Friday, May 28, 2010

'Dead in the Family' Sookie Book #10 Recipes: Fruit Salad

** I made this ambrosia but fruit salad could off course just be sliced fruit with a little sugar sprinkled over then refrigerated.

Anyone remember when this is eaten in book ?

Southern Ambrosia Salad

Ingredients


* 1- 20 ounce can pineapple chunks in juice
* 1 - 11 ounce can Mandarin orange segments in syrup
* 1- firm large banana
* 1 1/2 cups seedless grapes
* 1- cup miniature marshmallows
* 1- cup flaked coconut toasted or not
* 1/2 cup chopped pecans
* 1- cup dairy sour cream or plain yogurt
* 1-tablespoon brown sugar

How to make it

* Drain pineapple and orange segments.
* In a large bowl, combine pineapple,mandarin oranges, banana grapes, marshmallows,coconut and nuts.
* In a 1-quart bowl measure, combine sour cream,
* ( or yogurt) and brown sugar. Stir gently into fruit mixture.
* Refrigerate, covered for 1 hour or overnight.
* The longer you let it sit the better it gets!

1 comments:

Rita said...

I love fruit salad.