Holiday Ambrosia Salad Food

HOLIDAY AMBROSIA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain, transfer to a large bowl, and cool.
• Whisk the sugar, eggs, flour, salt, and reserved pineapple juice together in a saucepan until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture thickens. Pour over cooled pasta, and toss to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate overnight, or at least 8 hours.
• Stir the pineapple chunks and mandarin oranges into the pasta mixture. Mix in the coconut if desired. Stir in the frozen whipped topping until evenly blended. Chill until serving.

AMBROSIA SALAD

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Spread the pecans on a small baking sheet and bake, stirring once halfway through, until lightly browned and toasted, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the pecans to a medium bowl and cool completely.
• Whip the heavy cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer to stiff peaks. Stir in the sour cream by hand until combined. Stir in the marshmallows, pineapple and coconut. Gently fold in the mandarin oranges. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Right before serving, roughly chop the pecans. Fold the pecans and maraschino cherries into the ambrosia salad. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve immediately.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY AMBROSIA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the whole berry cranberry sauce, both pineapples and mandarin oranges.
• Add the whipped cream and vanilla yogurt. Mix and combine well.
• Gently fold in the marshmallows, coconut and pecans.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
• Serve chilled. Serve on lettuce or spinach leaves for holiday serving - looks incredibly festive!

AMBROSIA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the oranges, pineapple, marshmallows and coconut. Add sour cream and toss to mix. Cover and refrigerate for several hours.

LAZY DAYS AMBROSIA

Steps:

• Mix pineapple and pudding mix together in a bowl until pudding mixture is smooth. Fold fruit cocktail and oranges into pudding.
• Fold whipped topping into pudding mixture until smooth; top with coconut.
• Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.

DOLE'S HOLIDAY AMBROSIA

Steps:

• Drain pineapple.
• Drain oranges.
• Combine pineapple, oranges, grapes, marshmallows, coconut, and nuts.
• Mix sour cream and sugar.
• Stir into fruit mixture.
• Chill well and serve.

5-INGREDIENT AMBROSIA FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• If using whole marshmallows - cut in quarters.
• If using Whipping Cream -the 1/2 cup must be whipped before mixing with other ingredients.
• Mix all ingredietns. Chill several hours or overnight.