Ambrosia salad
Serves 4
Easy
Prep:
chill for 1 hour
Indulge in this retro American dessert, packed with plenty of texture and fruit, all layered with softly whipped cream
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Units:
- 312g can mandarin orangesdrained
- 227g can pineapple chunksdrained
- 100g maraschino cherriesdrained, plus extra stemmed cherries to garnish
- 240ml double cream
- 30g icing sugar
- 120g Greek yogurt
- 70g desiccated coconut(or use sweetened coconut flakes, if you can find them)
- 75g mini marshmallows
- 30g toasted pecansroughly chopped (optional)
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal312
- fat14g
- saturates12g
- carbs39g
- sugars36g
- fibre4g
- protein4g
- salt0.09g
Method
step 1
Drain all the fruit on a thick layer of kitchen paper and pat dry – you want to remove as much liquid as possible.
step 2
Beat the cream to soft peaks, then add the sugar and beat again. Fold through the yogurt.
step 3
Fold the drained fruit, coconut and marshmallows through the whipped cream mixture. Scrape the ambrosia into a serving dish or individual dessert bowls. Cover and chill until ready to serve, or for up to three days. Scatter over the pecans (if using) and garnish with stemmed maraschino cherries just before serving.
