For decades, families have enjoyed this ambrosia salad with fruit cocktail for special occasions or weekend barbecues.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 (15.25 ounce) cans fruit cocktail
- 1 (16 ounce) can sliced peaches in juice (Optional)
- 1 (16 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice
- 1 (12 ounce) can mandarin oranges in juice
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons milk, or as needed
- 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut (Optional)
Instructions
- Empty fruit cocktail, peaches, pineapple, and oranges out into a strainer set over a large bowl to drain.
- Meanwhile, beat cream cheese in a bowl, adding milk until mixture is smooth and creamy. Mix in 3/4 of the whipped topping and 1/4 cup of the drained juice; blend well.
- Dice peaches and fold them into the creamy mixture. Add all the drained fruits and coconut, reserving 5 or 6 mandarins, and stir to coat. Smooth over the top and frost with remaining whipped topping. Decorate top with reserved mandarins. Refrigerate until flavors combine.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 399 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 48 g |
| Cholesterol | 31 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 18 g |
| Sodium | 131 mg |
| Sugars | 43 g |
| Fat | 23 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
It’s really delicious with marshmallows. It’s not too sweet!
This is a tasty salad. I thought it was a bit too creamy and ended up adding some marshmallows and nuts, but that’s personal preference.