Vegan Recipes - Desserts

Banana-Yogurt Ambrosia

By Nava Atlas

Banana Yogurt ambrosia

Adapted from the The Vegetarian Family Cookbook

Here's an easy ambrosia fruit salad recipe. Young children often balk at dishes in which ingredients are "touching." However, I served this often when my sons were younger and had friends visiting. I found that if kids decide for themselves what's touching what, they don't seem to mind a mixed dish. In fact, most kids loved creating patterns in their yogurt with the other items, and they often asked for seconds.

Ingredients:

1 to 2 medium bananas, sliced
1 cup (about half of one 16-ounce can) unsweetened pineapple tidbits, drained or 1 cup fresh, sliced strawberries or bluberries
1 large pear, peeled and diced
1/2 cup small seedless grapes
1/2 cup dark or golden raisins or dried cranberries
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, optional
1 cup granola, optional
2 to 3 cups vanilla soy yogurt (use 1/2 cup per serving)

Place all the ingredients except the yogurt into separate, small bowls.

Divide the yogurt among 4 to 6 individual serving bowls. Let everyone take a little of whichever ingredients they'd like to dress up their ambrosia.

Variations: During warm seasons, use frozen yogurt or nondairy dessert and replace the pineapple with sliced strawberries and/or blueberries. 4 to 6 servings

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