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Ambrosia Salad Recipe
A super fun summer treat, this Ambrosia Salad Recipe is quick to throw together with easy and tasty ingredients that makes it perfect for all your summertime gatherings.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Ambrosia Salad, Ambrosia Salad Recipe
Prep Time
8
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
0
minutes
minutes
Chill Time:
1
hour
hour
Total Time
1
hour
hour
8
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
Calories
353
kcal
Author
Dana at ThisSillyGirlsKitchen.com
Ingredients
1
cup
heavy whipping cream
4
tablespoons
powdered sugar
½
cup
sour cream
20
ounce
can pineapple tidbits
drained
15
ounce
can mandarin oranges
drained
10
ounces
maraschino cherries without stems
drained
1
cup
sweetened shredded coconut
1 ½
cups
mini marshmallows
Instructions
Place the heavy cream in a large bowl with the powdered sugar. Using an electric hand mixer, whip to stiff peaks, do not overmix.
Fold in the sour cream.
Add the pineapple, oranges, cherries, and coconut.
Fold everything together until combined.
Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
Add the marshmallows and fold them in, and serve immediately.
Notes
This recipe can easily be doubled.
Other fruits can be added, see some suggestions above.
If you want to give it more color, add the multi color mini marshmallows.
We do not recommend freezing this recipe.
If you are not a fan of sour cream, leave it out and add an extra 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream but no need to add additional powdered sugar.
Nuts can be added to this recipe, it gives it a great texture contrast.
This has to chill for at least an hour.
Nutrition
Calories:
353
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
49
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
18
g
|
Saturated Fat:
12
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
4
g
|
Cholesterol:
42
mg
|
Sodium:
54
mg
|
Potassium:
252
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
44
g
|
Vitamin A:
1276
IU
|
Vitamin C:
25
mg
|
Calcium:
73
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg