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Hawaiian Ambrosia Salad is a sweet and creamy fruit salad recipe loaded with pineapple, mandarins, grapes, shredded coconut, mini marshmallows and Cool Whip.

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Hawaiian Ambrosia Salad is the perfect side dish or dessert recipe for your next potluck party.

This fruit salad with marshmallows is sure so be a hit with both kids and adults.

 

This ambrosia salad recipe takes just ten minutes of prep time and then one hour to chill before serving.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this fruit salad, I started by opening and draining some canned pineapple and mandarins.

I dumped some shredded coconut, mini marshmallows, mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, and grapes into a large mixing bowl.

I dumped some thawed Cool Whip and milk into a separate bowl.

I stirred the Cool Whip and milk together until smooth.

Then I added the Cool Whip mixture to the bowl with the fruit.

I stirred until all of the ingredients were well combined.

I covered the bowl and placed it in the refrigerator for one hour.

After an hour I removed the fruit salad from the fridge and garnished it with maraschino cherries.

Then the sweet ambrosia salad was ready to serve.

This fruit salad with Cool Whip is perfect for holiday gatherings and potluck parties.

If you are looking for a creamy fruit salad recipe, then you need to try this Hawaiian Ambrosia Salad!

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make This Hawaiian Ambrosia Salad:

• 2 cups shredded, sweetened coconut
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 cup pineapple chunks, drained
• 1 cup green grapes
• 1 ½ cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 cup maraschino cherries (optional)

How to Make Hawaiian Ambrosia Salad:

1. In a large bowl, add the shredded coconut, marshmallows, mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, and grapes.
2. In a separate bowl, stir whipped topping and milk until smooth.
3. Add the whipped topping to the fruit bowl and mix until well combined.
4. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Garnish with cherries before serving.
5. Serve and enjoy!

FAQS:

How should I store the ambrosia salad?

• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

What makes this ambrosia salad different?

• A lot of ambrosia recipes call for sour cream instead of whipped topping. This is so much sweeter and doesn’t have that sour taste from the sour cream.

What other ingredients can I add?

• Since this is a Hawaiian ambrosia salad, you can add lychee, passion fruit, dragon fruit, mango, or papaya for a more Hawaiian taste.

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