Best Frosty Cranberry Ambrosia Recipes

CREAMY CRANBERRY SALAD

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One of my piano students taught me the perfect lesson in holiday recipes: this fresh cranberry salad. The keys are tangy fruit, fluffy marshmallows and crunchy nuts. -Alexandra Lypecky, Dearborn, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch Side Dishes

Time 15m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 cups fresh or thawed frozen cranberries, chopped
1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 medium apple, chopped
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

In a large bowl, mix first 6 ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., To serve, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream and walnuts into cranberry mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200 calories, Fat 12g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 34mg cholesterol, Sodium 32mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

AMBROSIA SALAD WITH JELL-O®

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Very easy to make Jell-O® mold. I have made it with different flavors (colors) and it is always a crowd pleaser!

Provided by DASJAZMAN

Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Dessert Salad Recipes Jell-O® Salad

Time 8h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (6 ounce) package strawberry-flavored gelatin (such as Jell-O®)
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (10 ounce) package miniature marshmallows

Steps:

Place whipped topping in a large bowl and stir until thawed and smooth. Add gelatin and mix well. Add pineapple with juice, walnuts, and marshmallows. Mix together and transfer into a mold of your choice. Refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight before unmolding.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 449.3 calories, Carbohydrate 63.4 g, Fat 20.2 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 141.4 mg, Sugar 52.6 g

FROSTY CRANBERRY AMBROSIA

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This is a fresh, tart start to any Blue Ribbon meal... year 'round!

Provided by Cynthia Guptill

Categories Fruit Salads

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 pkg fresh cranberries, chopped
1 c sugar
2 large oranges
1 medium tart apple, shredded
1/2 c dates, chopped
16 oz. pkg cream cheese, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c heavy cream
1/3 c pecans , chopped

Steps:

1. Fill muffin pans with 15-20 paper liners.
2. Chop cranberries fine put in a medium bowl, add sugar and let set till ready to combine ingredients.
3. chop one orange fine put in medium bowl, reserving juice.
4. Shred apple add to chopped orange.
5. Squeeze remaining orange. Add to reserved juice to make a total of 1/2 C. juice. Combine orange juice, cream cheese and vanilla, beat with a rotary beater till fluffy.
6. Stir the orange, apple, cranberries and dates into cream cheese mixture .
7. Whip cream till soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.
8. Fill paper lined muffin pans with mixture, sprinkle lightly with pecans and freeze.