Baked Ambrosia

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"Here's a bit of a twist to the usual 'ambrosia' recipe!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can apricot halves
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can peaches, sliced
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can purple plums
• 1 orange, cut into thin slices
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon zest, minced
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1⁄2 cup coconut, flaked

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Drain canned fruits well.
3. Arrange all fruits in shallow 2-quart baking dish.
4. Mix orange juice, sugar, zest & melted butter, then pour over fruit.
5. Sprinkle coconut over top of fruit.
6. Bake 15 minutes or until hot & coconut is toasted.
7. Serve warm.

Reviews

[Darkhunter]

As always, Syd, a winner! Always looking for recipes that use canned fruits, as my area is not well known for anything fresh! Wish I had taken a photo, because this was a very pretty dish. Served warm as a dessert, and the remaining made a delicious breakfast the next morning. Thnx so much for posting your recipe.

 

[Susiecat too]

This is a really yummy warm dessert. Next time I make it I might add some chopped dried apricots and prunes, and let it bake longer at a lower temperature, just to get it thicker. As is, though, it is marvelous. This would be GLORIOUS served over vanilla ice cream, but I will be eating the leftovers tomorrow over my oatmeal. Thanks, Syd! Made for 1-2-3- Hits.

 

[Sassy in da South]

I made this for dessert tonite and dang I could have licked the bowl clean. The only variation I made was substituting pears for the plums. I didnt have any canned plums so I tried it with the pears and it came out great! Next time I'll try it with the correct ingredients since I really love plums. Thanks Mike for a great recipe!