Ambrosia Salad

White bowl of fruit Salad topped with cherries.

5 from 2 votes

Ambrosia Salad is a fruit salad or also known as 5 cup fruit salad that is a classic fruit salad recipe. Loaded with Cool Whip, nuts, coconut and a handful of fruit. A classic dessert you have to try.

Prep Time15

Chill time4

Total Time4 15

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Servings: cups

Calories: 397kcal

Author: Kim Schob

Ingredients

8 ounce Cool Whip thawed
8 ounce plain greek yogurt or sour cream
30 ounce can mandarin oranges drained well
40 ounce can pineapple tidbits drained well
1 ½ cups green grapes
16 ounce jar maraschino cherries drained well
10 ounce bag mini marshmallows regular or fruit flavored
2 cups shredded coconut
¾ cup chopped walnuts

Cups - Metric

Instructions

In a mixing bowl you will add your Cool Whip and the Greek yogurt together.
With a spatula mix to combine the two. Don't overmix or it will deflate the whipped topping.
Add in all the other ingredients except the coconut, nuts, and the cherries. The rest add in and mix well.
Refrigerate the ambrosia fruit salad for up to 4 hours to overnight.
Right before serving stir in the nuts, coconut, and cherries.

Notes

Fruit - You can change up the fruit you use. Fresh strawberries, purple grapes, or even different canned fruit. Just drain the fruit if canned.

Whipped Topping - Make homemade whipped topping if you don't want to use Cool Whip.

Yogurt - If you do not like Greek Yogurt, you can use plain yogurt or even sour cream to the recipe. Adds a nice tangy component.

Refrigerate - You need to allow your salad to refrigerate and set up for at least 4 hours before serving. That way, the flavors blend together.

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