Frozen Cranberry Pie

Name: Frozen Cranberry Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce; 3/4 teaspoon grated orange zest; 5 cups reduced-fat vanilla ice cream, softened; 4 to 5 drops red food coloring, optional; 1/2 cup crushed chocolate wafers (about 9 wafers); 16 fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed; 8 orange peel strips; 2 tablespoons sugar

"Like everyone else, I like desserts but don't need the calories," says Julie Meyer of Madison, Wisconsin. "I make this pie for my roommates, and they never complain...they just gobble it up!"

Ingredients

1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
3/4 teaspoon grated orange zest
5 cups reduced-fat vanilla ice cream, softened
4 to 5 drops red food coloring, optional
1/2 cup crushed chocolate wafers (about 9 wafers)
16 fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
8 orange peel strips
2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

In a bowl, whisk cranberry sauce and orange zest until blended. Fold in ice cream and food coloring if desired. Cover and freeze for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, sprinkle crushed wafers in a 9-in. pie plate coated with cooking spray. Freeze for 10 minutes. Spoon ice cream mixture into pie plate. Cover and freeze 4 hours or until firm. Toss cranberries and orange peel in sugar. Remove pie from freezer 10-15 minutes before cutting. Garnish with sugared cranberries and orange peel.