Susan's Ambrosia Fruit Salad
This heavenly Ambrosia Fruit Salad is so creamy sweet and loaded with fruit cocktail, mandarin oranges, cherries, apple, banana, coconut, pecans, and mini marshmallows. Perfect for your next holiday gathering.
Servings: 12
Calories: 203kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cans fruit cocktail 15 oz each, drained
- 2 cans mandarin oranges 8.25 oz each, drained
- 1 jar maraschino cherries 10 oz, drained
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut I prefer Baker's Angel Flake Coconut
- 1 pkg miniature marshmallows 10 oz, I prefer Jet-Puffed Miniature Marshmallows
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 1 tub sour cream 16 oz
- 1 tub whipped cream 8 oz, I prefer Cool Whip Original Whipped Topping
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 medium Honeycrisp apples peeled and chopped
- 2 bananas sliced
Instructions
- In a large bowl add the sour cream and whipped topping and stir together.
- Fold the fruit cocktail, mandarin oranges, maraschino cherries, coconut, marshmallows, and pecans into the creamy whipped topping. Cover and chill in the refrigerator.
- 30 minutes before serving, peel and chop the apples and bananas. Add them to a covered bowl with the lemon juice and gently toss them until they are evenly covered with the lemon juice. Fold the apple and banana into the fruit salad and place back into the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- When ready to serve, transfer to a serving bowl and serve.