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5 Minute Ambrosia Salad Recipe

It only takes a few minutes to make this 5 minute Ambrosia Salad! It has pineapple, oranges, cherries, and marshmallows, what's not to love!
Prep Time5 minutes
Chill Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 5 minutes
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: ambrosia salad, creamy fruit salad, easy ambrosia fruit salad
Servings: 8
Calories: 277kcal

Equipment

  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Wooden Spoon

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces Cool Whip Whipped Topping thawed
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 20 ounces pineapple tidbits drained well
  • 22 ounces canned mandarin oranges drained well
  • 1 cup maraschino cherries drained well and cut in half
  • 1½ cups miniature marshmallows
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients.
  • If needed, you can serve this right away but I highly recommend covering it with plastic wrap and chilling in the fridge for at least 2 hours before serving. If you wanted to, you could even make this the night before you plan on eating it and let it chill overnight. Stir before serving

Notes

  • I wouldn't recommend making this any more in advance than the night before.
    If you do have leftovers, you will notice that the juices from the fruit can cause this salad to get runny. When that happens, I just throw in another handful of marshmallows and stir it up - this helps absorb all the extra juice and not make them so juicy!

Nutrition

Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 289mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 1211IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg