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Ambrosia Salad
This easy Ambrosia Salad Recipe combines fruit salad with mini marshmallows and coconut in a sweet creamy dressing. A vintage potluck favorite!
Course
Dessert, Side Dish
Cuisine
American
Diet
Gluten Free
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Chilling Time
4
hours
hours
Total Time
4
hours
hours
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
7
Calories
440
kcal
Author
Robin Gagnon
Equipment
Large mixing bowl
Ingredients
8
oz
Cool Whip whipped topping
thawed
8
oz
plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
20
oz
can pineapple tidbits or chunks
drained or 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks
15
oz
can mandarin oranges
drained OR 1 ½ cups of peeled sectioned mandarin oranges
10
oz
bag fruit flavored mini marshmallows
10
oz
jar maraschino cherries
drained
1 ¼
cup
sweetened shredded coconut flakes
Instructions
In a large bowl, fold together the Cool Whip and yogurt.
Fold in the remaining ingredients until they are evenly distributed and well coated in the cream mixture.
Refrigerate. Chill for a minimum of 4 hours for the flavors to meld together, or even overnight.
Serve the creamy fruit salad chilled.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
cup
|
Calories:
440
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
85
g
|
Protein:
6
g
|
Fat:
10
g
|
Saturated Fat:
9
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.2
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.001
g
|
Cholesterol:
2
mg
|
Sodium:
115
mg
|
Potassium:
326
mg
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
71
g
|
Vitamin A:
881
IU
|
Vitamin C:
28
mg
|
Calcium:
105
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg