Vegan “Green Stuff” (Vegan Watergate Salad)
Ingredients:
- 1 package of Jell-O Instant Pistachio Pudding (accidentally vegan)
- 1, 20 ounce can of crushed pineapple with juice
- 1 1/2 cups of vegan whipped topping (I used So Delicious CocoWhip!)
- 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
- 1 cup Dandies mini marshmallows
Combine the pineapple and the pudding mix together in a medium-sized bowl. Then add the pecans and marshmallows. Fold in the whipped topping. Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.
Jell-O isn’t vegan. It contains gelatin. This recipe is not vegan 🙁
This recipe is vegan. I didn’t use Jell-O gelatin. I used their pudding, which is “accidentally vegan”.
It’s jello BRAND. Not jello.
Actually, the pistachio instant pudding has mono and di-glycerides, which are NOT vegan!!!! they are made from GMO animal fats 🙁 I wouldn’t care but every time I’ve eaten this product it makes me deadly sick since I’ve been vegan/even just eating healthier, so if you’re very sensitive I would try to replace this ingredient.
Eeek! Thanks for the info!
Mono and diglycerides can come from animal fats, but they can also come from vegetable oil and after finding this out I reached out to the manufacturer to find out which they use to be sure before I used the product and potentially messed with anyone’s diet since I was going to make this for a group. Jell-O stated that they do in fact use vegetable oil for the mono and diglycerides in their pudding mixes, NOT animals fats and that there are no animal products in their pistachio instant pudding. Is it possible you might have an allergy or sensitivity to another ingredient in the mix?
I love Watergate salad! I didn’t even know the name of it until I was an adult My mom made it all the time I can’t even remember what we called it. Just pistachio salad or something who knows. 😁 I didn’t need to look up a vegan recipe for it. I just wanted to find the right measurements. I was going to omit the marshmallows but I’m glad I did look up a vegan recipe because I didn’t know there were vegan marshmallows for sale.
I’m glad you found this recipe, then! I’m happy to help. Dandy’s is a great brand, and I’m pretty sure that the Trader Joe’s store brand of marshmallows are “accidentally” vegan.
There isn’t gelatin in the ingredients therefore it is vegan.
How many does this serve?
6 to 8… or if at a party, with a spoonful or two for each… up to 10.