Sparkling Orange Cream Pie

This simple, creamy pie made with sparkling soda and orange-flavored gelatin is a chilled summer dessert decorated with mandarin slices.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 236 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
• ½ cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
• ¼ cup water, or as needed
• 1 (3 ounce) package orange-flavored gelatin (such as Jell-O®)
• 1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained, with juice reserved
• 1 cup orange soda, chilled

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour reserved mandarin orange juice into a measuring cup. Add enough water to make 3/4 cup. Bring juice mixture to a boil in a saucepan.

Step 2

Pour orange-flavored gelatin into a small bowl. Stir in boiling juice mixture until dissolved. Chill until slightly cooled, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Stir orange soda gently into gelatin mixture. Measure out 1/2 cup gelatin mixture into a bowl. Whisk in whipped topping until smooth. Pour into crust.

Step 4

Refrigerate crust until topping is cool, about 15 minutes. Arrange mandarin orange segments on top of the crust. Chill again, about 10 minutes.

Step 5

Spoon remaining gelatin mixture over the orange segments and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.