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Best Ever Ambrosia Salad

Alyssa Rivers
Ambrosia Salad is filled with mandarin oranges, pineapple, maraschino cherries, coconut, and marshmallows and mixed in a fluffy cool whip! This is a potluck classic!
4 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 437 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounce cool whip thawed
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges drained
  • 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
  • 3/4 cup maraschino cherries without stems, sliced in half
  • 3 cup marshmallows I like using the multi-colored flavored marshmallows
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • 3/4 cup pecans chopped

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl add thawed cool whip and sour cream and stir until combined. Add in the mandarin oranges, pineapple, cherries, marshmallows, coconut and pecans.
  • Stir until combined and chill salad for at least 1 hour or overnight.

Notes

Originally Posted June 3, 2019
Updated March 23, 2022

Nutrition

Calories: 437kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 104mgPotassium: 204mgFiber: 3gSugar: 49gVitamin A: 224IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 1mg