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Strawberry Shortcake Fluff Salad Recipe

This Strawberry Shortcake Fluff recipe is a delicious way to put a retro spin on strawberries. With simple ingredients like shortcake, whipped topping, and mini marshmallows, it’s an easy recipe that is sure to be one of your favorite dishes!

strawberry fluff salad on a wood board with blue napkin

Strawberry No Bake Dessert 

I just love this easy take on the classic strawberry shortcake recipe. Is it strawberry shortcake? Is it a salad? Yes, and yes!

This creamy fruit salad is a scoopable, pudding-like dessert that is sweet and delicious. Much like my orange fluff recipe.

With the juicy sweetness of fresh berries, the buttery loaf cake, and fluffy whipped cream, this creamy salad is an ideal side dish, delicious dessert, and the perfect treat for summer.

Other reader favorite recipes include Creamy Ambrosia Salad, Cherry Dump Cake, Cherry Pretzel Salad Dip, and this Peanut Butter Fluff!

labeled picture of ingredients for fluff salad

Ingredients Needed

Cream cheese – Substitute full fat, reduced fat, or fat free cream cheese. Pro tip: pureed cottage cheese works well too. 

Powdered sugar – Sift it first for best texture.

Whipped topping – I suggest using Cool Whip, but you can also make your own using whipping cream, vanilla, and sugar.

Vanilla – Substitute maple syrup, almond extract, and even bourbon for vanilla.

Strawberry pie filling – Strawberry pie filling. Substitute cherry pie filling too!

Shortcake – Make your own shortcake or substitute pound cake or store-bought angel food cake.

Miniature marshmallows – Use miniature marshmallows. The colored ones are fun. Cut larger marshmallows into smaller pieces if you need to.

Fresh strawberries – Slice strawberries for garnish, if desired.

How to Make Strawberry Shortcake Fluff Salad

First: In a large bowl, blend the cream cheese and powdered sugar to make the cream cheese mixture. Use an electric hand mixer and mix until fully blended. Stir in the whipped topping and vanilla and blend together until smooth.

Second: Incorporate the following ingredients with a rubber spatula: strawberry pie filling, shortcake pieces, and miniature marshmallows. Making sure to combine until all ingredients are evenly distributed within the mixture.

Third: Transfer to a an airtight container or serving bowl. Cover and chill for 30 minutes before serving.

Fourth: Garnish with mini marshmallows, shortcake pieces, whipped topping, and fresh strawberries if desired.

For the full recipe and detailed baking instructions, please see the recipe card at the end of this post.

bowl of strawberry shortcake fluff salad

How long does it last?

Store any leftover salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3-4 days.

Can I use yellow cake mix?

Using a regular cake mix or homemade cake in this strawberry fluff salad recipe may cause the cake to take on too much moisture and the cake turn mushy.

Shortcake, angel food cake, and pound cake are all good options since they are denser.

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single bowl of fluff salad topped with whipped cream and a fresh strawberry

What makes shortcake short?

“Short” is an old English word that means crisp. It refers to the addition of fat, such as butter or lard, to make something crisp.

Instead of the light and airy consistency of cake, shortcake is crumbly, crisp, and dense.

Can I use other fruit besides strawberries?

While strawberries lend themselves quite perfectly to this dish, any other fresh fruit would most certainly work here.

This easy dessert salad would be delicious with fresh raspberries or fresh peaches. You could also experiment with other pie fillings.

spoon scooping out marshmallows from a bowl with strawberries

Serving Suggestions

This strawberry shortcake fluff salad is perfect for anytime! Because of the bright pink color, it’s a perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day or a little girl’s baby shower.

If you’re using fresh strawberries, it’s a great recipe for the summer months and would be a lovely way to celebrate Mother’s Day.

It’s also a great dessert for any gathering, as it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser!

Is Strawberry Shortcake Fluff a dessert or a salad?

With ingredients like shortcake, whipped topping, and marshmallows, this is most definitely a dessert.

But it’s often called a salad as a reminder of the vintage Jell-o salads from the 50s and 60s.

three bowls of strawberry shortcake fluff salad

Tips for No Leftovers

  • Be sure to cut off any dark edges on your cake before cubing and folding into the mixture.
  • Feeling adventurous? You can make your own pie filling using fresh strawberries. Just make sure that your homemade pie filling is completely cooled before using.
  • Make sure that all ingredients (cream cheese, homemade pie filling if making, and whipped topping) are at room temperature before combining. 
  • Use instant strawberry pudding mix instead of powdered sugar or the other substitutions for even more strawberry flavor.
  • Love strawberries? Check out my homemade strawberry lemonade popsicles!

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strawberry shortcake fluff salad collage

If you love the flavor of fresh strawberries, rich and buttery cake, and fluffy whipped topping as much as I do (and who doesn’t??), I know you’ll love this recipe the first time you make it! This quick, tasty dessert is always a hit at potlucks!

strawberry fluff salad on a wood board with blue napkin

Strawberry Fluff Salad

This quick, tasty dessert is way more than the sum of the ingredients and an easy way to find a new family favorite. 
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Additional Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 635kcal
Author: Jennifer Stewart

Ingredients

  • 8 oz block of cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 8 oz tub of frozen whipped topping thawed at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 21 ounces strawberry pie filling
  • 2 cups prepared shortcake cut into 1” cubes
  • 10 ounce bag of mini marshmallows

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the block of cream cheese and powdered sugar. Using an electric hand mixer, mix until fully blended. 
  • Add in whipped topping and vanilla. Blend together until smooth. 
  • Add in the strawberry pie filling, shortcake pieces and mini marshmallows. Using a rubber spatula, mix until all ingredients are evenly suspended inside the mixture. 
  • Chill for 30 minutes before serving. 
  • Garnish with additional mini marshmallows, shortcake pieces, whipping topping and strawberries.

Notes

  • Be sure to cut off any dark edges on your cake before cubing and folding into the mixture.
  • Feeling adventurous? You can make your own pie filling using fresh strawberries… an especially good idea during strawberry season when that strawberry flavor is optimal. Just make sure that your homemade pie filling is room temperature when you’re ready to combine. 
  • Make sure that all ingredients (cream cheese, homemade pie filling if making, and whipped topping) are at room temperature before combining. 
  • After you’ve finished making this strawberry shortcake fluff, be sure to cover tightly with plastic wrap before chilling and serving. 
  • You could also use instant strawberry pudding mix instead of powdered sugar or the other substitutions for even more strawberry flavor.
  • Love strawberries? Check out my homemade strawberry lemonade popsicles!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 635kcal | Carbohydrates: 85g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 632mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 49g

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2 Comments

  1. Hi. This was linked on another blog I read. The recipe sounds yummy! In the directions, #3, says mix in peanut butter, yet PB doesn’t appear in the ingredients list. Did you mean the short cake?

    1. Sorry that was an extra step that must have gotten mixed in from the peanut butter fluff recipe I have on the site. I fixed it. Thanks for pointing it out:)

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