Ambrosia Fruit Salad Dessert . Grandma's Raw Vegan Recipe (2024)

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My grandmother had a vegan grandma’ who was a great dessert cook (maybe from there I took the cooking skills). She prepared this Ambrosia fruit salad in many ways, but stopped at these 4 ingredients, perfectly balanced and healthy!

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• Did you Know?
• About the recipe
• History of Ambrosia Fruit Salad
• Variation for a more complex Ambrosia salad dessert
• Vegan Ambrosia Fruit Salad Dessert
• Health Benefits for Ambrosia Fruit Salad
• Can Ambrosia fruit salad help with Weight-Loss?
• Dessert for Thanksgiving Dinner

About the dessert recipe

Every time I have some mandarins, oranges, grapefruits, or all of them, I cannot think of another better recipe than Ambrosia fruit salad. It is so simple to prepare and the taste is awesome. Apart from citrus fruits, the recipe also contains pineapple and coconut, giving a special and exotic flavor. Some cooks are using also marshmallows, but my great-grandmother didn’t. You’ll love it, trust me!

History of Ambrosia Fruit Salad

Below I’ll show you the myths about the Ambrosia fruit salad, but the truth is Americans were the first who invented the first recipe and the name was taken from Greek history.

As per Wikipedia, in the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia (meaning “immortality”) is the food or drink of the Greek gods, often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves and served by either Hebe or Ganymede at the heavenly feast. Ambrosia is sometimes depicted in ancient art as distributed by a nymph labeled with that name and a nurse of Dionysus. In the myth of Lycurgus, the king attacked Ambrosia and Dionysus’ entourage, causing the god to drive Lycurgus insane.

Variation for a more complex Ambrosia salad dessert

Besides the citrus fruits and pineapple, for more flavor add some maraschino cherries, bananas, strawberries, and crushed pecans. This will give more taste to this dessert, but the salad will have too many fruits and your taste buds will not be able to distinguish one from another. Some people love this, some are not! Another Ambrosia Salad variation can also include mayonnaise, whipped cream, yogurt, or pudding, making from it an irresistible dessert but with a cost… the dessert will be less healthy.

Vegan Ambrosia Fruit Salad Dessert

Due to its fruit-only ingredients, this recipe can be made by vegan or vegetarian people, being a delicious dessert and full of flavor. You can also add cherries, bananas, and strawberries if you want more nutrition diversity. Vegan Ambrosia Fruit Salad is one of the most recommended desserts for vegan thanksgiving dinners.

Health Benefits for Ambrosia Fruit Salad

My great-grandmother’s recipe is full of health benefits, with vitamins such as Potassium, Thiamine, Folate, Magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, folic acid, vitamin K, Lutein, Beta-carotene, Manganese, Copper, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, Riboflavin, Zinc, and Calcium. As for body health, the Ambrosia fruit salad is loaded with antioxidants, eases digestion, reduces the risk of cancer, boosts immunity, eases symptoms of arthritis, has anti-diabetic properties, aids weight loss, regulates blood pressure levels, promotes appetite control, reduces the risk of kidney stones, and is very hydrating. Well, there is more to it, but I have written only the most important health and body benefits.

Can Ambrosia fruit salad help with Weight-Loss?

Maybe you’ve been looking for desserts that can be eaten and don’t affect your body weight, right? But what if I told you that Ambrosia fruit salad is a dessert that really helps you lose weight, not just maintain it? Yeah, there are a lot of questions, but it is true… the Ambrosia fruit salad will help you lose weight, a lot! Above this section you can see the health benefits and between them is also “aids weight loss”. That’s because of the PRO weight loss ingredients! Remember, only this recipe will help you in this matter, I’m not speaking about any other Ambrosia salad you see on the internet! Ok?

Dessert for Thanksgiving Dinner

Ambrosia fruit salad can be put on the table for Thanksgiving Dinner, even if you have a traditional dinner or a vegan or vegetarian one. To make the most of it, add in every bowl with salad some whipped cream.