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Ambrosia Salad

DessertsNo-Cook15-Minutes

Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

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About

A cornerstone of picnics, cookouts, and potlucks, Ambrosia Salad is an easy, breezy, and speedy dessert. It's creamy, smooth, and positively packed with fresh fruit flavors, with a little crunch from pecans and bursts of sugar from marshmallows. Wherever you bring a bowl of Ambrosia Salad, you bring nostalgia and delight in dessert form!!

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Ingredients

  • 1 (8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
  • 1 cup sweetened coconut, shredded
  • 1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 cup maraschino cherries, optional, drained, plus more, to taste, for garnish
  • 1/2 cup pecans, optional, chopped
  • 1/2 cup green or red grapes, halved
  • 1 1/2 cups mini fruit-flavored marshmallows

Directions

Step 1 -In a large bowl, mix the whipped topping and the yogurt until thoroughly combined, being careful not to deflate the mixture.

Step 2 -Delicately fold in the coconut, the oranges, the pineapple, 1 cup of the cherries, the pecans, the grapes, and the marshmallows.

Step 3 -Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator.

Step 4 -Garnish with the extra cherries and serve.

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