Warning… there is no redeeming nutritional value to this recipe.
But sometimes special holiday recipes are more about tradition than nutrition, right?
I’m sure there is a more eloquent title for this family favorite, but my girls dubbed it “orange stuff” several years ago and the name stuck.
Typically we serve this at Thanksgiving. There are fewer sweets on the table at Thanksgiving than Christmas, and for those who aren’t fond of turkey and all the fixings, this at least provides a tasty alternative.
Ingredients:
- 1 large container cottage cheese (I prefer small curd)
- 1 package orange flavor Jello
- 1 large can crushed pineapple – drained well
- 1 large can mandarin oranges – patted dry
- 3 oz shredded coconut (optional)
- 8oz container Cool Whip
Directions:
- Pour cottage cheese into a large bowl
- Sprinkle with orange Jello and mix well (until Jello dissolves)
- Mix in drained pineapple and mandarin orange slices
- Mix in coconut, if preferred (we omit this ingredient at our house)
- Fold in Cool Whip (I use about 3/4 container)
- Set in refrigerator for at least an hour
- (Optional) … decorate the top with a bit of leftover coconut
While the salad is best served cold, I have been known to completely forget the Orange Stuff until we are ready to sit down to dinner. It tastes fine if prepared at the last minute.
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Well, there is at least cottage cheese and fruit for redeeming nutritional value. Of course, sweet tasty things you love give a different sort of value.
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I keep telling myself the cottage cheese is a good source of protein 😉
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My husband would have loved this!!
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🙂
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My grandmother used to make this and called it Orange Fluff.
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I like “fluff” better than “stuff”….
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This is the kind of holiday dish I love! It’s light and sweet and the kind of thing that I go back for “just a little more” until I’ve eaten half of it!
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YES… “just a little bit more” is the greatest lie during the holidays 🙂
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I love this kind of family holiday dishes — the kind of thing you’d likely never eat *except* it’s tradition! And everyone would miss it terribly if it didn’t appear on the table. I too was thinking fruit and protein (from the cottage cheese). If your family like coconut then you could also claim trendy, cause coconut is all the rage now.
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That’s true – I’m trendy and don’t even know it. Ha! 🙂
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My mother used to make this all the time for bridal and baby showers. Now it’s a standard Easter treat.
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Yes… Easter in another time we serve it, if we are all together (which is becoming more rare as time goes on)
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Only in America could we call this a salad?!? 😉 Sounds like a fun, family holiday tradition!
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SO true… maybe that’s why we changed the name to “stuff” 🙂
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