World's Best Ambrosia Salad
If you want something different than a traditional fruit salad, ambrosia is always a great alternative. This old-fashioned dessert recipe for World's Best Ambrosia Salad is a creamy, fruity salad that never fails to impress. With ingredients like pineapple, mandarin oranges, marshmallows, and more, this colorful no-bake dessert looks and tastes great alongside any meal. Next time you need an easy Cool Whip recipe or dessert to share, whip together a big bowl of ambrosia!
Cooking MethodNo Bake
Ingredients
- 1 (29-ounce) can fruit cocktail, drained
- 1 (8-ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained
- 1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, drained and rinsed
- 1 (1-ounce) box cheesecake flavor Sugar Free Jell-O pudding
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 3 cups Cool Whip
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
Instructions
- Drain all fruit. If fruit was packed in syrup, rinse in cold water and drain.
- Combine fruit cocktail, pineapple, mandarin oranges and cherries in a large bowl. Sprinkle with cheesecake flavored pudding mix and stir to coat. Add in sour cream and Cool Whip and stir well.
- Fold in marshmallows and chill for at least one hour before serving.
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SissieSass
Nov 29, 2018
Can I use the same amount of peaches and grapes instead of the fruit cocktail? My daughter is allergic to pears. I love this salad though. We used to eat it at church at our carry ins. One of the ladies always brought in a batch of this to share with all of us. She graciously made triple or more.
lizdwhiz 0209023
Dec 07, 2017
Can you clarify on the Jello pudding? The small box is 3.9 oz. Is there one smaller that I haven't seen in the grocery stores?
Zeemer
Aug 01, 2017
I can't wait to make this World's Ambrosia Salad. I love fruity desserts and I love to whip up fruit salad with cream. I want to make this salad if only to try how the salad will taste like with the cheesecake pudding mix. This salad is so mouth-watering and irresistible.
Lynn K
May 31, 2017
We left out the marshmallows (because we did not have any) and it was still very good indeed! And it is so quick and easy to make that our 2 youngest children (boy and girl, 8 and 10 years old) made it for us. An aside I look forward to the day when they do all the cooking, lol! Anyway everyone enjoyed it and they want it again.
FoodLover
Jan 23, 2017
I love fruit in desserts. This recipe seem so simple and straightforward. I also have never seen cheese cake flavored pudding but I agree that you can use any kind of alternative I am sure. Personally I like butterscotch so I would try that one. I like the marshmallows in this recipe.I would imagine this makes quite a lot which is great for a take along to some event. I'm absolutely going to make this recipe.
Gck24 7816915
Jan 18, 2017
I always try to think of something different to bring to summer potlucks and barbecues, and old-fashioned favourite would be perfect! I also have never seen cheesecake flavoured pudding, but i bet vanilla or even pistachio would be just as good. This dessert is so pretty and could be served in individual glasses/bowls or in a larger pretty trifle bowl. I'm definitely making this recipe soon!
msdeb21
Dec 05, 2016
I love fruit salads, especially Ambrosia salad. I don't think I've ever seen Sugar Free Cheesecake flavor Jello pudding in my local grocery stores. I hope it's not one of those flavors that has been discontinued. It doesn't have to be Sugar-Free, anyway. Maybe vanilla pudding would be just as good.
ChaCha Rizzo
Dec 04, 2015
There is something about a classic recipe... I can't get enough of this "salad" and I bring it to every function, no matter what time of year. everyone loves it.
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