Dessert Salad Recipes

This three-layer salad includes a pretzel crust, cream cheese center, and strawberry top.

My Grandmother made this every year for Christmas when I was a kid.

This is an easy fruit salad recipe and people always ask for it.

This is a wonderful dessert salad that never failed to be a hit. Made the day before the brown sugar makes the sauce taste like caramel. You can use less brown sugar, if you wish.

This recipe is super simple and can be changed to suit your tastes. Just add additional fruit and/or nuts.

A cool strawberry gelatin salad with a cream cheese middle and pretzel crust.

Creamy, simple, quick, and kid-friendly dessert. With only 4 ingredients, it's cheap and sure to be a family favorite. This recipe is doubled to fit my family. Cut everything in half for a single batch.

This is a light and fluffy dessert salad based on pistachio pudding; the pudding is made lighter with the addition of whipped topping. Add an extra can of mandarin oranges, if you like.

A quick and easy salad that is great for any occasion. This cool, shimmering treat makes a wonderful dessert, too.

Acini di pepe is the Italian word for peppercorns. Any tiny round-shaped pasta works well in this chilled fruit salad. Great in the summer, but my family asks for it every holiday. Every time I bring this to a party I get requests for the recipe.

I got this recipe from my Aunt Sandy and it is delicious! Plan ahead, because this recipe needs to chill overnight.

This is a great recipe my mom got from my aunt. She has made it every year for Thanksgiving. It is a family tradition for us. It can be made a day or two ahead of time, if you like. It looks just beautiful in a cut crystal bowl. Thanksgiving is not the same without it for us! We just 'gobble' it up! Chopped walnuts can be substituted for chopped pecans.

EASY EASY EASY. If you like maraschino cherries you can use them, if not remember there are maraschino cherries in your fruit cocktail. Also, a little juice from the maraschino cherries will color your fruit salad a festive red.

Don't wait until the last minute to make this recipe. Each layer has to set before the next one is added.

This is a favorite holiday treat for my family. It can be made with sugar free gelatin, fat free cottage cheese, and fat free cool whip for a lower calorie treat. This is an EASY and quick treat!

This salad is so easy to make and every time I take it to a potluck I get asked for the recipe!

This different Jell-O® salad, made with cabbage, chopped ham, mayonnaise, and spicy brown mustard, has a taste that's more savory than sweet.

This is a dessert 'salad' with raspberry Jell-O and crushed pineapple. You can also change it around to your specified taste.

A hit with kids and those young at heart. My childhood neighbor made it our block party and now, even though I have moved far away, I still make it with fond memories...it just isn't Fourth of July without it! I have seen similar recipes where the white layer is made with sour cream or whipped topping, but this one uses sweetened condensed milk...easy and delicious!

I've been making this recipe for well over thirty years, and it's still good.

This is one of my favorite desserts that I get when I go to a Chinese restaurant. With this recipe, it is easy to make it in the comfort of your own home! Serve with some canned fruit cocktail with syrup or just some fresh fruit! It's such a refreshing dessert to enjoy and a very good change from plain gelatin.

I make this every year for Thanksgiving and everyone loves it! It is great either with dinner or after.

My grandmother gave me this recipe earlier today. I am not crazy about Apples, but loved this salad. I told my husband to hurry up and eat it before I eat too much. My grandmother told me it is like the candy apples at a fair, which I also am not crazy about, but this was the best salad ever! Hope you all enjoy.

Mother made this often this during WW II when sugar was rationed. You can use any flavor gelatin (I personally like the green lime). It is a light sweet especially good after a heavy meal or during warm weather.