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March 28, 2018 Easy Recipes

Orange Jello Fruit Salad

Orange Jello Fruit Salad is an easy retro side dish or dessert that’s cool, creamy and perfect for holidays, parties and potluck dinners. This recipe is a family favorite that always goes fast!

orange jello fruit salad with mandarin oranges

When I was going through my grandma’s recipe collection the other day, I found this recipe for orange Jello salad. It’s similar to the Strawberry Jello fruit salad I made last year for Easter, except that you use orange flavored gelatin instead of strawberry. And, instead of adding sliced strawberries, you add mandarin orange slices!

Whenever there’s a holiday, there’s a family dinner, right? I always like to include a couple of vintage recipes with our holiday dinners because I’m a sucker for retro recipes, and I’m just sentimental like that. Plus, my family loves them!

This orange Jello salad is super simple and only has 4 ingredients. It’s made with Cool Whip, mandarin orange slices and, of course, the Jell-O gelatin and water. I’ve seen some recipes that add cottage cheese and pineapple, but this one is about as simple as you can get!

orange jello fruit salad with cool whip and mandarin oranges

Personally, I’d say that this is more of a dessert than a salad since it’s on the sweet side and almost tastes like an orange creamsicle! But that’s just me being picky. It really doesn’t matter what you call it, as long as you and your family enjoy it!

You can serve Orange Jello fruit salad at Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas or at any kind of potluck dinner, church supper or picnic. I usually think of this as more of a spring or summer recipe, but like I said, it’s a classic side dish for any holiday or family gathering.

Tips for making Orange Jello Fruit Salad

  • Drain the oranges, pat dry and keep them in the fridge until you’re ready to use them
  • Cut the oranges in half if you want smaller pieces of fruit
  • Use a hand mixer for best results, but a wire whisk works, too

Looking for more Jello salad recipes?

  • Strawberry Jello fruit salad
  • Lime Jello fruit salad
  • Pistachio salad
  • Strawberry Pretzel salad 

orange jello fruit salad with mandarin orange slices in white ramekin

Recipe for Orange Jello Fruit Salad

orange jello fruit salad with mandarin oranges

Orange Jello Fruit Salad

Orange Jello Fruit Salad is a retro side dish or dessert recipe made with Cool Whip and mandarin orange slices. It's perfect for holiday dinners and potlucks and picnics!
5 from 8 votes
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Orange Jello Fruit Salad
Prep Time: 5 minutes
refrigerating time: 2 hours
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 180kcal
Author: Dee

Ingredients

  • 1 6-ounce box orange Jell-O gelatin, or any brand
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 1 3/4 cups cold water
  • 1 8-ounce container whipped topping, Cool Whip
  • 1 15-ounce can Mandarin oranges, drained

Instructions

  • Add jello to a large bowl or casserole dish, and mix in the hot water until powder dissolves
  • Mix in the cold water, and place in refrigerator for about 1 hour or until partially set
  • When jello is partially set, mix with hand mixer on low (or wire whisk) until mixture thickens, and stir in Cool Whip, and mix well
  • Fold in Mandarin orange slices, and place in refrigerator until ready to serve. Keep refrigerated

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcal
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My family loves this easy orange jello fruit salad. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Happy Cooking,

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Comments

  1. Amy @ Little Dairy on the Prairie says

    March 28, 2018 at 7:43 pm

    You have my full attention with this salad! It is calling my name!

    Reply
  2. Allyson Zea says

    March 29, 2018 at 5:59 am

    This salad is my favorite in the spring!

    Reply
  3. Jacque Hastert says

    March 29, 2018 at 6:42 am

    This reminds me of my Grandma’s and I am loving it 🙂

    Reply
  4. Des says

    March 29, 2018 at 7:58 am

    I can already see my kids eating the whole batch at once.

    Reply
    • Dee says

      March 29, 2018 at 9:03 am

      Mine definitely would if they could! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says

    March 29, 2018 at 8:47 am

    Such a great flavor! My son definitely love this!

    Reply
  6. Karlynn says

    March 29, 2018 at 9:00 am

    Brings back childhood memories! I love everything about this!

    Reply
    • Dee says

      March 29, 2018 at 5:27 pm

      Thanks, Karlynn. I’m a sucker for family recipes! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Sheena says

    March 29, 2018 at 7:01 pm

    Salads like these are my favorite! Love that you made it oranges! YUM!

    Reply
    • Dee says

      March 30, 2018 at 1:23 pm

      I made a strawberry one last year, but this one tastes like a creamsicle. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Miz Helen says

    April 2, 2018 at 2:45 pm

    Hope you had a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for sharing your special post with us at Full Plate Thursday! Have a great week and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  9. Kirsten says

    July 29, 2018 at 8:04 pm

    I needed something easy but delicious too!! I had forgotten about this refreshing recipe, and when I found it again I did not need to look further!!! THIS recipe is a keeper, always has been!!

    Reply
    • Dee says

      July 30, 2018 at 12:45 pm

      Thanks so much, Kirsten. We love it, too! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Angel says

    September 6, 2018 at 10:48 pm

    Hello, just wanted to say I tried this salad, it’s good without the pineapple too (my nemasis is crushed pineapple) well, especially crushed, but I tried it both ways n used tiny bites of fresh pineapple instead… also you can use 1/2 a cup softened cream cheese, mixed with 1/2 cup sour cream, & 1/2 cup cool whip, that’s creamier… I noted the water amount was off in the recipe for 1 box of jello… Ohhh & my kids made me throw in mini marshmallows last time, so yummy, you can try regular or the colored fruit flavor mini marshmallows, this is my gift, I find recipes I like n then alter them 25 ways, giggle, just thought I’d share… <3 Angel

    Reply

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