Southern Ambrosia Salad is a creamy and sweet fruit salad flavored with shredded coconut. recipes for it vary a great deal but it is a regular on the table for holidays like Easter and Christmas.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Southern
Keyword Christmas, Easter
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Ingredients
3/4cupheavy cream
1 1/2tablespoonspowdered sugar
1/4cupsour cream
1(20-ounce) canpineapple chunks,drained well
1(15-ounce) canmandarin oranges,drained well
1(12-ounce) jarmaraschino cherries,drained and rinsed
1 1/2cupsgreen grapes
1cupmini marshmallows
1cupsweetened shredded coconut
1/2cupchopped toasted pecans
Instructions
Using an electric mixer, beat heavy cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Stir in sour cream and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine pineapple, oranges, cherries, grapes, marshmallows, coconut, and pecans.
Add the sour cream mixture and stir gently to mix evenly. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.