ambrosia (old recipe)

Name: Ambrosia (old recipe)
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 - orange; 1 tablespoon(s) coconut, shredded; 1 teaspoon(s) powdered sugar; 1/4 cup(s) pineapple chunks (optional)

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Marcia McCance

Stone Mountain, GA

Updated on Nov 17, 2012

Another recipe from the sixty's that I was given by my Home Economics teacher. There are lots of ambrosia recipes out there but I wanted to post the one I had from 1964. It is simple and easy to make and if you leave out the powdered sugar it is even on the healthy side.

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internet picture -- very similar -- they added maraschino cherries (and pink grapefruit?) which looks like it would be tasty

prep time 10 Min

cook time

method Refrigerate/Freeze

yield 1 or 2

Ingredients

1 - orange
1 tablespoon coconut, shredded
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
1/4 cup pineapple chunks (optional)

How To Make ambrosia (old recipe)

Step 1

Cut the top from the orange and peel

Step 2

Slice or dice the orange and mix with the shredded coconut
Step 3

Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar
Step 4

(Optional)Pineapple chunks may be added (perhaps instead of the sugar)
Step 5

CHILL in refrigerator. NOTE: The recipe actually says "Chill in the refrigerator if possible" -- LOL
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