Its bright light flavors are just bursting with an orange citrus creamsicle taste is a vintage orange salad from the 1960s.
Whether you make a no-bake fluffy pie or a layered parfait this summer or fall treat is an incredibly tasty dessert!
We love the Halloween season and the kids get so excited to have this dessert at all the parties we usually either bring this in a pie decorated (with a holiday theme on top) or serve it in plastic throw-away parfait cups.
For summer the tasty filling is just like that childhood ice cream treat on a stick in the frozen ice cream section that's where the name orange creamsicle got in our title.
The ingredients are simple, instant pudding, jello, whipped topping, mandarin oranges so for parties, outdoor BBQs for something quick with no baking or cooking this is a winner!
The parfaits are layered in either dollar store plastic cups for the kids or when hosting that dinner party we serve them in nice throw-away plastic champagne glasses or parfait-style glasses again from a local dollar store.
Of course, you can substitute the graham cracker crumbs for Oreo cookies, peanut butter cookies, or crushed vanilla wafers for another yummy idea.
Scroll down for our no-bake recipe for this scrumptious easy fluffy filling for creamsicle dessert and that taste will bring you back to your childhood favorite ice cream dessert!
Pie or Parfaits Tips
- for parfaits: use throw-away cups or stemmed glassware for company
- If making a pie, pour it into a pie shell, and refrigerate for around 3 hours before slicing and serving, or freeze it for easier slicing.
- keep dessert leftovers in the refrigerator
- when ready to serve garnish
- optional: any kind of cookie crumbs can be substituted for graham crackers
- drained mandarin oranges should be blotted dry before being added to the filling
Ingredients You Will Need(for complete instructions scroll to the recipe card below)
- finely pureed cinnamon-flavored graham crackers
- butter melted
- whipped topping
- vanilla instant pudding
- mini marshmallows
- mandarin oranges
- boiling and cold water
- grated orange zest is optional
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Orange Creamsicle Dessert
Yield: 6
Prep time: 10 MinInactive time: 3 HourTotal time: 3 H & 10 M
This orange creamsicle parfait can be also poured into a premade or homemade pie shell. This Creamsicle filling is a refreshing dessert all year long.
Ingredients
- Parfait Crumb Layer:
- 2 cups of finely pureed cinnamon-flavored graham crackers
- 5 tablespoons butter melted
- Orange Creamsicle Dessert
- 1 box orange gelatin
- 1 box instant vanilla pudding
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 8 ounces of whipped topping
- 14-ounce can of mandarin oranges drained
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Add the graham crackers to a food processor and butter pulse until fine.
- Orange Creamsicle Filling:
- In a large bowl combine orange jello and boiling water.
- Stir with a fork until all is dissolved.
- Add cold water then chill for 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Slowly whisk in vanilla pudding mix until smooth and chill for another 15-20 minutes or until it becomes slightly thickened.
- Fold in the whipped topping, mandarin oranges, and marshmallows.
- Chill for 2 to 3 hours before layering.
- Assembly:
- Layer parfait glasses with crumbs then fluffy filling ending with graham crackers and more whipped cream is optional.
- Garnish small mandarin oranges, grated orange zest, and fresh mint sprigs. if preferred.
- If making a pie, pour it into a pie shell, and refrigerate for around 3 hours before slicing and serving or freeze it for easier slicing.
Notes
Pie or Parfaits Tips
- for parfaits: use throw-away cups or stemmed glassware for company
- If making a pie, pour it into a pie shell, and refrigerate for around 3 hours before slicing and serving, or freeze it for easier slicing.
- keep dessert in the refrigerator
- when ready to serve garnish
- optional: any kind of cookie crumbs can be substituted for graham crackers
- drained mandarin oranges should be blotted dry before being added to the filling
Nutrition Facts
Calories
557.89Fat (grams)
30.48Sat. Fat (grams)
18.39Carbs (grams)
69.07Fiber (grams)
2.46Net carbs
66.61Sugar (grams)
43.2Protein (grams)
6.22Sodium (milligrams)
418.63Cholesterol (grams)
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