Description
Ambrosia Salad is a delightful, effortless fruit salad that combines a variety of sweet and colorful ingredients to create a refreshing dish perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8-ounce container whipped topping, thawed
- ½ cup sour cream
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows, white or colored
- 1 ½ cups pineapple tidbits, drained very well
- 11-ounce can mandarin oranges, drained very well
- 1 cup red or green grapes
- 1 cup maraschino cherries, drained very well
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- ¾ cup pecans, lightly chopped or diced
Instructions
- To a large bowl, add all ingredients and stir well to combine.
- Optionally garnish with extra mandarin orange segments and a maraschino cherry.
- Serve immediately or cover and serve chilled.
- May be made the night before an event, covered, refrigerated, and served the next day.
Notes
- Feel free to customize the fruits based on your preferences.
- For a lighter version, you can use a low-fat whipped topping and sour cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg