This Ambrosia Salad With Cool Whip is a delicious fruit salad mixed with marshmallows, coconut, and Cool Whip. It’s easy to make and can be served as a side dish or dessert.
Our recipe serves eight and costs $7.74 to make. That works out to be about $0.96 per serving.
Do you need a simple and refreshing side dish to bring to your next potluck, holiday dinner, or family picnic? We have an oldie but goodie for you that checks all the boxes. While some may question why this is called a salad, we gladly say, “pass the Ambrosia Salad, hold the greens!”
This creamy Ambrosia Salad is made with cool whip, marshmallows, coconut, mandarin oranges, pineapples, and cherries. The sour cream adds a bit of tang to the refreshing fluffy salad and is a sweet treat that pairs well with savory dishes.
We love making this salad. It is a vintage recipe we remember our Aunts and Grandma’s making every Easter. The tropical fruit medley or dessert salad is a simple recipe that is made in one bowl in about ten minutes!
Make this Ambrosia Salad recipe for a potluck, picnics, family gatherings, Easter dinner, or anytime you have a crowd to feed. It is a definite crowd-pleaser for kids and adults alike!
Ambrosia Salad With Cool Whip
This Ambrosia Salad is a delicious fruits salad mixed together with marshmallows, coconut, and Cool Whip. It’s easy to make and can be served as a side dish or dessert.
Prep: 10min
Total: 70min
Yield: 8
Serving Size: 1 cup
Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 cup, calories 285 kcal, Carbohydrate 53 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 8 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Cholesterol 12 mg, Sodium 71 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 46 g, unSaturated Fat 2 g
Ingredients:
- 8 oz container Cool Whip (thawed)
- ½ cup sour cream
- 10 oz can mandarin oranges (drained)
- 15 oz can pineapple tidbits (drained)
- 16 oz jar maraschino cherries (drained, patted dry, and cut in half)
- 1 cup mini marshmallows (multi-colored or regular)
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- Mini marshmallows (multi-colored or regular)
- Sweetened shredded coconut
- Maraschino cherries
Instruction:
- Fold in oranges, pineapple, cherries, marshmallows, and coconut.
- Serve and enjoy.
Ambrosia Salad
Because it’s so simple to make, this tropical fruit medley is great as a last-minute menu addition. Plus, this ambrosia salad requires just five ingredients. —Judi Bringegar, Liberty, North Carolina
Prep: 10min
Total: 10min
Yield: 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts: calories 370 calories, Fat 20g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 101mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (43g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
Ingredients:
- 1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
- 1 can (8 ounces) pineapple tidbits, drained
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup sour cream
Instruction:
In a large bowl, combine the oranges, pineapple, marshmallows and coconut. Add sour cream and toss to mix. Cover and refrigerate for several hours.
Ambrosia Salad
Ambrosia Salad is a creamy fruit salad loaded with pineapple, mandarin oranges, coconut and miniature fruit-flavored marshmallows.
Prep: 10min
Total: 10min
Nutrition Facts: calories 405 calories, Carbohydrate 69 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 1 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 16 grams fat, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Saturated Fat 10 grams saturated fat, Sodium 53 milligrams sodium, Sugar 55 grams sugar, Trans Fat 0 grams trans fat, unSaturated Fat 5 grams unsaturated fat
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 11-ounce can mandarin oranges, drained
- 1 8-ounce can pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 cup maraschino cherries, drained
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional
- 1 1/2 cups mini fruit-flavored marshmallows
Instruction:
- In a large bowl, stir together the whipped topping and yogurt.
- Using a rubber spatula, carefully fold remaining ingredients into whipped topping.
- Chill before serving.
How to Make Ambrosia Salad | Easy Fruit Salad Recipe
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