5-minute Ambrosia salad. This delicious Ambrosia Salad is so easy to make and always a big hit with kids and adults alike! Made in just one bowl, this classic dessert salad is the perfection addition to your next gathering! Make sure to try this Cherry Fluff, Reese's Peanut Butter Fluff, or Pina Colada Fluff.
What I love about this recipe is that it's minutes, I mean minutes, until its done!
I think it can be so stressful.
Ambrosia Salad is filled with mandarin oranges, pineapple, maraschino cherries, coconut, and marshmallows and mixed in a fluffy cool whip!
You can cook 5-minute Ambrosia salad using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of 5-minute Ambrosia salad
- Prepare 8 ounces of thawed cool whip.
- It's 1/2 cup of Greek or regular yogurt (I used honey flavored Greek).
- Prepare 1 cup of maraschino cherries halved.
- You need 1-11 ounce of can of mandarin oranges.
- You need 1-8 ounce of can crushed or tidbit pineapple.
- Prepare 1.5 cups of mini marshmallows regular or fruit flavored.
Quick and easy side dish that can be made in minutes with ingredients that are on hand! One of my favorite, Ambrosia Salad is a fruit salad that can be served as side or as dessert. Who says you're not ready for a last minute invitation? The Ambrosia Salad is a fun retro salad to serve to family and friends.
5-minute Ambrosia salad step by step
- Mix yogurt and cool whip..
- Fold in pineapple, cherry halves, and marshmallows.
- Last add in the mandarin oranges as they tend to break easier. Chill for an hour before serving. Holds up to 3 days in the fridge. I serve mine with a side of graham crackers..
Categorized as a jello salad, the ambrosia salad is named after the food of Greek Gods, which is said to give longevity or immortality to those who eat it. Dessert salads like Ambrosia salad were often on the menu, but never on my plate. Oh, was I ever missing out. Ambrosia, or Ambrosia Salad, is a variation on a traditional fruit salad that's become a classic Southern recipe that's usually served at Thanksgiving or Christmas. As an adult with a new-found love for ambrosia fruit salad, I wish I'd caught on to this heavenly salad (aptly named "ambrosia".