Cool Mandarin Dessert Recipe

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I've served this refreshing, pleasantly light citrus dessert for years. It is easy to make but looks so elegant. For special occasions, I put it in a crystal bowl to show off its pretty color. —Sue Murphy of Greenwood, Michigan

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Cool Mandarin Dessert Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 10 Servings

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Ingredients

1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges
2 packages (.3 ounce each) sugar-free orange gelatin
2 cups boiling water
1 pint orange sherbet, softened
Fresh mint, optional

Directions

Drain oranges, reserving the juice, add enough water to juice to measure 1 cup. Refrigerate the oranges.
In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in reserved juice. Add sherbet, stirring until dissolved. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until thickened.
Keep 10 orange segments refrigerated for garnish. Fold remaining oranges into gelatin mixture; cover and refrigerate overnight. Just before serving, garnish with reserved oranges and mint if desired. Yield: 10 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1/2 cup) equals 134 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 462 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fruit.

Originally published as Cool Mandarin Dessert in Light & Tasty April/May 2001, p31