Orange Cream Pie

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup crushed vanilla wafers or 3/4 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
• 3/4 cup crushed graham wafers or 3/4 cup graham wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 (2 3/4 ounce) packet orange gelatin
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon orange extract, divided
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 (10 fluid ounce) can mandarin orange segments, well drained
• 1/4 cup grated sweetened chocolate

Recipe

• 1 pie crust----------.
• 2 in a medium-size mixing bowl, combine crushed vanilla wafers, crushed graham wafers and finely chopped pecans; mix well.
• 3 add margarine or butter and blend using a pastry blender or a fork.
• 4 preheat oven to 350 f degrees.
• 5 prepare a 9 inch oven-proof pie dish by lightly spraying with a vegetable oil.
• 6 dust with 1 tablespoon of flour.
• 7 shake off any excess flour off pie plate (the spray and flour will prevent the shell from sticking to the pie dish).
• 8 spoon wafer mixture into pie dish; press evenly to bottom and sides using a rounded soup spoon.
• 9 bake in preheated 350 f oven for 10 minutes.
• 10 remove from oven and let cool.
• 11 filling----------.
• 12 in a medium-size mixing bowl, dissolve orange jello powder with 1 cup of boiling water.
• 13 add 1/2 cup of cold water and let cool for about 15 minutes.
• 14 add concentrated orange juice, lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon of orange extract and stir well to mix.
• 15 place in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator for about 20 minutes or until just partially set; do not let harden.
• 16 remove from freezer and break up the jelly mixture using a whisk.
• 17 in a 2 cup measuring cup, add 1/2 cup whipping cream and using an electric mixer, beat until cream slightly thickens.
• 18 add remaining 1/2 teaspoon of orange extract and gradually add powdered sugar, beating until thickened.
• 19 add whipped cream to the jelly and fold in, (do not beat).
• 20 pour mixture into the cooled pie shell.
• 21 place pie in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator for about 1 hour or until pie filling is set.
• 22 topping----------.
• 23 in a 2 cup measuring cup add 1/2 cup whipping cream and using an electric mixer, beat until slightly thickened.
• 24 add orange extract and gradually add powdered sugar and continue beating until thickened.
• 25 before serving pie, spread whipped cream over entire top of pie.
• 26 place and arrange orange segments on top of whipped cream creating a pattern if desired.
• 27 sprinkle with grated sweetened chocolate.
• 28 serve pie chilled, not frozen.