How to Make Ambrosia Salad

Make Ambrosia Salad

Ambrosia salad is a dessert salad made from fruit, coconut, mini marshmallows, and whipped cream or sour cream. It is tasty in any season and incredibly refreshing. Does this Spark an idea?

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2 cans pineapple chunks
2 cans mandarin oranges
1 cup chopped pecans
1 can coconut
1/2 bag mini marshmallows
4 oz. sour cream

Instructions

- 1
  
  Drain the cans of pineapple and mandarin oranges until juice is completely drained.
- 2
  
  Pour drained pineapple and mandarin oranges into a bowl. Mix pecans, coconut and mini marshmallows and stir in sour cream until mixed well.
- 3
  
  Place in refrigerator and let chill for 2 hours.

Tips & Warnings

For fresh Pineapples, slice off shell, chop pineapples in chunks and place in strainer.
Mini Marshmallows may be pastel or plain.

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cadosh Mar 24, 2009
Sounds really good! 5*
Greatfunmoms Mar 17, 2009
Interesting salad to try! Thanks
brantsbabe Feb 19, 2009
This is just like the recipe I used to make as a kid. It was in a child's recipe book, and I loved it. Now I wanna do it again! 5*
harrietcat Jan 12, 2009
yum! I brought this to a 4th of July party last summer. Always a big hit! 5*
slayton Jan 08, 2009
I love ambrosia salad!! Thanks for this article!!

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