Easy Ambrosia Salad with Cool Whip
Effortlessly make the best ambrosia salad recipe with Cool Whip. This quick and easy dessert salad is perfect for potlucks, parties, and dinner tonight.
Ingredients
- 1 20 oz. can Dole pineapple tidbits, well-drained
- 1 15 oz. can of Dole Mandarin oranges, well-drained
- 1 cup of green seedless grapes washed and cut in half
- 1 16 oz. jar of Regal maraschino cherries, well-drained. Remove stems of all the cherries, except 2 or 3 reserved for garnish.
- 1 ½ cups Jet-Puffed Fun-Mallows
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut shredded
- ⅓ cup pecan tidbits
- 1 8 oz. tub of Cool Whip, thawed
- ½ to ¾ cup sour cream
Instructions
- OPEN and DRAIN the cans of fruit. Time permitting, drain the fruit in a strainer for 30 minutes.
- WASH the grapes and cup them in half.
- REMOVE the maraschino cherry stems and cut the cherries in half. (Reserve 2 or 3 cherries with stems for garnish.)
- MEASURE out the sour cream and WHIP with a hand mixer until smooth. Use ½ cup for sweeter salad and use ¾ cup for less sweet salad.
- FOLD the thawed Cool Whip into the sour cream. Gently mix in any flavoring extracts or powders, if using.
- In a big bowl, STIR the pineapple, grapes, and cherries together.
- MIX in the shredded coconut and nut tidbits.
- STIR in the Cool Whip sauce until thoroughly combined.
- ADD the marshmallows and mix until combined.
- Finally, gently MIX in the mandarin oranges.
- COVER and CHILL at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours before serving. This refrigeration blends the flavors, chills the fruit, and moistens the marshmallows.
- SERVE cold, garnished with the reserved cherries with the stems.
Notes
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Nutrition
Calories: 114kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 9mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9g
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