Ambrosia Salad #SundaySupper #RetroRecipe (2024)

Ambrosia Salad #SundaySupper #RetroRecipe (1)

Ambrosia Salad was a childhood favorite. I just never realized it.

The salad I grew up with was referred to as fruit salad with whipped cream. Maybe amongst the adults the real title was shared but for those younger than 10 pretty much used the title already stated.

Ambrosia Salad #SundaySupper #RetroRecipe (2)It varied from year to year. I honestly don't recall having coconut or marshmallows too often in our fruit salad. I am sure this was because of a personal choice made by my grandmother. In general, we did not each much coconut. I can only assume it was not a family favorite.

I was delighted to learn that for our Sunday Supper group we were going to explore the recipes that focused on Then and Now.

I very much remember the Then of my life and relish in the Now every day.

My own little family does not love this salad as I did whilst a youngster. It may be the nuts or the whipped cream, who knows. On rare occasions I do make this in a much smaller size and devour it over the course of a few days.

Ambrosia Salad #SundaySupper #RetroRecipe (3)Can you blame me? Nuts, mandarin oranges, pineapples, bananas, coconut, marshmallows and bananas...ooh la la. How could I have forgotten the maraschino cherries (the best part in my opinion).

I took the liberty of using the ever coveted color scheme of the 70's--orange and avocado-- to shoot my pictures this week. I simulated a Lazy Susan by using my pizza stone. I have not, in my lifetime, ever owned a Lazy Susan (I always felt bad for Susan).

We all have different idea's of what--Retro or Then and Now-- are in our own lives. From my point of view if was the 70's and to others it could be as far back as the 40's, 50's or 60's. Only you can decide which decade you want to revisit in terms of Then and Now and Sunday Suppers.

Below you will find the list of our group along with their selections. I cannot wait to see which point in time they selected their dishes from, and to learn if they updated the recipe or kept it as is.

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Ambrosia Salad #SundaySupper #RetroRecipe (4)

Recipe: Ambrosia Salad

Ambrosia Salad #SundaySupper #RetroRecipe (5)1 can of mandarin oranges, drained and diced
1 can of pineapple chunks, drained and diced
1 jar of maraschino cherries, drained and halved
1 banana, sliced
1/2 cup of chopped pecans
1/2 cup of shredded coconut
1/2 cup of mini-marshmallows
1/2-1 cup of heavy whipped cream
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla

In a large bowl combine first 7 ingredients.

In a small bowl combine the last 3 and beat until cream is thick.

Combine the two bowls. Store salad covered and in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

NOTE: The size of can's I used for the mandarin oranges and pineapple were between 10-10.75 ounces. The cherries, I purchase the smallest bottle I could find.

All of the listed amounts can be adjusted or omitted on what your family likes or does not like. I actually enjoyed the marshmallow and coconut after years of not having it made this way.

NOTE: If you would like to use whipped coconut milk in place of the whipped cream here is a link to how to do that:GO HERE.

Join us Around the Family Table this Sunday at 7pm Eastern Time and share your favorite Retro Food Memory with us!

Sunday Supper Retro Appetizers:

Sunday Supper Retro Salads:

Sunday Supper Retro Breads and Sandwiches:

SundaySupper Main Dishes:

Sunday Supper Retro Sides and Veggies:

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