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Meringue Ambrosia
Ingredients:
300 ml heavy cream
2 Bananas
broken meringue
- Instructions:
- Whip the cream.
- Chop fruit coarsely, but don't crush.
- Break meringue into large crumbs.
- Mix everything shortly before serving and pile into glasses.
Ambrosia Cake
Ingredients:
CAKE:
3/4 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup fresh coconut, finely grated
3 cups cake flour, sifted
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 cup butter
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp orange rind
SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING:
2 egg whites, unbeaten
1 1/2 cups sugar
5 tbsp cold water
1/4 tsp cream of tartar OR
1 1/2 tsp light corn syrup
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups coconut, finely shredded
mandarin orange sections, for garnish
1/4 tsp orange rind
- Instructions:
- Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together twice.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff, then add 1/4 cup of sugar and set aside.
- Cream butter until fluffy and add the remaining sugar and egg yolks, mixing well.
- Add flour, alternating with milk and coconut milk, and blend until smooth.
- Add vanilla and the 1/4 cup grated coconut. Last, fold in egg whites.
- Bake in 3 well-buttered 8" circular layer pans in a preheated 350F oven for 30 minutes.
- Cover with Seven Minute Frosting
- To prepare Seven Minute Frosting place egg whites, sugar, cold water, cream of tartar or corn syrup, and salt in the top of a double boiler.
- Place over rapidly boiling water, beating constantly with an egg beater, for 7 minutes or until icing will stand in peaks.
- Remove from heat, add vanilla, and continue to beat until thick enough to spread.
- When entire cake has been frosted, sprinkle coconut and orange rind generously over the top and sides Then decorate the top with orange sections.
Marshmallow & Nut Ambrosia
Ingredients:
1 19oz. can pineapple bits, drained
1 10oz. can mandarin oranges, drained
1 apple, chopped (macintosh or red delicious)
1 cup halved green grapes, halved
1 cup marshamllows
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 eggs, beaten
4 Tbs. sugar
4 Tbs. vinegar
1 cup whipping cream
2 tsp. sugar
dash of vanilla
- Instructions:
- Mix together all fruits, marshmallows and nuts; set aside.
- In a small saucepan mix together eggs, sugar and vinegar, bring to a boil, stir constantly and cook 1 minute; cool.
- Whip together whipping cream, sugar and vanilla until peaks appear.
- Pour cooked egg mixture over fruit and stir to coat. Fold in whipped cream and chill until ready to serve.
Mandarin Coconut Ambrosia
Ingredients:
18 oz. Cook Whip
16 oz. Sour cream
1 bag Miniature marshmallows
2 cans Mandarin oranges, drained
1 can Pineapple tidbits (large can), drained
14 oz. Coconut
- Instructions:
- Mix cool Whip and sour cream. Add oranges and pineapple.
- Mix in the coconut well and add marshmallows.
Ambrosia Filled Angelfood Cake
Ingredients:
1 large angel food cake
--- Ambrosia filling: ---
3 cups heavy cream
1/3 cup confectioner's sugar
3 cups crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup strawberries, sliced
1/4 cup shredded coconut meat
1/2 cup blueberries
1 kiwi fruit
- Instructions:
- Purchase a large angel food cake, or use a homemade one.
- Starting 1 inch down from top, slice the top from cake. Lay aside to use later. Using a serrated knife and a spoon, cut out the inside of the cake, leaving a wall around all sides. Do not cut through to bottom. You will be using the cavity for the filling.
- Whip the cream and the confectioner's sugar until slightly stiff peaks form.
- Using half the cream, gently fold in the fruit and coconut, leaving out a few blueberries and the kiwi fruit for the top.
- Stuff the cavity with this fruit filling. Replace the top you earlier cut away.
- Spread the remaining whipped cream on top and sides of cake; sprinkle a few blueberries around and decorate with overlapping slices of the thinly cut kiwi fruit. Decorate with any other fruit you prefer, and chill for a minimum of 4 hours.
- This make an elegant dessert to serve on special occassions.
Fruit & Nut Ambrosia
Ingredients:
1 Can chunk pineapple (20 oz.), drained
1 Can mandarin oranges (11 oz., drained
1 1/2 Cups seedless grapes, red and green
1 Cup miniature marshmallows
1 Cup flaked coconut
1/2 Cup pecans, chopped
3/4 Cup dairy sour cream
1 Tablespoon sugar
- Instructions:
- Combine pineapple, oranges, grapes, marshmallows, coconut, and pecans.
- Mix sour cream and sugar. Stir into fruit mixture. Chill.
Heavenly Ambrosia
Ingredients:
2 med banana, peeled and sliced
8 1/2 oz pineapple, crushed & drained
1 cup mini marshmallows
1 cup coconut, toasted
1 cup seedless grapes
1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 tbsp lime juice
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp lime zest
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
- Instructions:
- Combine bananas, pineapple, marchmallows, 1/2 cup coconut, grapes and walnuts in a bowl.
- Beat together whipping cream, lime juice, sugar and lime peel until stiff peaks form. Fold in oranges.
- Spoon onto dessert plates or into tall glasses. Sprinkle each serving with remaining coconut.
Low Fat Ambrosia
Ingredients:
20 ounces pineapple chunks in juice
11 ounces mandarin oranges
1 banana, peeled and sliced
1 1/2 cups seedless grapes
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/4 cup almonds, chopped (optional)
8 ounces nonfat vanilla yogurt
- Instructions:
- Drain pineapple and oranges. Combine pineapple, oranges, banana, grapes, marshmallows, coconut and almonds.
- Fold in yogurt. Chill.
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