Creamy Orange Tapioca Salad

Tapioca salad is an old fashioned Jello salad dessert with an special ingredient that gives it the perfect texture. Instant Tapioca Pudding and Pie Filling is the perfect ingredient to make this simple salad delectably creamy.

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Dessert, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: creamy tapioca salad, mandarin orange tapioca salad, orange tapioca salad, tapioca salad

Servings: servings

Calories: 110kcal

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

6 ounces Orange Jello Mix (1 large box)
6.5 ounces Instant Tapioca Pudding (2 small boxes)
2 cups Water
15 ounces Canned Mandarin Oranges
8 ounces Cool Whip
Chopped Pecans optional

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, stir together dry orange jello mix, dry tapioca pudding mix and two cups water with a whisk.
Turn the heat to medium, and stir constantly until it begins a gently boil.
Remove from heat, cover and refrigerate until set.
With a stand mixer or hand mixer, mix the set tapioca pudding mixture with the juices from the mandarin oranges on slow to loosen up the mixture.
Mix in the Cool Whip until combined, and then add the mandarin oranges, and mix on low until combined.
Spoon into a serving dish and cover tightly.
Refrigerate before serving. If desired, sprinkle with chopped pecans.

Notes

- Be sure to use instant tapioca pudding mix.
- Instant tapioca pudding mix is found with the jello and pudding mixes. Be sure to get 2 small boxes and not the large red box.
- I like to lighten it up with sugar free jello mix and reduced fat Cool Whip.
- Be sure to stir the tapioca pudding mixture on the stove top constantly. Don't walk away. I repeat, do not walk away as it is heating.
- Do not discard the juices from the canned mandarin oranges. You'll need it to loosen up the pudding mixture once it's set.
- Love jello salad? Try this Strawberry Delight recipe.
- The nutritional information is auto-calculated and can vary depending on the products used.

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