Fancy Ambrosia Recipe
Ambrosia is a delightful and juicy dessert made with fresh ripe fruits combined together and chilled before serving. Served with a generous splash of ginger ale, ambrosia is a fruit lovers delight.
Ingredients
2 13 1/2 -ounce cans (3 cups) frozen pineapple chunks
5 medium oranges
2 fully ripe flecked-with-brown bananas
2 cups white seedless grapes or halved grapes seeded
1 3 1/2-ounce can (about 1/4 cups) flaked coconut
1 7-ounce bottle ginger ale (optional)
Whole maraschino cherries
Directions
Drain pineapple, reserving syrup.
Pare oranges with sharp knife; remove sections by cutting close to membrane, reserving juice.(You ll need about 2 cups orange sections.)
Peel bananas, slice on bias, and place in the orange juice.
For beautiful arrangement, use a crystal bowl and keep the pineapple, oranges, bananas, and grapes separate, allotting one fourth of the bowl to each.
Following this plan, place half of each fruit in bowl, sprinkle with half of coconut; top with remaining fruit.
Pour reserved pineapple syrup over all; chill thoroughly.
At serving time, pour ginger ale over.
Sprinkle with remaining coconut and dot with whole maraschino cherries.
Pare oranges with sharp knife; remove sections by cutting close to membrane, reserving juice.(You ll need about 2 cups orange sections.)
Peel bananas, slice on bias, and place in the orange juice.
For beautiful arrangement, use a crystal bowl and keep the pineapple, oranges, bananas, and grapes separate, allotting one fourth of the bowl to each.
Following this plan, place half of each fruit in bowl, sprinkle with half of coconut; top with remaining fruit.
Pour reserved pineapple syrup over all; chill thoroughly.
At serving time, pour ginger ale over.
Sprinkle with remaining coconut and dot with whole maraschino cherries.
