5-Ingredient Watergate Fruit Salad: A Nostalgic Dream in 10 Minutes
Classic Watergate Fruit Salad with pistachio pudding, marshmallows, and cherries – a retro no-bake dessert perfect for holidays and potlucks.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (3.4 oz) box instant pistachio pudding mix
- 1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup crushed pistachios
- 1 cup whipped topping
- ½ cup maraschino cherries, halved
Instructions
- Mix dry pistachio pudding with undrained crushed pineapple until thickened.
- Fold in whipped topping until smooth.
- Add marshmallows, pecans, pistachios, and cherries.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Garnish with extra cherries and pistachios before serving.
Notes
- Use Cool Whip or similar whipped topping.
- Add pineapple chunks for extra fruit.
- Best served cold.
- Keeps covered in fridge for 2 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 5mg