cream Dessert

Servings: 12 slices

Cost: $10

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