No Bake Orange Creamsicle Pie

Orange Creamsicle Pie is a no bake dessert that's so refreshing and full of sweet orange cream flavor. Made easy with a prepared graham cracker crust, a sweet cream layer, and a light & fluffy orange layer with fresh orange juice and orange zest.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword no bake pie, orange creamsicle pie, pie

Prep Time 10

Fridge Time 8

Total Time 8 10

Servings

Calories 279kcal

Author Jessica

Ingredients

1 (6 oz) ready-to-use graham cracker crust
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese softened
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 tub (8 oz) cool whip thawed
zest of 1 orange
1/3 cup pulp-free orange juice
1 box (3.4 oz) vanilla instant pudding

Instructions

Combine softened cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the sweetened condensed milk (reserve the rest for later) into a mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer until well blended.
Add 1/2 cup of the cool whip (reserve the rest for later) and beat together until combined. Spread onto the bottom of the graham cracker crust.
In the same bowl, combine the remaining sweetened condensed milk, fresh orange zest, orange juice, and the dry instant pudding mix. Beat together with a mixer for 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining cool whip. Spread onto the 1st layer in the pie crust and spread out evenly.
Cover with the enclosed lid and refrigerate for at least 8 hours. I prefer to refrigerate overnight.
Garnish with freshly whipped cream and orange zest, if wanted.

Notes

Use a really good quality pulp-free orange juice. I love Tropicana! You really want that orange flavor to shine through.

When you zest the orange only zest the very outer layer. Don't zest too deep into the orange or else it becomes bitter.

It's best to use the real cream cheese. Not the reduced-fat stuff.

Make sure the cream cheese is soft to avoid lumps. Place the unwrapped cream cheese on a plate and microwave for 30 seconds.

To make whipped cream for garnish beat together 1 cup heavy whipping cream + 3 tablespoons powdered sugar for several minutes until stiff peaks form. This pie does not need a garnish but you can do one so it presents pretty.

Feel free to use freshly whipped cream in place of the Cool Whip. You will need to beat 1 cup heavy whipping cream + 3 tablespoons powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. This can replace the 8 oz tub of Cool Whip in the recipe (if wanted).

I will note that the orange creamsicle flavor is not intense in this pie. It's light and refreshing. I you want more of that orange flavor then try adding some orange extract. I would start at 1/2 teaspoon and add more from there if you think it needs it.

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