Name: Ambrosia Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 20 oz pineapple chunks; 11 oz mandarin oranges; 10 oz maraschino cherries; 1½ cups green grapes; ½ cup coconut; 1½ cups mini marshmallows; 1 cup heavy cream; 2 tsp sugar; 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt; ½ cup Walnuts; maraschino cherries

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How To Make Ambrosia Salad

A real classic, this ambrosia salad is filled with fresh vibrant fruits tossed in with coconut and marshmallows in a creamy yogurt dressing.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

20ozpineapple chunks(1 can), drained
11ozmandarin oranges(1 can), drained
10ozmaraschino cherries(1 jar), drained
1½cupsgreen grapescut in half
½cupcoconutflaked
1½cupsmini marshmallows
1cupheavy creamor 1½ cups of whipped topping
2tspsugar
1cupvanilla Greek yogurt
½cupwalnutsor pecans, chopped, optional
maraschino cherriesmint sprigs, coconut, optional garnishes

Instructions

Beat the heavy cream with a mixer just until stiff peaks form. Gently stir in the sugar. Alternatively, place the whipped topping in a medium bowl.
Fold the yogurt ¼ cup at a time into the whipped cream or whipped topping.
Add the pineapple, oranges, grapes, coconut, and marshmallows to the whipped cream mixture. Gently stir until the fruit is coated.
Stir in the cherries and nuts if using.
Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Garnish with additional cherries, coconut and mint sprigs if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 321.27kcal
Fat: 15.10g
Saturated Fat: 9.60g
Monounsaturated Fat: 3.33g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.64g
Carbohydrates: 45.98g
Fiber: 3.56g
Sugar: 38.01g
Protein: 4.59g
Cholesterol: 45.55mg
Sodium: 40.09mg
Calcium: 90.18mg
Potassium: 245.18mg
Iron: 0.68mg
Vitamin A: 139.21µg
Vitamin C: 45.54mg

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