Creamsicle Pie
Orange Cream Pie is a quick and easy creamsicle copycat dessert filled with a fluffy jello mixture inside a graham cracker crust. Cool and light, it's perfectly refreshing for spring and summer parties.
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 234kcal
Ingredients
- 6 ounce premade graham cracker crust
- 0.25 ounce packet unflavored gelatin
- ¼ cup cold water
- 3 ounce box orange-flavored gelatin
- ½ cup boiling water
- ¼ cup crushed ice
- 1 teaspoon pure orange extract
- 8 ounce container whipped topping thawed
- 15 ounce can mandarin oranges drained and halved (reserve 8 whole slices for garnish)
- Canned whipped cream (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Add the ¼ cup cold water to a small bowl. Sprinkle the unflavored gelatin packet over the cold water, and stir to combine. Allow the gelatin to bloom for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the ½ cup boiling water to a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- Add the bloomed gelatin to the boiling water.
- Stir in the orange extract.
- Sprinkle the orange gelatin powder over the boiling water and stir until the gelatin completely dissolves.
- Stir in the ¼ cup crushed ice until the ice is completely dissolved.
- Fold in the whipped topping and halved mandarin oranges.
- Pour the pie filling into the premade graham cracker crust. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Slice into 8 slices. Just before you are ready to serve, garnish with a swirl of the canned whipped cream. Place 1 of the whole segments of mandarin oranges on top of the swirl.
Notes
Storage:
- To Store: Store any leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- To Freeze: Freezing this no-bake Jello Pie is not recommended. When the pie thaws, it will cause the bottom of the pie to become soggy.
- If you want an even stronger orange flavor, you can add 2 teaspoons of fresh orange zest.
- If your pie crust is in a foil tin, I recommend sitting it (foil pan and all) inside a glass pie dish to give it a bit more stability when taking it in and out of the fridge.
- Make sure you give this pie plenty of time to chill in the fridge so that the filling sets fully before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 719IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg