Ambrosia Salad

This ambrosia salad recipe, or 5 cup salad recipe as it is often called, is another of those dual purpose recipes.

It is called a salad but you can easily see from the list of ingredients that it makes a delicious light dessert recipe too.

This delicious salad /dessert can be part of your dinner menu, on a buffet or pot luck dinner table, or served as a wonderful light sweet treat for dessert.

Any way you choose to use it, your friends and family will love it. It is so easy to make and disappears like magic.

Ambrosia salad would look wonderful in this glass bowl with etched bees. A classic bowl that you can use over and over, it makes a great gift. Matching individual bowls are available too. La Rochere 3-qt. Napoleon Bee Large Salad/Serving Bowl

• This recipe can easily be double or tripled to feed a large group.
• Add a 1/2 cup of maraschino cherries, sliced in half for a bit of colour. Dry them first though or the whole thing goes quite pink.
• Use light sour cream to make it a low fat dessert.

If you want a more modern look, these square bordered white bowls are terrific. Ten Strawberry Street Set of 2 Whittier Square Rim Bowls, White

This ambrosia salad will make you want to try our other tasty dessert and salad recipes. You will find our easy dessert recipes here.

Like This Recipe? Add Your Comments and Rating

Or Add Your Own Recipe.

Do you have a comment about this recipe? Please share it!

Maybe you have tried the recipe, or one quite like it?

How would you rate in on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being delicious?

Would you make any changes to it?

Do you have a recipe that you think is even better? Add it!

Return to top

Home | FoodStuff Newsletter | Our Cookbooks | Healthy Diet | 10 Things for a Healthy Lifestyle | Keys to a Healthy Lifestyle | Healthy Recipes | Calorie Calculator | Easy Dinner Recipes | Appetizers | Soups | Salads | Meat Recipes | Easy Desserts | Fish and Seafood | Breads | Potatoes | Vegetables | Eggs and Brunch | Italian Recipes | Cooking Lessons | 10 Healthiest Foods | Comfort Foods | Cooking Measurement Conversions | Cooking Substitutions | Cooking Terms | French Cooking Terms | Cooking Magazines | Christmas Gifts | Holiday Recipes | Sauces | Drinks | Resources | Kitchen Store | How I Built This Site | Kitchen Carts | Articles | Contact Us | Privacy Statement