ORANGE CREAMSICLE CHEESECAKE

What You'll Need

• One pre-made 9" graham cracker crust
• One quarter cup hot water
• One envelope unflavored gelatin
• One 8-oz block of cream cheese, softened
• One half cup sugar
• One tsp vanilla
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• One 8-oz tub of CoolWhip
• Two small cans of mandarin oranges, drained well

How to Make It

1. Combine the hot water and the gelatin and whisk until well combined. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
3. Add orange juice to the gelatin mixture and whisk to combine.
4. In a large bowl, combine the orange juice/gelatin mixture with the cream cheese mixture and whisk until smooth.
5. Add in the Cool Whip and 1 can of the mandarin oranges.
6. Mix using a rubber scraper until everything is combined.
7. Pour mixture into the graham cracker crust.
8. Refrigerate for about 4 hours, until solid. (If you want to speed up this process, feel free to put it in the freezer. Just defrost it prior to serving.
9. Garnish with remaining mandarin oranges.
10. Enjoy!