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Photo of Family Tradition Watergate Salad by Bwendler

Family Tradition Watergate Salad

Rated as 4.55 out of 5 Stars
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"In my family, we have this every time there's any type of get-together. The large bowl is always finished off and finally I asked my great Aunt how she does it. Here's her secret!"
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Ingredients

1 h 10 m servings 208 cals
Original recipe yields 16 servings

Directions

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  1. Gently combine whipped topping, pineapple with a little juice, marshmallows, cherries, and pudding mix in a large bowl until mixture is fluffy and thoroughly combined. Add more marshmallows if salad isn't fluffy enough. Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.
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Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 208 calories; 6.9 g fat; 35.4 g carbohydrates; 0.2 g protein; 0 mg cholesterol; 210 mg sodium. Full nutrition

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Loved this recipe. Halved it as it was only for 3 of us. I omitted the cherries as I didn't have them on hand (the recipe says optional so I don't feel too bad about tweaking that part, lol.) Th...

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When I make this, I used one container Cool Whip, one package instant pistachio pudding and one full package mini marshmallows. It's one of my favorite holiday fluffy salads.

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My family loves this dessert! It has become a favorite request. Will make it many more times!! Thanks!

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This is the best of the Watergate salad recipes!

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This is a tradition in my family for Thanksgiving since I was a little girl. My children love it and it's one of the things that they look forward to come time for dinner. The recipe I use thoug...

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really good!

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I like to add Manderine Oranges.....also I put it in Popcicle molds and freeze it for a summer treat the Grandkids Love

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D/law does not eat nuts so only put pecans on top for decoration.

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We make this for every holiday, but have changed the maraschino cherries to 1 to 2 cans of mandarin oranges. Yumm!!

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