Cranberry Fluff Salad Weight Watchers - Recipe Diaries (2024)

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Cranberry fluff is not your average salad and it has become a staple side dish at many homes during Thanksgiving. Not only it is easy to make this favorite dish even saves space in the oven because it’s just a salad that you can keep cool in the fridge.

Hey, if you’re new here, welcome! My name is Jenna and I love my air fryer! Plus, if you also follow the WW program most of my recipes will have the points added in the notes section.

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I lightened this dish up by replacing the sugar with a can of crushed pineapple which will help sweeten the cranberries up and using Cool Whip instead of heavy cream. The Instant vanilla pudding gives it even more flavor.

Looking for more salad recipes like this? Try Oreo Fluff, Orange Fluff, or Pumpkin Fluff Dip Recipe.

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  • What Ingredients do I need?
  • How to make Cranberry Fluff
  • Other Recipes to Try
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What Ingredients do I need?

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  • Cool Whip - A frozen whipped topping that is found in the freezer section of the grocery store. I like it a lot because I’m lazy and don’t like beating heavy cream to making whipped cream. 😉
  • Instant Vanilla Pudding - This is such a versatile ingredient to use in many desserts, I love them cause there’s so many flavors. Just add in milk to the pudding. There are different sizes of pudding mix. The regular pudding mix are 3.4 oz and the sugar-free are 1oz. Both require the same amount of milk used.
  • Raw Cranberries - Use a food processor to finely chop them
  • Crushed Pineapple - drained
  • Marshmallows - pre-cooked, and chopped.
  • See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

How to make Cranberry Fluff

Step 1: Pulse the cranberries in a food processor until they look like the picture above the recipe.Combine chopped cranberries and pineapple and let it set in the refrigerator.

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Step 2: After 30 minutes, Add the remaining ingredients.Refrigerate and allow to stand overnight for flavors to develop.

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Makes about 10-12 servings, serving size: ½ cup.

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Recipe FAQs

How do you figure out points for recipes?

Nutrition info is calculated with the zero point food included in the recipe. If you’re using the nutrition info to figure out points it might not be the same as what the points are listed in the notes section. I use the recipe builder to calculate points. Myfitness pal for nutrition info.

Why am I still getting different points from what you have listed?

This could be quite a number of reasons and here are a few that I have come across.

Number of servings

Different brand used

Low-Fat vs Fat-Free ingredients

Using the nutrition info calculator instead of the recipe builder

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Cranberry Fluff Salad

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  • Author: Jenna
  • Prep Time: 5 min
  • Total Time: 5 min
  • Yield: 10 to 12 1x
  • Category: Easy
  • Method: Mix
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

Cranberry fluff is not your average salad and it has become a staple side dish at many homes during Thanksgiving. Not only it is easy to make this favorite dish even saves space in the oven because it’s just a salad that you can keep cool in the fridge.

Ingredients

Scale

  • 1 8oz container of lite cool whip
  • 1 1oz container of sugar-free vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 c. raw cranberries, chopped
  • 1 ½ c. drained crushed pineapple
  • 1 cup miniature marshmallow

Instructions

  1. Combine chopped cranberries and pineapple and let stand ½ hour. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
  2. Refrigerate and allow to stand overnight for flavors to develop.
  3. Makes about 10-12 servings, serving size: ½ cup.

Notes

WW Points: 5 Click here to see in recipe builder (will have to log in)

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: ½ cup
  • Calories: 67
  • Sugar: 7g
  • Sodium: 111mg
  • Fat: 1g
  • Saturated Fat: 1g
  • Carbohydrates: 15g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 0g

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Comments

  1. Jenna says

    That's fine as well. The sugar-free ones are 1 oz boxes I believe.

  2. Chloe Hoffman says

    I love this recipe! I cannot find 1oz box of vanilla pudding so I use one 3.4oz of vanilla pudding per batch. I also use coco whip to make this recipe diary free. And I use mandarin oranges too instead of pineapple

  3. Jenna says

    You don't need any sugar. I updated the post so it wasn't confusing.

  4. Hannah says

    How much sugar should you add? Didn't see it listed in your recipe.

  5. brenda says

    Love these freebies

  6. Jenna says

    Good to hear! It's one of my favorites. 🙂

  7. Sara says

    Delish! My go to cranberry salad from now on!

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Cranberry Fluff Salad Weight Watchers - Recipe Diaries (2024)

FAQs

Why is my cranberry salad runny? ›

Mistake #2: Your Cranberry Sauce Is Too Runny

You may have added too much liquid to the cranberries. In addition to pectin, cranberries contain water, which means you only need to add a splash of liquid to get the cooking going. Add too much and you'll be stirring at the stove much longer than expected.

How many carbs are in cranberry fluff? ›

Cranberry Fluff
Nutrition Facts
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 35mg1%
Total Carbohydrates 35g12%
Dietary Fiber 2g8%
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How to make cranberry sauce thicken? ›

Try reducing the sauce down even further so more of the liquid cooks off and the mixture thickens. If that doesn't work, add a thickener like gelatin, pectin or a cornstarch slurry (cornstarch whisked into juice or water). Let the sauce cool before refrigerating to completely set.

Is Fluff high in sugar? ›

EWG calculates that this product is 50% sugar b...

What is ambrosia salad made of? ›

The best Ambrosia Salad recipe is made with pineapple, mandarin oranges, yogurt, mini marshmallows, coconut and whipped cream. This easy side dish has a delicious tropical sweetness and is always a crowd favorite!

Is cranberry juice good for low carb diet? ›

Most fruit juices are high in carbohydrates (usually and overwhelmingly sugar carbs), which makes them almost impossible to drink on the keto diet, says Israetel. Case in point: An 8-ounce ounce of cranberry juice has 30 grams of carbs.

How do you keep fruit salad from getting watery? ›

The acidity in the lemon and the orange will keep the fruit from turning brown and keep it crisp and refreshing. This will also concentrate the juice and give it a thicker, syrupy consistency, instead of a thin, watery consistency.

Is cranberry sauce supposed to be runny? ›

Cranberries are naturally rich in pectin, so they gel easily under the right conditions. The ingredient proportions and cooking time determine whether you end up with a sauce that's too runny, a sauce that's perfectly thickened, or a gel that's firm enough to cut with a knife.

Will my cranberry sauce thicken in the fridge? ›

Cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools. To store, let cool completely, then transfer to a resealable container and refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.

What makes cranberries thicken? ›

When the cranberries are heated, the berries begin to break down and pop open. The pectin is then released and reacts with the sugar and juices to form long polymers and thicken the sauce. This process creates the cranberry sauces and jellies which are so familiar at holiday dinners.

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