Old Fashioned Watergate Salad Recipe
Old Fashioned Watergate Salad is also known as Pistachio Pineapple Delight from back in the day.
This vintage Jello pudding recipe would be perfect served on Mother’s Day.
Mom and maybe even grandma will remember this fluffy pistachio pudding dessert recipe from the past.
Vintage Jello Dessert recipes
Vintage Jello pudding recipes bring back so many memories for me from when I was a child.
Whenever we had a big family get together for a holiday someone would always bring a Jello pudding dessert recipe.
Even now for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner we always have a Chocolate Jello Pudding Pie or my mother in laws famous Green Jello Goo recipe.
Green Jello Goo is not the official lime green Jello dessert recipe name but that was what the kids called it when they were little and now for our family that is the name it is known by.
Unfortunately, that green Jello dessert recipe is a family secret and my mother in law has asked me not to share it while she is still with us.
There is a story that goes along with the reasoning behind that but I think I have shared it somewhere here on the blog in the past and we are here to talk about this old-fashioned Watergate Salad recipe today.
How To Make Old Fashioned Watergate Salad
- 3.5 oz box instant pistachio pudding mix
- 20 oz can crushed pineapple with juice, undrained
- 2 cups Cool Whip topping, thawed
- 1 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans but you can use walnuts if you prefer)
- In a large mixing bowl mix the pistachio pudding mix with the crushed pineapple and juice. Mix well until all of the powdered pudding mix is dissolved.
- Fold in the Cool Whip until combined well.
- Next, add the mini marshmallows and chopped nuts to the bowl. Gently fold the marshmallows and nuts into the mixture.
- Place the Watergate Salad into a serving bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours but overnight is best.
- Serve topped with maraschino cherries, mini marshmallows, and chopped nuts as a garnish if desired.
- Makes 8 1/2 cup servings.
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Old Fashioned Vintage Watergate Salad dessert recipe like grandma used to make with Jello pistachio pudding mix and crushed pineapple.
Ingredients
- 3.5 oz box instant pistachio pudding mix
- 20 oz can crushed pineapple with juice, undrained
- 2 cups Cool Whip topping, thawed
- 1 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans but you can use walnuts if you prefer)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl mix the pistachio pudding mix with the crushed pineapple and juice. Mix well until all of the powdered pudding mix is dissolved.
- Fold in the Cool Whip until combined well.
- Next, add the mini marshmallows and chopped nuts to the bowl. Gently fold the marshmallows and nuts into the mixture.
- Place the Watergate Salad into a serving bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours but overnight is best.
- Serve topped with maraschino cherries, mini marshmallows, and chopped nuts as a garnish if desired.
- Makes 8 1/2 cup servings.
Nutrition
- Calories: 208
Kim~madeinaday says
Looks fabulous! Sharing! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
Kim
Jenny says
This looks yummy! Jello was always at my family gatherings when I was younger. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty