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Pineapple Pretzel Fluff is so cool and creamy with salty, crunchy bits of pretzel mixed in. It is the ultimate sweet and salty treat.
This is a really easy recipe to make for a potluck, picnic, or cookout. It can be served as a dessert or a sweet side dish. Everyone will ask you for the recipe.
The pretzel pieces are what make this fluff dessert so divine. They are baked with lots of butter and sugar. You get buttery, salty, and sweet in every bite.
How To Make Pineapple Pretzel Fluff:
- Stir together the pretzel pieces, melted butter, and 1/2 cup of sugar. Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 7 minutes. Let cool and then break apart into pieces.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining 1/2 cup of sugar until smooth and creamy. Fold in a drained can of crushed pineapple and a 12-ounce container of Cool Whip. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Mix the pretzel pieces in just before serving so that they stay crunchy.
Tips For Making:
- 12 ouce containers of Cool Whip can be hard to find. You can use one full 8-ounce container plus half of a second 8-ounce container. Or buy a 16-ounce container and use 3/4 of it.
- Mix the pretzel pieces in last minute to keep them crisp and crunchy. If you have leftovers, the pretzel pieces will get a little soft, but it will still taste really good.
More Dessert Salads To Try:
- Millionaire Peach Salad
- Watergate Salad
- Easy Grape Salad
- Snickers Caramel Apple Salad
Watch the short video below to see how easy this recipe is to make.
Pineapple Pretzel Fluff
Pineapple Pretzel Fluff is an easy to make dessert salad that's both sweet and salty with a little crunch.
PREP: 5 minutes mins
COOK: 7 minutes mins
TOTAL: 12 minutes mins
SERVINGS: 10
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Ingredients
- 1 cup crushed pretzels
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 (12-ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, stir together pretzel pieces, butter, and 1/2 cup sugar. Transfer mixture to prepared baking pan. Press down gently on it and spread it out some. It does not need to cover the bottom of the pan.
Bake for 7 minutes. Let cool.
In a large bowl, use a hand-held mixer to beat cream cheese and remaining 1/2 cup sugar until smooth and creamy.
Fold in Pineapple and Cool Whip. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Just before serving, crumble the pretzel mixture and mix into pineapple mixture. I like to reserve some of it to sprinkle on top.
Notes
To drain the pineapple, I like to place it in a fine-meshed sieve set over a bowl. Let it sit there a good 5 to 10 minutes so that all the excess liquid drains off.
Can be made 24 hours in advance. Keep pretzel mixture in a ziptop bag and mix in just before serving.
I use pineapple packed in pineapple juice, NOT the kind in heavy syrup.
Nutrition
Calories: 353kcal
Course: Dessert, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dessert salad
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40 thoughts on “Pineapple Pretzel Fluff”
VickiB
04.03.2024 at 4:05 pm
Fantastic and easy. Will definitely be making this again. It’s only been 3 days and family is asking if I will make it again!
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Gary Hill
12.01.2023 at 5:47 pm
This is awesome. Although sweet it has a crunch which adds a whole other level to it. OMG
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Rebecc
09.29.2023 at 8:34 am
Everyone LOVES this. Light – amazing – easy. What more can you ask?
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Brenda
09.03.2023 at 6:45 pm
This was so easy and delicious. Thanks for the recipe.
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Crystal
07.19.2023 at 9:16 am
So yummy! Love the mix of sweet and salty!
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Gayla
05.27.2023 at 1:06 pm
Great taste, really enjoyed it
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Sherri
12.24.2022 at 8:09 am
Couldn’t decide if I liked this better as a salad or a dessert! My family LOVED it! So did I! It’s a keeper!
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Lisa
08.19.2022 at 7:13 pm
So light and fluffy. Great summer dessert. My husband loved it and said you can make this CNN over and over.
It was very easy to make.Reply
Martha Taylor
08.12.2022 at 8:55 pm
wonderful as dessert or snack
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Martha Taylor
08.11.2022 at 1:12 am
I have made several times and it is wonderful. I only used a half cup of sugar. Great recipe.
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Christina Gilson
07.11.2022 at 6:47 pm
This was a big hit at our party. My family wanted the recipe before they left. I added fresh mango the second time I made it and honestly wondered if a fresh pineapple was better than a can.
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Nancy
07.07.2022 at 11:51 am
This was excellent! I let people mix in the pretzel bits themselves just before eating so it’s extra crunchy. Everybody raved about this fruit side and I have made it multiple times. Great recipe!!!!
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Mary
06.29.2022 at 2:09 pm
This is one of our favorite summer time side dishes. You can even serve it for dessert it’s soooooo good.
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Kelly
03.02.2022 at 5:07 pm
Can’t wait to try this. I’m going to use diced strawberries instead of pineapple. My mom makes a pretzel strawberry salad that has the same ingredients.
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Lori
12.09.2022 at 2:13 am
Did you try the strawberries in it?
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Esther
12.08.2023 at 5:54 pm
My neighbor uses fresh strawberries and it’s very good!
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