Orange Creamsicle Pie

Ever need to make a dessert ahead of time? This is an ideal recipe for that purpose. It is creamy smooth straight out of the freezer with plenty of orange citrus flavor punch that reminds me of one of my favorite ice cream treats as a child. A great idea would be to make two of these at a time; one to enjoy now and one to have on hand as a last minute dessert rescue for unexpected dinner guests.

Mix together
2 cups cookie crumbs ( graham crumbs, vanilla wafer crumbs or digestive biscuit crumbs all will work well)
1/2 cup melted butter
2 tbsp sugar
Press into the bottom and sides of a 9 or 10 inch pie plate. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F. Set aside to cool.
Whip to soft peaks
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 rounded tsp icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment in place, add
5 extra large egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
Whisk at high speed until light, foamy and pale yellow in color, about 5 minute.
Slowly whisk in
One 10 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
zest of 1 large or 2 small oranges, very finely minced

Gently fold in the previously whipped cream. Pour into the prepared pie crust. Freeze overnight. Garnish with whipped cream and orange slices before serving.



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