Ambrosia Salad Recipe
Ambrosia Salad with pineapple, oranges, coconut, marshmallows, and Cool Whip. Classic Southern side ready in 10 minutes!"
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 8 ounces frozen whipped topping Cool Whip, thawed
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 cup sweetened coconut shredded
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows colored ones are fun
- 1 ½ cups pineapple tidbits drained well
- 11 ounces mandarin oranges drained
- 1 cup green grapes halved
- 1 cup maraschino cherries rinsed, drained, halved
- ¾ cup toasted pecans lightly chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and stir well.
- Refrigerate salad until ready to serve.
- Reserve a few mandarin oranges and maraschino cherries to decorate the top of the salad.
- Enjoy chilled!
Notes
- Toast shredded coconut for more flavor, texture, and color.
- Drain canned fruit very well and pat dry to prevent a watery salad.
- Rinse maraschino cherries really well or the juice will turn the salad pink.
- Fold ingredients together gently so you don't break up fruit and release juices.
- Let set for a few hours to overnight for best flavor.
- Use fruit cocktail if you're in a real hurry - it's already mixed and diced!
- Substitute Greek yogurt for sour cream for a tangier version with protein.
- Reserve a few oranges and cherries to decorate the top before serving.
- Toast pecans for more nutty flavor and crunch.
- Use coconut whipped cream for dairy-free version.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 373kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 286mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 429IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg
