Canned mandarin oranges...is there a dessert that would use them?

[Julie in CA]

I have a large amount (like 2 qts) of drained, canned mandarin oranges. Is there a special dessert that calls for them?

ETA: They're not totally drained. There's still juice in the container.

[Jean in Newcastle]

MIL uses them all the time in ambrosia - which she serves for dessert.  But that's kind of a Filipino thing.  

[Jeannie in NJ]

I make ambrosia for all my niece's parties (she is Filipino).  I use canned Mandarin oranges with its juice, apples, bananas, pecans, coconut and marshmallows.  I just always called this fruit salad but my niece changed the name to ambrosia.

[milovany]

My mom makes an orange jello, tapioca and whipped cream dessert that uses canned mandarins. It's so good; everybody loves it.

[Forget-Me-Not]

This is a family favorite, but it only uses 1 11-oz can per cake ;)

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mandarin-orange-cake-i/detail.aspx

[WishboneDawn]

The ambrosia I always knew was sour cream, mandarins, coconut, and marshmallows. Yum.

 

I haven't had it in years. Now I'm going to have to make it soon.

[texasmama]

I made up a fun summer cake years back using  a yellow cake base and adding some pineapple and mandarin oranges in the mix.  Bake, cool and top with cool whip, then put some mandarin oranges on top of the cool whip for décor.  You can also put pineapple.  If you like coconut and/or pecans, you can add these.  It is tasty for warm weather.

[Peach]

We make this too and in the summer, we'll put the oranges and syrup in a bowl in the freezer and let it freeze till is starts to get slushy and eat. It's an awesome dessert when it's hot.

[school17777]

Sunshine cake. I can post the recipe tomorrow, if you'd like or if you can't find online. (I don't know how to do that on my tablet.)

[Dandelion]

Ambrosia was the first dessert that came to my mind too.

 

I also vaguely remember having some type of mandarin orange cake when I was a kid.  It was a basic angel food cake with mandarin oranges and some type of gelatin on top. Basic, but quite yummy. 

[Starr]

I like them with rice pudding. 

[AndyJoy]

Frozen fruit salad is another tasty option. Mix 1 block softened cream cheese, 1 tub Cool Whip, and 3-4 cups of fruit. Add chopped nuts if you wish. The original cranberry recipe called for some sugar too, but I bet the oranges would be sweet enough as is. Freeze in a bundt pan or cupcake pan. I like to keep the cupcake ones in a gallon bag for an easy grab and go treat.

[Down_the_Rabbit_Hole]

Orange Salad:

orange sclices

1 tub cottage cheese

1 tub whip cream

1 large can crushed pinapple

1 package of orange jello

 

 

[Onceuponatime]

In the south, it's called pig-picking cake.  Mandarin oranges in the cake, crushed pineapple in the topping.

[texasmama]

In the south, it's called pig-picking cake.  Mandarin oranges in the cake, crushed pineapple in the topping.

And I thought I made this up!  lol