Christmas Ambrosia Recipes

HOLIDAY AMBROSIA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain, transfer to a large bowl, and cool.
• Whisk the sugar, eggs, flour, salt, and reserved pineapple juice together in a saucepan until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture thickens. Pour over cooled pasta, and toss to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate overnight, or at least 8 hours.
• Stir the pineapple chunks and mandarin oranges into the pasta mixture. Mix in the coconut if desired. Stir in the frozen whipped topping until evenly blended. Chill until serving.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY AMBROSIA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the whole berry cranberry sauce, both pineapples and mandarin oranges.
• Add the whipped cream and vanilla yogurt. Mix and combine well.
• Gently fold in the marshmallows, coconut and pecans.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
• Serve chilled. Serve on lettuce or spinach leaves for holiday serving - looks incredibly festive!

AMBROSIA

Steps:

• Place the cream and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment and whip until stiff peaks are formed. Add the sour cream and whisk to combine. Add the marshmallows, orange, pineapple, coconut, pecans and cherries and stir to combine. Transfer to a glass serving bowl, cover and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours before serving.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE AMBROSIA

Steps:

• Combine the heavy cream and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl. Whip with an electric mixer until thick but not grainy. Mix in sour cream.
• Use a rubber spatula to fold in the flaked coconut, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries and marshmallows until everything is evenly distributed. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours before serving. It tastes best if chilled overnight.

CHRISTMAS AMBROSIA

Steps:

• Depending on how much you want, and how colorful you want it, you can vary the fruits each time you make it.
• Carefully separate the fruits into sections and remove all membranes.
• Mix well into bowl and top with shredded coconut and miniature marshmallows, if so desired. Chill before serving.
• Can be served as a salad or a dessert.

CHRISTINA'S AMBROSIA

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, whip the cream cheese, pineapple, and sour cream until light. Mix in remaining ingredients. Divide among 4 serving bowls, sprinkle with remaining coconut and serve.

HOLIDAY AMBROSIA CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with pineapple juice, beating well after each addition. Fold in the coconut, pineapple, macadamia nuts, raisins, mangoes and candied cherries., Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, coconut milk and extracts. Drizzle over cake.

CRAIG CLAIBORNE'S AMBROSIA

Steps:

• Peel the oranges, cutting away all the white pith. Using a sharp stainless steel knife, carefully cut the juicy flesh from the membranes that surround it. Discard the membranes and any seeds. There should be about 5 cups of flesh.
• Put one-fourth of the orange sections in a crystal bowl and add half a cup of the coconut and half a cup of banana slices. Sprinkle with one-fourth of the sugar. Continue making layers until all the ingredients are used. Sprinkle with enough orange juice to moisten well. Chill and serve.

DOLE'S HOLIDAY AMBROSIA

Steps:

• Drain pineapple.
• Drain oranges.
• Combine pineapple, oranges, grapes, marshmallows, coconut, and nuts.
• Mix sour cream and sugar.
• Stir into fruit mixture.
• Chill well and serve.