Authentic Ambrosia Dessert for Christmas Time

Ambrosia Dessert for Christmas Time. 

Ambrosia is an American variety of fruit salad. Most ambrosia recipes contain canned or fresh pineapple, canned mandarin orange slices or fresh orange sections, miniature marshmallows, and coconut.

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Yield: 1 Large Bowl

Ambrosia Dessert for Christmas Time

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Ambrosia Dessert is super easy to make and to top it a delicious treat to make and always a crowd-pleaser.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Refrigerate and Set Time 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1kg Yoghurt - any flavour but I prefer a Berry one
• 500ml of Fresh Cream - whipped
• 1x 200gm packet of Mini Marshmallows or big ones cut up
• 1x punnet of blueberries or other berries of your choice can even be a mix
• 2 Flake chocolate bars or half a cup of grated chocolate (lightly packed)

Instructions

Place yogurt and cream into a bowl and gently fold together.

Add marshmallows, berries, and ¾ of the grated chocolate and mix carefully.

Cover and refrigerate for several hours.

Sprinkle remainder of grated chocolate on top before serving.

Can add extra berries on top, can serve individually, can also add chopped up chocolate instead of grated.

Firm summer dessert favorite in our house.

Great to make on Christmas morning, and have for dessert that night.

Enjoy

Notes

Any Ambrosia dessert will usually be the first to go and leave an empty bowl at any feast. This classic marshmallow fruit salad recipe is a favorite that's perfect for enjoying any time of the year, but also a wonderful and great treat for Christmas Time.

Why is it called ambrosia salad?

The once hard-to-find ingredients were considered luxurious and exotic. The salad was a treat reserved for holidays and other special occasions and named “ambrosia” after the food of the Greek and Roman gods. But it wasn't until the early 20th century that ambrosia as we know it came to be

Is Ambrosia a salad or dessert?

Depending on your family's prerogative, it might be considered a salad, but it may also be considered a dessert. It is a fruit dish so, depending on the preparation, it can be light, like a salad. Ambrosia was also the magical fruit of the gods in ancient Greek mythology.

What does the word Ambrosia mean? immortality

Ambrosia literally means "immortality" in Greek; it is derived from the Greek word ambrotos ("immortal"), which combines the prefix a- (meaning "not") with mbrotos ("mortal"). In Greek and Roman mythology, only the immortals-gods and goddesses-could eat ambrosia.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 559Total Fat 42gSaturated Fat 26gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 12gCholesterol 112mgSodium 163mgCarbohydrates 35gFiber 2gSugar 31gProtein 14g

Please note, I am not a nutritionist. All nutrition information on this blog, EsmeSalon, has been calculated by using an online calculator and is intended for information and guidance purposes only. If the nutrition information is important to you, please be advised that you should consider calculating it yourself, using your preferred tool.

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