Westflische Gtterspeise Westfalian Ambrosia Recipes

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.

MAMA'S AMBROSIA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the oranges, fruit cocktail, walnuts, marshmallows, and coconut. Fold in the sour cream. Chill for at least an hour, and stir again before serving.

WESTFäLISCHE GöTTERSPEISE (WESTFALIAN AMBROSIA)

Steps:

• Put cherries, sugar and lemon peel into pot, bring to a single boil and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Take from heat, let cool slightly and add cognac. Divide cherries and fluid into 4 serving glasses. Pack the cherries, so that they make a dense layer. Cover with cling film and put into the fridge.
• Toast the pumpernickel in the oven until it completely dry and slightly roasted. Take out of the oven and let cool completely. Chop the pumpernickel finely (I use the food processor). Add the very coarsely chopped hazel nuts and set aside.
• In a bowl mix quark, sour cream, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
• Chop the meringue very coarsely and add to the quark mixture. Mix carefully with a spoon.
• Add the pumpernickel mixture and mix with a spoon.
• Beat the whipping cream until stiff. Add to the quark mixture and fold in carefully. Do not overmix it.
• Divide quark mixture into the four serving glasses, cover again and chill it for about 2 hours in the fridge.
• To serve: take out of the fridge, sprinkle with some chocolate, add a few hazel nuts and a cherry.
• NOTE on serving: you can premix the cherry layer with the cream layer. It looks not as fancy as the layered serving, but it taste as good as the layered one.
• NOTE: you can store this dessert for one day in the fridge. It is even better the next day.
• NOTE: you can use preserved cherries. But then don't cook the cherries. Cook only the fluid as described above. To thicken the fluid you can add cornstarch. Dilute 1 tsp in a bit of cold water and then add this mixture to the cooking fluid.
• NOTE on meringue: you can sub the meringue here by "dry" cookies or butter cookies.

AMBROSIA SALAD (THE BEST FRUIT SALAD)

Steps:

• Mix pineapple, mandarin oranges, Cool Whip, sour cream, marshmallows, and shredded coconut together in a bowl.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors blend. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Tastes even better when chilled overnight.

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.

AMBROSIA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the oranges, pineapple, marshmallows and coconut. Add sour cream and toss to mix. Cover and refrigerate for several hours.

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.