This Ambrosia salad recipe is an old family favorite. A sweet and refreshing side dish (or dessert) requires only a small amount of ingredients.
What is Ambrosia Salad?
Ambrosia means “the food of the gods.” This version is our family’s favorite. Although called “salad”, Ambrosia salad is more like a dessert and is often used as a side dish for Christmas, Easter dinners, or Thanksgiving. This version of pineapple, coconut, mandarin orange and mini marshmallows on the bottom.
- Skill Level: So simple, also known as 5 cups of salad, just five Ingredients and 5 minutes of preparation.
- Swap: Swap sour cream for Greek yogurt or change fruit for your preference.
- Suggestions: It’s perfect because it’s the best made in advance.
Ingredient Tips for Ambrosia Salad
- Yogurt/Soy Cream – Our family has been using sour cream with marshmallows and sugar. You can replace it with regular or vanilla Greek yogurt, or replace it with whipped toppings such as cool whip.
- Marshmallow – Use miniature marshmallows (fruit flavor or plain). They add sweetness to the base and the texture softens when sitting.
- fruit – I use shredded coconut, canned oranges and pineapple chunks, just like my grandmother has always done it.
change
While this recipe happens to be just as delicious as written, you can change it to your preference.
- Chopped maraschino cherries
- Chopped nuts, such as walnuts or pecans
- Fresh bananas, grapes, kiwis or strawberries.
- Exchange pineapple as peach
Tips for Ambrosia Salad
- The canned fruit is well drained so the vegetables are not watery.
- Fold it gently in Mandarin oranges as they may become fragile and split.
- Make sure to make this salad ahead of time to mix the flavors and soften the marshmallows.
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Easy Ambrose Salad
This easy Ambrosia salad recipe is a creamy, fluffy and colorful holiday dish!
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In a large bowl, add sour cream, marshmallow, coconut and pineapple floral protein. Stir until combined.
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Fold the orange gently.
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Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. Chills.
- Allow the flavors to mix in advance and soften the marshmallows.
- Make sure all fruit is drained thoroughly to prevent the dishes from becoming watery.
- Mandarin oranges are fragile and easily break, so fold them gently at the end
- Greek, regular or vanilla yogurt can be used as a base. I prefer sour cream with coconut and marshmallows.
Calories: 156 | carbohydrate: 20g | protein: 1g | Fatty: 9g | Saturated fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated fat: 1g | cholesterol: 17mg | sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 152mg | fiber: 2g | sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 360IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | calcium: 44mg | iron: 0.3mg
The nutritional information provided is an estimate and will vary depending on the cooking method and brand of the ingredients used.
course Desserts, salads, side dishes
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