Grandmas orange cool whip dessert is a dream to eat. It is a light and fluffy dessert with each bite containing whip cream, mandarin oranges and cottage cheese. It is truly irresistible.
This is one of my favorite recipes and it came from my mother in law. I am lucky to have such a great cook as a mother in law as I have the advantage of the recipes she shares with me. This one I remember trying for the first time at her house when we were visiting and having dinner there. I couldn’t stop eating it!
I asked her how she made it and she explained the simplicity of it. She was over joyed when I had asked for the recipe and if I could share it here with you! I decided to call it Grandma’s orange cool whip dessert, after all she is grandma to our littles!
I know you will love this recipe too!
You will love this recipe too because of how fast it come’s together, the fact that there is only 4 ingredients and just the over all flavor of it will leave you and your guests satisfied. This dessert recipe can be served at potlucks, holidays or when you need a quick dessert for company.
Ingredients
- Cottage Cheese- a whole 500 ml container, not the dry curds
- Orange Jell-O- You can change the flavors if you’d like to
- Cool whip- The whole I liter container of cool whip, make sure its thawed
- Mandarin oranges- canned, and drained very well
How do you make Grandma’s orange cool whip dessert?
- Add the container of cottage cheese to a bowl, then add in the Jell-O
- Mix it together well, until all the Jell-O crystals have dissolved
- Fold in the container of cool whip, then add the drained mandarines
- Mix it all together and place it in the fridge for at least one hour to set
Its as simple as that, in a matter of minutes you have a dessert that is ready to go!
How do you store it?
It can be stored up to 3 days in the fridge. It may start to have some liquid at the bottom that can be strained off, just make sure to strain mandarins very well before adding them.
If you like Grandmas Orange Cool Whip Dessert you may also like this Milk Jell-O recipe
You may also like this Strawberry Jell-O fluff recipe
A delicious recipe that comes together in minutes
Ingredients
500 ml container 2% cottage cheese (not the dry curds)
4 serving package orange jello
1 Liter container cool whip, thawed
284 ml can drained mandarin oranges, drained
Directions
- In a medium sized bowl add in the whole container of cottage cheese.
- Add the Jell-O package on top
- Mix until all of the Jell-O crystals are dissolved
- Fold in the whole container of cool whip
- Fold in the drained can of mandarin oranges
- Cover and place in the fridge to set for at least 1 hour before serving
Recipe Video
Notes
- Store in the fridge for up to 3 days, any extra liquid from sitting you can just strain off