Orange Dream Layered Squares

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Made this recipe for the staff in the office and it was a big hit!

posted by

a cook

on 11/19/2012

time

prep:

30 min

total:

3 hr 30 min

servings

total:

9 servings

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What You Need

HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1 cup)

Tbsp. butter, melted

1/2

cup orange juice

pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Orange Flavor Gelatin

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened, divided

tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided

1/2

cup cold milk

pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding

tsp. orange zest

Make It

MIX graham crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 8-inch square pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.

MICROWAVE juice in microwaveable measuring cup on HIGH 1 min. Add to gelatin mix in small bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Gradually add to half the cream cheese in medium bowl, beating with mixer after each addition until blended. Whisk in 1 cup COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Freeze while preparing next layer.

BEAT remaining cream cheese and milk in separate medium bowl until blended. Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Stir in remaining COOL WHIP and zest; spread over gelatin layer. Refrigerate 3 hours.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

Garnish each square with orange twist just before serving.

Substitute

Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.

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a cook

posted:4/9/2012

The orange layer was extremely sweet! Way too sweet. If I ever try this recipe again I would not add the orange juice. I would try water instead. The texture was odd to this one too. I was disappointed in this recipe.

SLJY

posted:4/8/2012

Just awful! I agree with another reviewer that the measurements must be wrong. I followed the recipe to the letter, and the topping before the cool whip mixed in was like a thick paste. I could have glued furniture with it. I made this for Easter, good thing we had plenty of desserts because I had to throw it out. I found it tasteless and unappetizing. What a waste of money. I was hoping it would taste something like a 50/50 Ice cream bar. Next time I'll just make orange jello and serve with cool whip.

TZ52658

posted:4/6/2012

Gross! Something is wrong with the measurements. I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out terrible. The layers looked nothing like the picture. The top layer was especially bad. First of all, I think it needs at least twice as much milk as called for. Just mixing the cheese, milk and pudding turned into a super thick paste; my Kitchenaide mixer was struggling...adding the cool whip didn't help much. Neither layer was light and fluffy like the picture shows. Very disappointing since I spent extra money on the name brands called for.

momofmen02

posted:4/5/2012

I made this last night to see if it would be something I would want to take to an Easter dinner. The answer is a definite yes! I only wish it was written for a 9x13 pan instead of an 8 inch pan. 9 pieces just isn't enough for something this good!

awickedwitch