Ambrosia is a variation on the traditional fruit salad. It contains sweetened whipped cream (or whipped topping), sour cream, or yogurt, pineapple, mandarin oranges, miniature marshmallows and coconut. Some versions also contain maraschino cherries, bananas, strawberries, also crushed pecans can be used. The mixture is then refrigerated for a few hours.
Ambrosia Fruit Salad at Wikibooks