Orange Cream Cheesecake

Submitted by crazycookinmama

"This recipe comes from a clipping in Taste Of Home. It tastes EXACTLY like a Creamsicle. It's to DIE for!!!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted

• FILLING

• 1 (3 ounce) package orange gelatin
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1⁄3 cup orange juice concentrate
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed

• TOPPING

• 2 cups whipped topping
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• lemon slice
• orange strip
• kumquat
• lemon balm (to garnish) (optional)

directions

1. Combine the cracker crumbs, cinnamon, orange peel and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 10 inch springform pan. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
2. Prepare gelatin according to package directions. Set aside 1/2 cup at room temperature. Chill remaining gelatin until slightly thickened, about 80 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar for 2 minutes. Gradually beat in milk and lemon juice. Beat on medium-high speed 2 minutes longer. Gradually beat in orange juice concentrate, vanilla and room temperature gelatin. Fold in whipped topping. Pour over prepared crust.
4. In a mixing bowl, beat whipped topping and sugar. beat in refrigerated gelatin mixture (mixture will be thin). Chill for 30 minutes. Gently spoon over filling (pan will be full). Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Garnish if desired.

Reviews

[Lucky Clover]

One of the best cheesecakes ever! I clipped this out of Taste of Home years ago and couldn't find the recipe. Thank you for posting!

 

[Haydenscl]

YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM Even I can make this THANK YOU!

 

[phosman646]

This is a great dessert..fairly easy and well worth the effort..will make again...Thanks

 

[Canamari]

I got this same recipe out of Taste of Home, and it is delicious. I made it last Chrstmas for a family gathering and my dad said it was the best cheesecake he had ever eaten! Can't go wrong on this one!