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Contributed By: debtb
We used a basic recipe from "Healthy Homestyle Cooking" then made some changes to suit our taste!

A typical ambrosia or fruit salad can be loaded with calories. This recipe uses canned fruit packed in juice instead of syrup, yogurt instead of sour cream, and a reduced amount of coconut.

Ingredients

3 c Miniature marshmallows

1 (15 or 20-ounce) can crushed pineapple (in its own juice), drained

1 (15 or 20-ounce) pineapple chunks or tidbits (in its own juice), drained

1 (15 or 20 ounce) lite peach slices (in its own juice)

1 (11-ounce) can Water-packed mandarin oranges, drained

1 1/2 c Fat-free tropical fruit flavored yogurt

1/4 c Well-chopped walnuts

3/4 c Flaked coconut

Preparation

Chop the peach slices into bite sized pieces. In a large bowl, gently combine the marshmallows, crushed pineapple, pineapple chunks or tidbits, peach chunks, oranges, yogurt, coconut, and chopped walnuts. Cover and chill in refrigerator (preferably 2 hours but at least 1 hour) before serving.

Cook's Notes

The chopped walnuts add to the fiber content of this salad and give it a real texture-boost. This is a low fat, low calorie side-dish or dessert salad. Make ahead a couple of hours to let the flavors and textures blend. One of our family's favorite summertime treats!

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