No Bake Pineapple Dessert
This recipe for No Bake Pineapple 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 No Bake Pineapple Dessert Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crust
2 cups graham crumbs
1/2 cup butter melted
Pineapple & Marshmallow Layer
3/4 cup milk
mini marshmallows 10 oz package (400 g)
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups whipping cream
1 cup powdered icing sugar
Assembling
1 small can mandarin oranges 10 oz (284 ml)
1 can of crushed pineapple 13oz (398 ml)
1 cup shredded coconut
No Bake Pineapple 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 (confectioners 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 no bake pineapple dessert is firm enough to cut into large squares and serve. The layers show and the recipe holds together well.
How to Keep Pineapple Cream Dessert
This recipe does not freeze well, its best eaten within a day or two of making so that the graham cracker crust keeps it texture.. To store the pineapple dessert keep it covered in the fridge in an air tight container.
No Bake Pineapple Cream Dessert Recipe
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.
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