Pink Fluff is one of those desserts that have been in my family for years!! While I am not a fan of it, my daughter Kylie is obsessed with it. If I let her, she would eat it for every meal and any chance she could. Plus, this makes a great Weight Watchers dessert as well.

First published in 2016 and updated in 2018 and 2023.
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My daughter is quickly taking after me. She loves quick and easy food she can grab or quickly whip up. When the kids were younger, I loved to fin recipes like this so they could work on some cooking skills, but not have the ability to mess up the whole recipe. Plus, this can be made Weight Watchers Friendly!
Pink Fluff Ingredients:
How To Make Pink Fluff:
Grab a large bowl for mixing. (I use two bowls, one for making the recipe and another for serving it.)
Strain your crushed pineapple, placing the juice in one bowl and the pineapple in another.
Dump everything except the cherries into your mixing bowl and combine.

After thoroughly mixing everything, slice all the cherries in half with a paring knife. This is perfect for kids to start to work on their knife skills. With the cherry small enough, they don’t have to have their other hand near the knife to practice the pressure of the knife to cut.

Mix about half the cherries into the fluff and save the rest for garnishing.
Scrape the contents into a new bowl.

Top with the remaining cherry halves and cover.
Store in the refrigerator.
We make this year-round to have at potlucks and family parties, and it’s always a hit! We plan to remake it with some different flavors this year. Kylie already has her list of combinations to try.

How To reduce Weight Watchers Points
Now, if you are counting calories or following the Weight Watchers plan, you can swap out ingredients to make it a better option. One quick way to cut out some of the Weight Watchers points is to reduce the cherries and use a fat-free cool whip and fat-free cottage cheese.
How To Store Pink Fluff
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days after making it.
no bake desserts
No-bake recipes are my jam in the summer, and most times, they are also easy to make year-round!
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Do you have a favorite quick and easy potluck dessert recipe?
Pink Fluff Dessert Easy and Perfect For Potlucks!!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 Ounce Cottage Cheese
- 8 Ounce Whipped Topping
- 3 Ounce Cherry Flavored Gelatin
- 20 Ounce Crushed Pineapple
- 10 ounce Maraschino Cherries
Instructions
- Grab a large bowl for mixing. (I use two bowls, one for making the recipe and another for serving it.)
- Strain your crushed pineapple, placing the juice in one bowl and the pineapple in another.
- Dump everything except the cherries into your mixing bowl and combine.
- After everything is thoroughly mixed, slice all of the cherries in half with a paring knife.
- Mix about half of the cherries into the fluff and save the rest for garnishing.
- Scrape the contents into a new bowl.
- Top with the remaining cherry halves and cover.
- Store in the refrigerator.
Teri Giese says
Hi Jenny! Love those fluff salads too! Have a Pinterest board just for them. Love seeing your daughter helping! Have 4 grown and only 1 has any desire to cook,and did help when young. The other 3?Who is their real mommy? My 18 year old “baby”,is soo bad, that if she cooks at all, is in my kitchen, to make food for the bo, leave the dirty kitchen, and take the food to his house!! What?! and Right?!. Anyway I am clearly a penny pincher and enjoy your blog and super friendly chats, easy eats! Happy New Year!!
jackie Berry says
I have been looking for some conjealed salad recipes. This sounds great .
Thank you
Joye Graham says
Looks wonderful. What size pineapple did you use please ?
Ali says
I made this with an 8 oz. can of crushed pineapple.
Ronald Gagnon says
Such an easy, quick recipe for ANYTIME, not just desert….but the cottage cheese surprised me
BILL HOFF says
We are always looking for different treats to prepare the grand kids
Ali says
I made this with a few tweaks and it was really, really good! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Leslie says
Delicious..my mouth is watering!!
Mary says
We make an orange fluff at our house which is a favorite. I’m glad you shared your pink fluff. Can’t wait to try
Heather says
I can’t eat too much of this, but ooooh this would be fun to indulge in. LOL! 🙂
Christin says
Sounds yummy! Can’t wait to give it a try!!
Chloe Crabtree says
Sounds and looks wonderful! Such a nice bright color to add to the holiday buffet, too! Thanks for sharing!
Suzy says
Pink fluff looks yummy and easy to make. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
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Donna Petree says
I make this using lime jello and add chopped pecans or walnuts, whichever I have on hand. I use 12 oz. of cottage cheese, 8 oz. of Cool Whip, and 8 oz. of crushed pineapple. I’ve also done it with orange, cherry and strawberry jello, but do not put in any fruit except the pineapple. I also put a couple of drops of real vanilla extract. It has always been my son’s (now 34) favorite. I make it whenever he comes home! It is a wonderful salad, dessert, and I have added coconut to it and used it for pie filling. Yummy that way too.
Diane I Akers says
I LOVE THIS PINK FLUFF … BUT CAN I USE JUST ABOUT ANY FLAVOR OF JELLO?? I WANT TO USE RASSBERRY . MAKING THIS AS I READ ALONG CAN NOT WAIT TO EAT IT..
Jenny says
Did it turn out? I have not made it with Raspberry, but I am sure it would work!
Sharon Kelly says
You said dumb everything in the bowl does that include the pineapple juice?
Jenny says
Yes it does!
Helen Rush says
quick and easy am going to store to make for classic car club i belong to. yum yum
Nancy Budline says
Why drain pineapple if using juice?