Ambrosia is an American variety of fruit salad originating in the Southern United States.

[3] Other ingredients might include various fruits and nuts: maraschino cherries, bananas, strawberries,[4] peeled grapes, or crushed pecans.

The mixture of ingredients is refrigerated for a few hours or overnight before serving to allow the flavors to meld.

In New Zealand, ambrosia refers to a similar dish made with whipped cream, yogurt, fresh, canned or frozen berries, and chocolate chips or marshmallows loosely combined into a pudding.

The earliest known mention of the salad is in the 1867 cookbook Dixie Cookery by Maria Massey Barringer.