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Ambrosia Fruit Salad

Ambrosia Fruit Salad: a sourced no cook recipe with measured ingredients and cooking instructions. Pack a cooler for perishables.

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Added October 9, 2026
Source: Recipe: Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); extracted from linked revision; camping suitability and safety notes added. Photo: Marshall Astor, CC BY-SA 2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ambrosia_salad.jpg; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0. Photo illustrates this dish on its source recipe page; not a Wild10 cooking-test photo.
Ambrosia Fruit Salad

Photo: Marshall Astor · CC BY-SA 2.0. Source-recipe food photograph; not a Wild10 cooking-test photo.

Serves: 8
Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

  • •4 cups of mandarin oranges , drained
  • •2 cans of pineapple , drained
  • •2 cups of grapes
  • •3 cups whipped cream
  • •1 cup sour cream
  • •6–8 cups miniature marshmallows

Instructions

  1. 1Mix the mandarin oranges, pineapple, and grapes in a large bowl.
  2. 2Fold in the whipped cream, sour cream, and marshmallows.
  3. 3Chill for at least an hour.
  4. 4Stir again before serving.

Camp tips

  • • Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions.

Food safety & trail facts

Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions.

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