Pumpkin Fluff Salad: The Easiest Pumpkin Dessert

This no-bake pumpkin dessert is like eating pumpkin pie without all the work. It’s light, creamy, and packed with those cozy fall spices that make you think of crisp autumn days and Thanksgiving dessert tables.

What makes dessert salad recipe awesome is how quickly it comes together. It literally comes together in 5 minutes (plus a little chill time) and you have an awesome fall dessert for a crowd. It actually gets better as it sits, so its really the make ahead dessert that you need during the busy holiday season.

I love that its a unique pumpkin desserts that people probably haven’t seen before but will totally love once they try it. The combination of pudding, crunchy cake pieces, and chewy marshmallows creates a lot of satisfying texture contrast.

Let’s make this EASY pumpkin dessert!

a bowl of pumpkin fluff salad with fall decorations in the background

Ingredients

  • 3.4 oz box instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 8 oz container frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 3 cups cubed pound cake
  • 1½ cups mini marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup toffee bits
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
overhead view of ingredients for pumpkin fluff salad

Steps to Make Pumpkin Fluff Salad

1. Whisk together pudding mix, pumpkin pie spice, and milk in a large bowl until thickened. Stir in pumpkin puree until smooth.

2. Gently fold in the thawed whipped topping using a wooden spoon or silicone spatula.

3. Add pound cake cubes, marshmallows, toffee bits, and pecans. Stir carefully until everything is evenly combined.

ingredients for pumpkin fluff salad dessert in a bowl

4. Refrigerate for 15 minutes before serving to let flavors meld together. Serve with graham crackers, Nilla wafers, or in individual cups with a spoon.

close up of pumpkin dessert salad
pumpkin dessert salad aerial view

Pumpkin Fluff Salad

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Chill Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

This pumpkin fluffl salad is the easiest pumpkin dessert that comes together in minutes

Ingredients

  • 3.4 oz box instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree (not canned pumpkin pie filling)
  • 8 oz container frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 3 cups cubed pound cake
  • 1½ cups mini marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup toffee bits
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

    1. Whisk together pudding mix, pumpkin pie spice, and milk in a large bowl until thickened. Stir in pumpkin puree until smooth.
    2. Gently fold in the thawed whipped topping using a wooden spoon or silicone spatula.
    3. Add pound cake cubes, marshmallows, toffee bits, and pecans. Stir carefully until everything is evenly combined.
    4. Refrigerate for 15 minutes before serving to let flavors meld together. Serve with graham crackers, Nilla wafers or in individual cups with a spoon

Notes

  • Store in fridge for 3-4 days
  • For additional garnish, top with more mini marshmellows or chopped pecans

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