Name: Candied Yam Fluff Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 - 3.4 ounce box vanilla instant pudding; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¾ cup milk; 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, room temperature; 1 - 15 ounce can yams with syrup; 1 - 8 ounce container frozen whipped topping, thawed; 2 cups miniature marshmallows, plus additional for garnish; 1 cup chopped pecans, plus additional for garnish

This Candied Yam Fluff salad is a great fall or holiday dessert! Combines instant pudding, canned yams, pecans, marshmallows and more for a sweet treat!

Candied Yam Fluff Salad in a glass serving dish.

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Candied Yam Fluff Salad in a serving dish with pecan and marshmallow garnish.

I am a self proclaimed fluff salad queen! Between both of my websites, I have 10 different fluff salad desserts and many more coming up within the next couple months.

What is a fluff salad? A staple among recipes in the midwest, a fluff salad is a creamy concoction of sweet ingredients such as whipped cream, marshmallows, canned fruit, gelatin, or even soda.

Fluff salads are a Minnesota favorite! I grew up eating them at potlucks, holidays and parties and absolutely love them to this day.

This Candied Yam Fluff is unique and SO good! It has many of the flavors of baked candied yams whipped into a creamy, tangy, crunchy and sweet fluff salad.

This salad would be great served for Christmas or Thanksgiving. Or, really any fall occasion you need something sweet for. If you want to skip the canned yams, these Pecan Candied Yams would be a great substitute!

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Recipe tips:

Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to two days.

Sweetened freshly whipped cream can be used instead of whipped topping, but the texture and consistency will be slightly different.

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You can add or substitute with these ingredients:

use walnuts instead of pecans
use cheesecake pudding mix instead of vanilla
use pumpkin pie spice instead of cinnamon

marshmallows and pecans being mixed into pudding.

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Yield 10 servings

Author Hot Eats and Cool Reads

Prep time

15 Min

Inactive time

30 Min

Total time

45 Min

Candied Yam Fluff Salad

Ingredients

1 - 3.4 ounce box vanilla instant pudding
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ cup milk
1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
1 - 15 ounce can yams with syrup
1 - 8 ounce container frozen whipped topping, thawed
2 cups miniature marshmallows, plus additional for garnish
1 cup chopped pecans, plus additional for garnish

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, beat the vanilla instant pudding, cinnamon, and milk with a hand mixer for 3 minutes.
In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the yams with syrup and beat, scraping down as needed, until combined.
Combine the pudding mixture with the cream cheese mixture until blended. Fold in the whipped topping.
Fold in the marshmallows and nuts.
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Serve topped with additional marshmallows and nuts, if desired.

Notes

Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to two days.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

276.25

Fat

16.78 g

Sat. Fat

6.24 g

Carbs

30.69 g

Fiber

2.08 g

Net carbs

27.66 g

Sugar

17.13 g

Protein

3.05 g

Sodium

106.1 mg

Cholesterol

15.7 mg

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