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Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert

Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert is an easy dessert that you can make from a few items in the pantry and freezer at any time of the year. It works well for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mother's Day, bridal or baby showers, etc. It is sweet and rich, yet somehow also seems light and refreshing. It is a rather nostalgic dessert as it reminds me a little of an orange push-up ice cream treat from my childhood. Plus, it is a molded gelatin dessert, which always reminds me of the past. As with other gelatin and fruit dishes, someone might call this a "Jello salad" in the United States. However, this recipe uses an entire quart of orange sherbert in addition to gelatin, so I can not bring myself … Continue Reading about Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert

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Cookie Crumb Pie Crust

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Inspired to make a different type of pie crust for an amaretto cream pie, I decided to try and make a crumb crust using almond spice cookies. The result was delicious.

I have found that most crisp cookies work well in this basic, simple recipe.  I make either one deep dish pie or two standard dish 9-inch pies with this recipe.

Recipe: Cookie Pie Crust

Ingredients

  1. 2 c. cookie crumbs, (place cookies in a seal-able plastic bag and smash or a food processor to get crumbs)
  2. 1/3 c. sugar
  3. 1/2 c. butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Combine crumbs and sugar.
  3. Add melted butter and mix thoroughly.
  4. Place into 1 deep dish pie plate or put half into 1 standard pie plate.
  5. Press to form crust on bottom and sides.
  6. Use a spoon to press where the sides meet the bottom to form transition and sides easier.
  7. Bake for 10 minutes max.

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Recipe by Paula, A Simple Home Cook.

For variations try chocolate wafer, sugar, almond, ginger snaps, pecan sandies, vanilla wafers, and graham crackers (of course).

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