A tasty variation on the Watergate salad.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
- 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant butterscotch pudding mix
- 2 cups chopped apples
- 1 cup skinless peanuts
Instructions
- Stir whipped topping, pineapple, and butterscotch pudding mix together in a bowl until smooth. Fold apples and peanuts into pudding mixture until salad is well mixed.
- Refrigerate salad until completely chilled, at least 30 minutes.
Reviews
I couldn’t find instant butterscotch pudding so I used cheesecake flavor instead. Granny Smith is my preferred apple. I used half a cup of peanuts because more seemed like overkill. I drizzled caramel sauce over it before serving and everyone really enjoyed it.
This was a hit I added 6 snack size snickers like others and used a large can of drained pineapple tidbits and included the peanuts. Very good!
I make this for outings all the time. S0000—- easy. I also make a low carb sugar free version. Love it!
This salad was so amazing! We also swapped the peanuts for cut up snickers bar (lots of snickers).
Made as listed but added a quarter cup of caramel dip.
We liked it, but want to try making with fresh pineapple instead of canned.
I used lite cool whip and sugar free pudding
I made this with my grandmother and she and I loved it! LOL
Love this recipe! I used Granny Smith apples – left the peeling on for fiber, flavor, texture and color. I also used fat free Cool Whip and sugar-free instant butterscotch pudding mix. I was also careful to use Libby’s Skinnyfruit no sugar added pineapple. I’m on Weight Watcher’s right now and 1 cup is only 3 delicious Smartpoints!
Simple and delicious. I made a double batch today for company and I think I will save this to add to my recipe rotation. Mmmmmmm!!!!
I thought this salad was very tasty and not overly sweet. I used some salted caramel coated peanuts with a bit of leftover toffee bits for a bit more texture. I needed a vegan and gluten-free option for a potluck but this didn’t seem to have been a very popular choice.
This turned out great, and everyone at my potluck loved it. I peeled the apples and used 1 granny smith and 1 honeycrisp. I used pineapple tidbits with all the juice because I accidentally bought that instead of crushed. It worked fine. I’ve made this salad before, and instead of peanuts, I use a cup of chopped up Snickers bars. The butterscotch pudding and pineapple really make this recipe better than other similar salads. *update-I just realized that the recipe only calls for an 8 oz can of pineapple, and I have always used a 20 oz can, and it comes out perfectly the way we like it. Also, I use about 12 fun size Snicker bars.
I left out the peanuts due to so many allergies when I took this to a neighborhood block party. very pretty and delicious salad. I also doubled the number of apples (used four) to make it a little healthier.