Ambrosia salad two ways

I got a major hankering for ambrosia salad over the weekend.  Strange?  It just sounded really good all of the sudden so on Sunday I made a classic Ambrosia salad with a recipe I found at Taste of Home

Ingredients

• 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks, drained
• 1 cup miniature marshmallows
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine the oranges, pineapple, marshmallows and coconut. Add sour cream and toss to mix. Cover and refrigerate for several hours. Yield: 4 servings.

Taste of Home

I have no photo of mine because I ate it all before I thought to take a photo.  You mean you AND your family ate it before you got to take a photo right?  Um yeah.

So, it was gone and I thought it would be nice to have more but I didn't have all of the ingredients anymore.  I mixed up a newfangled, I don't want to go to the store and get more ingredients ambrosia salad with what I had on hand which happened to be:

• 8 oz can of crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 cup halved seedless red grapes
• 4 clementines segmented and cut in half
• 1/2-3/4 cup of mini marshmallows (depending on your fondness for them)
• 1/2 cup of sour cream

Mix it all up and refrigerate for a few hours to overnight.

It isn't a huge departure from the original but it is a smidge different and very tasty.

chopped fruits

All mixed up and ready to chill

Admittedly it isn't the most photogenic of desserts but it is awfully yummy, easy and sorta good for you if you don't count the marshmallows and sour cream right?  Try either or both!

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