“Fruit salad recipe Grandma gave me over 24 years ago. Just made it last Easter. It was good.” - by Elizabeth
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
Original recipe yields 16 servings
Directions
- Pour gelatin mix over cottage cheese in a large bowl.
- Fold mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple, whipped topping, maraschino cherries, and walnuts into the cottage cheese mixture.
- Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving (16 total)
- Calories
- 284 cal
- 14%
- Fat
- 16 g
- 25%
- Carbs
- 31.4 g
- 10%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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"I wanted a smoother consistancy--I ran the cottage cheese through the blender before mixing it with the Jello. I used sugar free Jello and "lite" whipped topping. I only had one big container, I used ..." See morethat instead of three small containers. My family loved this salad. My husband loves ambrosia but he dosen't care for coconut--he ate THREE BOWLS of this salad!"
Sal
"After mixing everything together and tasting it, I thought 24 ounces of whipped topping was too much, but it was too late. So in addition to the recipe, I added another can of mandarin oranges and a c..." See morean of chunk pineapple. I also added extra chopped walnuts. It finally met my taste test. Next time I will follow the recipe but add only 16 oz of whipped topping, and maybe more cottage cheese for a chunkier consistency. It is a very good salad, very ambrosia like."
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