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Orange Cream Dessert Recipe

For a light and refreshing ending to a meal, Peggy Detjen of Lakeville, Minnesota fills a cookie crumb crust with a combination of orange gelatin and ice cream. "You can use other flavors of gelatin," she shares. "I top slices with a dollop of whipped cream."

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Orange Cream Dessert Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 12-15 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 package (6 ounces) orange or lime gelatin
2 cups boiling water
1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened

Directions

In a large bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter; set aside 1/4 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. dish. In another bowl, dissolve gelatin in water; cover and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
Stir in ice cream until smooth. Pour over crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Chill until firm. Yield: 12-15 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 244 calories, 12 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 196 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Orange Cream Dessert in Quick Cooking December 2000, p9