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Cherry Pie Salad

May 31, 2017 by Emily Hill 16 Comments

Cherry pie salad requires six simple ingredients and less than six minutes to make. The best part? It receives rave reviews whenever I serve it!

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I’m going to be completely honest with you. Using the word salad in this cherry pie salad is totally deceiving.

I mean, I serve it like I would any other summer salad—next to whatever we’ve grilled (usually burgers) along with watermelon, chips and an icy beverage.

But this salad is on par with my mom’s pistachio pudding salad in that it tastes like more like dessert than something I can count as my daily recommended serving of veggies.

Cherry Pie Salad - Cherry pie salad requires six simple ingredients and less than six minutes to make and receives rave reviews whenever I serve it! | halfscratched.com

I love any dish that comes together quickly and easily and can be made with ingredients stored in my pantry. Cherry pie salad totally fits those requirements thanks to six canned/containered/packaged ingredients you toss together and refrigerate.

And yes, I used the word containered.

Cherry Pie Salad - Cherry pie salad requires six simple ingredients and less than six minutes to make and receives rave reviews whenever I serve it! | halfscratched.com

I know for a fact you can make cherry pie salad a couple days ahead of time and it still tastes great. Yay for make-ahead recipes that cut down on prep time the day you hosting your family party!

Some of my favorite make-ahead recipes are these Mexican pinwheels, buffalo chicken pinwheels, cowboy caviar, and copycat Chili’s salsa. Oh, and this peanut butter chocolate trifle is one of my family’s most-requested desserts!

Cherry Pie Salad - Cherry pie salad requires six simple ingredients and less than six minutes to make and receives rave reviews whenever I serve it! | halfscratched.com

Everyone raved about this summer salad except George and Livi, but I think that’s due to the pecans. Neither one is a fan of nuts in their salads.

Or desserts. I’m hoping they’ll grow out of that silliness. Or maybe not since I usually polish off what they don’t eat.

Fortunately the rest of our partygoers were happy to “share” their servings. I think it had something to do with that cherry pie filling. And the mini marshmallows. And maybe the whipped topping.

Go with Comstock Country Cherry Pie Filling & Topping. It’s the best, trust me.

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Cherry Pie Salad

Yield: 10
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes

Cherry pie salad requires six simple ingredients and less than six minutes to make and receives rave reviews whenever I serve it! It takes only 5 minutes to make but you do need to chill it for a few hours or overnight.

Ingredients

  • 1 (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 (20-oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 (20-oz) can cherry pie filling
  • 3 cups mini marshmallows
  • 1 (8-oz) container Cool Whip, defrosted
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. Combine sweetened condensed milk, pineapple, and cherry pie filling in a large bowl. Mix until combined.
  2. Fold in marshmallows, Cool Whip, and pecans. Chill at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 346Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 64mgCarbohydrates: 60gFiber: 1gSugar: 48gProtein: 5g
© Emily Hill
Cuisine: American / Category: desserts


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Comments

  1. Mary Babiez

    June 7, 2017 at 9:48 am

    This sounds absolutely decadent! We grilled pork tenderloin the other night and had it with grilled asparagus and potatoes. Your salad/dessert would have been the perfect finale! Definitely saving this one :)

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      June 7, 2017 at 10:57 pm

      Awesome! Thank you for your comment, although now I’m craving grilled tenderloin!

      Reply
  2. Elaine

    September 19, 2017 at 10:00 am

    Awesome salad, Emily. It is really rare to see something like this and I will definitely try to cook it on my own now. Thank you so much for sharing this!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      September 19, 2017 at 4:38 pm

      Thanks for taking the time to comment!

      Reply
  3. Kati

    December 23, 2018 at 2:43 pm

    Going to make this cherry pie salad today! I accidentally bought pineapple tidbits instead of crushed pineapple though. Will that be ok?

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      December 23, 2018 at 10:14 pm

      I’m not sure–I’ve never tried it. It may have a runnier consistency because of the chunks and the liquid rather than crushed pineapple, which is a little thicker. Wish I could help be of more help!

      Reply
  4. Phyllis Miller

    December 22, 2019 at 6:17 am

    I’m looking forward to make this. I’ll
    be making it for Christmas and on
    occasional special events.

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      December 24, 2019 at 11:12 am

      It’s so festive!

      Reply
  5. Robin

    January 2, 2020 at 6:39 pm

    I’m looking forward to trying this cherry pie salad , sounds yummy

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      January 5, 2020 at 7:05 pm

      I hope you like it!

      Reply
  6. Cynthia Amitrano

    August 31, 2019 at 5:33 pm

    I made a version of this salad from a recipe from 25 years ago. Mine had cherry pie filling, sweetened condensed milk, pineapple tidbits (or crushed, but I used tidbits), mandarin oranges, marshmallows and cool whip. NO NUTS. It is delicious and was a big hit. Interesting to see this version which I am guessing is equally tasty.

    Reply
  7. Emily Hill

    August 31, 2019 at 6:37 pm

    Your version sounds SUPER delicious! Yum!

    Reply
  8. Jody Campbell

    January 26, 2020 at 5:38 pm

    just made this cherry pie salad and added 1/2tsp almond extract. It was so good, brought out the cherry taste. Definitely going to make this again!

    Reply
  9. Emily Hill

    January 27, 2020 at 10:05 pm

    I love the idea of using almond extract. Yum!

    Reply

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