Ambrosia Salad Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 cup chopped pecans
20 ounces crushed pineapple
15 ounces mandarin oranges
12 ounces maraschino cherries
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cup miniature marshmallows, either plain or fruit flavored
8 ounces Cool Whip, softened
1/2 cup greek yogurt, or sour cream or whipped cream cheese
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Directions:Preheat oven to 350º.
Spread chopped pecans out on a baking sheet, then bake for 10 minutes or until pecans are lightly toasted. Allow pecans to cool completely before mixing with other ingredients, about 15-30 minutes.
1 C chopped pecans
Empty crushed pineapple, mandarin oranges, and maraschino cherries into a strainer over the sink. Let the fruit sit in the strainer for 15-20 minutes, tossing the contents periodically. Fruit is ready once it's been thoroughly drained of all excess juice.
20 ounces crushed pineapple, 15 ounces mandarin oranges, 12 ounces maraschino cherries
In a 13 quart mixing bowl, add the drained fruit, coconut, vanilla, cooled pecans, marshmallows, cool whip, and yogurt. Use a spatula to gently toss and fold ingredients together until combined and creamy.
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 3 c miniature marshmallows, 8 ounces Cool Whip, 1/2 cup greek yogurt
Cover bowl and chill prepared ambrosia salad in the refrigerator for 4 hours. |
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Notes: I think June used to make this. I don't have the recipe.
First appearing in cookbooks in the late 1800s from the southern United States, ambrosia salad is characterized as a mix of fruit (typically oranges, pineapple, and cherries), shredded coconut, and sweetened cream. At the time of the salad’s creation, its popularity was fueled by the exotic novelty of the ingredients, as the availability of oranges and coconuts was just beginning to become more widespread. This newness also influenced the choice to call the salad “ambrosia.”
Ambrosia started as a layered dessert of oranges, coconut, and sugar. Over time, more fruit has been added, marshmallows and Cool Whip provide some creaminess, and pecans help give texture and crunch.
It’s a popular salad all year long, and especially in the south for the holiday season – served as either a side dish or a dessert.
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