RASPBERRY ORANGE CREAMSICLE PIE (FROZEN)

This frozen dessert is a perfect summer’s treat.  It is an Orange Creamsicle with an essence of Raspberry to enhance the natural Orange flavors.

INGREDIENTS:

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

7 Tablespoons Orange Juice

1/8  teaspoon raspberry extract (As of June 2013 Walmart carries raspberry extract)

 Red Food Coloring

Yellow Food Coloring

1 ¾ cups heavy whipping cream, whipped

1 cup whipping cream, whipped (for garnish)

Wilton’s pearlized sprinkles  - sugar pearls (for garnish)

Orange sugar crystals

1 shortbread crust (9 inches)

DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl, combine the sweetened condensed milk, orange juice and raspberry extract.  Mix well.  Add a couple drops of red and a few drops of yellow food coloring and mix in.  Add more or less food coloring depending on the desired shade of orange (food coloring is always optional anyway)   

Whip 1 ¾ cup whipping cream. Fold a fourth of the whipped cream into orange mixture; fold in remaining whipped cream.  Spoon into crust.  Cover and Freeze over night.

Whip 1 cup of whipping cream.  Refrigerate and reserve for garnish.

Remove from freezer 10-15 minutes before serving.  Garnish with the reserved whipped cream, sugar pearls and orange sugar crystals.

Sweetened Condensed Milk, Orange Juice and Raspberry Extract

Whipping Cream

Adding the Whipping Cream

Ready to pour into crust

Ready to freeze