ORANGE CREAMSICLE PIE

If you are a fan of the ice cream truck classic, orange creamsicles, or dreamsicles, you’re going to love this FROZEN CREAMSICLE PIE. It’s the perfect summer treat with an amazing vanilla-orange flavor combo, and comes together in 10 minutes.  The hardest part is waiting for it to set up in the freezer, although I have a little solution for that…….read on to find out more.

Frozen Creamsicle Pie!! Have you ever seen a more summery looking dessert?  It’s like a cup of sunshine with a pinch of sugar on a plate.  Grab a spoon, you’re going to want this recipe.

Summer is certainly making a grand appearance this year.  If we aren’t having big storms, we are slammed with a 100-115 degree heat index.  The humidity is suffocating. Hello, ponytails, messy buns, and braids.  I can’t remember the last time I curled my hair and wore it down. About the only thing making the weather tolerable, is staying inside (hello AC!) and eating frozen desserts.  This Frozen Creamsicle Pie may not bring your body temperature down much, but it sure does remind me of the ice cream truck creamsicles and dreamsicles that got me through many hot summers as a kid.

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ORANGE CREAMSICLE PIE

If you are a fan of the ice cream truck classic,orange creamsicles, or dreamsicles, you’re going to love this Frozen Creamsicle Pie. It’s the perfect summer treat.

Ingredients

•  90 (3 sleeves) buttery crackers (I use Ritz Crackers)
•  1/2 cup powdered sugar
•  3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted
•  1 (12 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
•  1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
•  1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  pinch of salt
•  1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping, thawed

Instructions

1. Lightly grease bottom of pie dish with cooking spray
2. In a food processor, add crackers and powdered sugar. Pulse until you have fine crumbs.
3. Using a medium bowl, combine melted butter and cracker crumbs.  Mix until well combined. Test crust mixture to make sure it will hold together: using your fingers, pinch the mixture together, if it clumps together, it’s done, if doesn’t hold together, add ½ -1 tablespoon more melted butter at a time until mixture holds together.  Set aside about 3/4 – 1 cup of crust for topping.
4. Press remaining crust mixture into the pie dish and set aside.
5. Using a large mixing bowl, combine orange juice concentrate, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, salt and stir until combined.
6. Add whipped topping and stir until smooth.
7. Pour the mixture over the crust. (depending on the size of your pie dish, you may have extra mixture. Set it aside and use for parfaits or a dip)
8. Top with reserved cracker crust crumbs by sprinkling over top of pie.
9. Place pie in freezer to set for at least 4 hours (overnight is even better), before serving.  Store leftover dessert covered in the freezer.