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Every family has one recipe like it —this dish might not raise eyebrows at first on the potluck table, but one hearty scoop on your plate will make you fall in love. Is it dessert or is it salad? Why not both? And why even debate when we know it makes people happy?
Enter Pink Stuff, the perfect balance of rich, fluffy, sweet, crunchy, and juicy. It’s just as welcome at a picnic or potluck as it is in a holiday spread, an alchemized taste and texture that relatives, friends, and colleagues can never resist. So what if we don’t know exactly what it is? That’s just part of its charm.
What Makes This Recipe So Special?
With five ingredients and no cooking required, Pink Stuff’s true claim to fame is its simplicity. Allrecipes community member Sonia says Pink Stuff is “quick to whip together” and a “perfect weekend dessert.”
Of course, there’s another factor here: nostalgia. Your family may call Pink Stuff by a different name or enjoy a similar recipe like Lime Gelatin Salad, but the point remains—you probably grew up eating it and are attached to it, despite, or perhaps because of its mysterious nature.
How to Make Pink Stuff
If you can put ingredients in a bowl and mix them together, then you have all the skills necessary to make Pink Stuff. In fact, the most time-consuming part of preparing Pink Stuff is letting it sit in the refrigerator.
First mix pie filling, pecans, sweetened condensed milk, and crushed pineapple in a bowl. Then, fold in the whipped topping and refrigerate until chilled, about three hours. For a fun, warm weather twist, you could also let it sit in the freezer.
Allrecipes / Sonia Bozzo
What the Allrecipes Community Has to Say
If you can’t tell by all the 5-star reviews, Allrecipes users are big fans of this recipe. They praise its ease, and many are happy to finally learn how to make an old childhood favorite.
Allrecipes community member Tyler Smith says Pink Stuff is “so simple this not-chef can do it and it still tastes good. I always get compliments and am asked [for] the recipe.”
Additionally, our Pink Stuff recipe has helped community members embrace a dish they thought they’d lost. Allrecipes community member Elchrys was excited to find the recipe because it helped them reconnect with their deceased mother: “My family has been making this all my life… After my mother passed, I could remember exactly how to do it. Thanks!”
Pink Stuff Variations
Since Pink Stuff is so simple, it’s incredibly easy to adjust it to your preferences. Sensitive to sugar? Reduce the condensed sweetened milk by half and use lite pie filling. Allergic to tree nuts? Then by all means, omit the pecans. If you’re unable to find cherry pie filling, then opt for strawberry or raspberry—your Pink Stuff doesn’t even have to be pink if you like another type of pie filling better. Craving more texture? Allrecipes community members recommend adding mini marshmallows, banana slices, shredded coconut. and mandarin orange segments.
Get the recipe: Pink Stuff
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