Looking for more old-fashioned summer potluck favorites? Be sure to also check out our Frog Eye Salad, Apricot Jello Salad, and the light and fluffy Cottage Cheese Jello Salad! It’s no secret that I love a good Jello. I mean, how can you resist these delicious, kitschy, vintage desserts! I’ve already posted about Lemon Pineapple Jello with Pineapple Whipped Cream Topping and my Triple Layer Christmas Jello Salad. But today I’m coming at you with another fantastic Jello concoction that has been one of my favorite treats since I was a kid. It’s this perfectly delightful Orange Jello Salad with Pudding Whipped Cream that is reminiscent of the creamsicles that were always in my grandparent’s freezer, and summertime and potlucks! Calling it a salad serves no other purpose that I’m aware of other than to justify serving this sweet, citrusy stuff at the same time as the rest of dinner. It’s basically the only time I remember being allowed to eat dessert first if I wanted to as a kid. Annnnnd as an adult. Just sayin’. The tart & tangy orange layer on the bottom is made with orange gelatin, orange juice concentrate, mandarin oranges, and some of the juice from the cans of mandarin oranges in place of some of the water called for on the package of Jello. The top layer is a fluffy, dreamy pudding and whipped cream concoction that is sweet and light and pairs perfectly with the tart and tangy bottom layer. You can use vanilla or french vanilla pudding, but just make sure that it is the instant kind, not the cook and serve variety. The whole thing is cool and refreshing and just the perfect treat year round, but especially in the summertime. And anyway, there’s always room for Jello!
More Summer Potluck Recipes You’ll Love
Cottage Cheese Jello Salad Lime Jello Salad Raspberry Pretzel Salad Layered Rainbow Jello
Summer Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Poppy Seed Dressing
Watermelon Basil Feta Salad
Lemon Pineapple Jell-O with Pineapple Whipped Cream Topping
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