Blog Category: Side Dish Ideas

Tropical Fruit Marshmallow Fluff Salad

Tropical Fruit Marshmallow Fluff Salad in serving dishes

Tropical Fruit Marshmallow Fluff Salad is a light and fluffy treat. Made with pineapple, cherries, kiwi, and fruity marshmallows, this marshmallow fluff salad is sure to please. And in the blink of an eye, February is out. How is that possible? True, it’s the shortest month of the year, but even so. This was one…

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Marshmallow Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole

Marshmallow Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole

It’s November which means that it’s Thanksgiving season! If you are a long time reader, you know that I have some pretty specific ideas when it comes to our Thanksgiving dinner menu. Our family has some traditional recipes that we don’t really stray from but usually bring a new dish or two to sample. Over…

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Berry Ambrosia Salad

berry ambrosia salad

Berry Ambrosia Salad is a creamy, fresh fruit salad that is perfect for your next cookout! I have to say, I am one of those children of the 80’s who grew up eating Ambrosia Salad at any given potluck. That, along with any variation of pasta salad, potato salad, or Jello salad, made the 80’s…

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Ambrosia Salad

Ambrosia Salad Recipe

Ambrosia is a creamy fruit salad loaded with pineapple, mandarin oranges, coconut and miniature fruit-flavored marshmallows. Happy Thursday! I periodically feature retro recipes from my childhood and my husband’s childhood on my blog for #tbt – “Throwback” Thursday.” If you’re not sure about #tbt, it’s basically a weekly Twitter and Instagram “holiday” that compels people…

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Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

Twice baked sweet potatoes filled with brown sugar, spices and Campfire® marshmallows are the perfect comforting side dish for your Thanksgiving table. Fill the shells ahead of time and top with marshmallows and bake the day of for a great make-ahead recipe. Happy November to you, my fellow fall loving friends! I have to admit that…

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Cranberry Fluff

Whole berry cranberry sauce, crushed pineapple and mini Campfire® marshmallows combine with whipped topping to create a perfectly sweet and tangy Thanksgiving side dish. Do I dare start talking about Thanksgiving already? I’m sure it feels as though you just had trick-or-treaters at your door, but the reality is there are only a few weeks…

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Patriotic Berry Marshmallow Kabobs

Patriotic Marshmallow Fruit Kabobs

Patriotic Berry Marshmallow Kabobs are always popular at our 4th of July celebration, and this summer is no different! In our family, the 4th of July is a big deal and we go all out! From burgers and hotdogs to fresh corn on the cob and numerous salads, it’s a day full of fireworks, fun…

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Hawaiian Marshmallow Salad

Hawaiian Salad Campfire Marshmallows

Is there anything more quintessentially “potluck” than a Hawaiian Salad? With fruity Campfire mini marshmallows, pineapples, mandarin oranges, banana, coconut, the fruit flavor is intense, and so good! Whipped cream is made decadent with the addition of sour cream, giving this salad just the right amount of tang for a truly delicious dessert – or…

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Orange Cream Marshmallow Fluff

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The traditional side dish of Orange Cream Marshmallow Fluff is loved by all ages at the dinner table. What are your family’s go-to side dishes? The “must-haves” at every gathering? Ours would be: Green bean casserole Stuffing Mashed potatoes Gravy (yes, it needs to be counted on a line of its own) A vegetable platter…

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