Orange Delight Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup crushed vanilla wafers (about 30 wafers)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 1 carton (15 ounces) reduced-fat ricotta cheese
• 2 cups (16 ounces) fat-free sugar-free vanilla yogurt
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1/8 teaspoon orange extract, optional
• 1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
• 2 tablespoons reduced-sugar orange marmalade

Directions

• In a bowl, combine wafer crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-in. springform pan. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. In a saucepan, combine orange juice, sugar and gelatin; let stand for 5 minutes. Cook and stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Cool for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a blender or food processor, cover and process ricotta cheese until smooth. Add the yogurt, orange peel, extract if desired and gelatin mixture; cover and process until smooth. Set aside 1/3 cup oranges for garnish. Add remaining oranges to yogurt mixture. Spoon into the crust.
• Chill for at least 6 hours or overnight. Just before serving, run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Remove sides of pan. Arrange reserved oranges on top. Melt marmalade; spoon over top. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 10 slices.

Orange Delight published in Light & Tasty February/March 2001, p54