Simple Ambrosia Salad – Spend With Pennies

What’s Ambrosia Salad?

Ambrosia means ‘meals of the gods,’ and this model is a household favourite.

• Regardless of its identify, ambrosia salad is a a candy fluff salad that’s dessert-like and sometimes served as a facet for Easter, Thanksgiving or at potlucks.
• This salad, aka 5-cup salad wants simply 5 substances and 5 minutes of prep.
• It’s excellent for holidays and potlucks because it’s finest made forward of time.

Substances for Ambrosia Salad

• Yogurt/Bitter Cream – The creamy base begins with both bitter cream or Greek yogurt. Our household has at all times used bitter cream, which is sweetened by the marshmallows. Be at liberty to strive vanilla yogurt or whipped topping (reminiscent of Cool Whip) in place.
• Fruit – Our household’s recipe for Ambrosia Salad has coconut shreds, mandarin oranges, and pineapple, however you may combine issues up with fruit cocktail or canned peaches. For a recent taste, stir in recent fruit like grapes, bananas, blueberries, or strawberries.
• Additions – Whereas this recipe is scrumptious by itself, you may add different substances. Attempt including maraschino cherries or nuts like walnuts or pecans to provide it a bit of additional crunch and taste.

Learn how to Make Ambrosia Salad

Ambrosia Fruit Salad is a superb facet to whip up if you’re brief on time!

1. Drain the pineapple and oranges (per the recipe beneath).
2. Add all substances besides oranges and blend nicely. Gently fold in oranges.
3. Let chill within the fridge for no less than 4 hours.

Suggestions for Ambrosia Salad

• Make sure you make this salad forward of time to mix the flavors and soften the marshmallows.
• Drain the canned fruit so the dish isn’t watery.
• Gently fold within the mandarin oranges final, as they are often fragile and break aside.