Ambrosia Salad is a classic staple for holiday dinners! Fruity, sweet, fluffy, and creamy, this crowd-pleasing dish is a must have for special occasions.
This Ambrosia Salad recipe is an old family favorite. Sweet and refreshing, this side dish (or dessert) needs just a handful of ingredients.
Ambrosia means ‘food of the gods’. This version is our family favorite. While it’s called “salad,” ambrosia salad is more dessert-like and is often served as a side dish for Christmas, Easter dinner, or Thanksgiving. This version has pineapple, coconut, mandarin oranges, and mini marshmallows in a creamy base.
- Skill level: So easy, also called 5 cup salad, it needs just five ingredients and 5 minutes of prep.
- Swaps: Swap sour cream for Greek yogurt or change up the fruit to your liking.
- Serving suggestions: It’s potluck perfect since it’s best made ahead of time.
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This easy ambrosia salad recipe is creamy, fluffy, and a colorful holiday side dish!
- 1 cup sour cream or plain or vanilla yogurt
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows fruit flavored or white
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 cup pineapple tidbits well drained
- 1 cup mandarin oranges well drained
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In a large bowl, add sour cream, marshmallows, coconut, and pineapple tidbits. Stir until combined.
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Gently fold in mandarin oranges.
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Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. Serve chilled.
- Make ahead to allow the flavors to blend and to soften the marshmallows.
- Be sure to drain all fruit well to prevent the dish from being watery.
- Mandarin oranges are fragile and break easily, so gently fold them in last
- Greek, plain, or vanilla yogurt can serve as the base. I prefer sour cream which is sweetened by the coconut and marshmallows.
Calories: 156 | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 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
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dessert, Salad, Side Dish
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