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Watergate Salad

A pineapple pistachio delight that was all the rage…for a while. Pudding, pineapple and Cool Whip…ambrosia!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy, make ahead, potluck, quick

Materials

  • 1 4 ounce package INSTANT pistachio pudding (cook and serve won’t work)
  • 1 16 ounce can crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 1 9 ounce container Cool Whip
  • ½ cup maraschino or Bing cherries chopped
  • ½ cup walnuts or pistachios chopped
  • 1 cup miniature marshmallows
  • Sliced bananas optional
  • extra whole cherries for garnish

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, combine pudding mix, pineapple and pineapple juice until dissolved. Let sit 5 minutes.
  • Fold in Cool Whip, then cherries, nuts and marshmallows. Just before serving, fold in bananas. Recipe is best if put together the night before and stored in the refrigerator (except for the bananas). Bananas go in last minute because they brown easily.
  • Serve in an ice cream bowl with a spoonful of whipped cream and a cherry on top.

Notes

Serves 8.
Keep refrigerated.