5 Cup Ambrosia Salad

“Took this salad to a barbecue, I used the long ‘thread’ coconut and as I couldnt find a lemon yoghurt here in NZ, I used an orange and apricot flavoured one. It was really yummy…thanks=)”

“The recipe did not say to drain the juice from the pineapple and mandarin oranges and therefore it was very soupy!”

“I added fruit cocktail as well and coloured mini marshmellows about 10 minutes before serving. I made this for a pot luck luncheon. Very tasty”

“A lady from church gave me this recipe.It is wonderful!!I used the colored mini-marshmellows and the salad is so pretty!!Thanks for sharing this recipe!!”

“I had never had a 5 Cup Ambrosia Salad before and I just thought it was okay for my tastes. The texture of the coconut was a little odd for me and the yogurt base was more tart than I expected. It’s certainly pretty and I know so many people adore it, so I appreciate the chance to have tried it. Thanks so much!”

“Awesome simple recipe. I used sour cream and added cherries. We all loved it. Thanks for an easy recipe.”

“This is a very yummy recipe and simple to make…Thank you”

“Perfect just as posted!I made it twice in the past week.Thanks for a delicious recipe!”

“I loved the creamy taste of this “fruit salad”!!!I also really liked the fact that all the ingredients are in equal proportions so I can make it in any quantity that I want…I made just half a recipe this timesince I knew my BF would not even taste it… he didn’t know what he was missing out on…I used sour crem and did add the marshmallows in along with all the other ingredients since I like them soft…Yummy!!!Thanks for sharing!!!”

“Yummy!Loved this.Very good for parties…”

“favorite of mine for years! I like it with sour cream and white marshmellows! My kids don’t like coconut so now I just leave it out.”

“very simple and good.we prefer using the colored marshmallows and sour cream.I also add a quarter cup dried cranberries.”

“Made this with vanilla yogurt instead of the lemon (family not fans of lemon), and it was outstanding!Great job :)”

“This is just like I remember eating when i was a kid. thanks”

“This was really good! I used peach and mandarin yogurt (couldn’t find lemon!). I used dessicated coconut so I mixed 1/2 cup powdered sugar with 3/4 cup coconut. A big hit!”

“Same recipe I have used b4. I never used the lemon yogurt b4 and will try it next time. I always top this with cherry halves. It makes for a pretty presentation but don’t put them on too soon or they may color the salad. Great for a Thanksgiving or Xmas dinner as it is refreshing like fruit when fruit isn’t in season.”

“Just made this tonight… it was good, but not the “Ambrosia” that I remember having at a party years ago.What drew me to this recipe was the use of sour cream instead of Cool Whip (I’m majorly anti -Cool Whip!!).I used pineapple tidbits instead of crushed, not sure if that made a difference or not.I added a little confectioners sugar because it still tasted too “sour cream”.All in all, it came out good, but not EXACTLY what I wanted.The search goes on…!Thanks for the recipe.”

“Wonderful, old-fashioned yumminess!I love the sour cream with all the other sweetness, and as suggested, I added a handful or two of dried cranberries-LOVED it like that!The cranberries added nice color and a slight crunch.I also mixed in the marshmallows and didn’t have a problem with sogginess at all.Great recipe Marg!”

“Delicious! We preferred our marshmallows mixed in to meld with the other ingredients.”

“We like the marshmallows soft too, so I mixed them right in. Yummy!”