No Bake Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake

No Bake Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake

Ingredients
  

  • 11 ounces vanilla wafer cookies
  • 1-½ cups granulated sugar, divided
  • 4 tbsp. butter, melted
  • 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 16 ounces heavy cream
  • 1 3.3-ounce box orange gelatin
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • Zest from 1 orange
  • ¼ tsp. vanilla extract
  • ½ cup confectioner's sugar
  • Whipped cream, for serving, optional
  • Sliced oranges, for serving, optional

Instructions
 

  • Place vanilla wafers in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
  • Add ¾ cup sugar and melted butter; pulse to incorporate.
  • Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch spring form pan; press mixture into bottom and slightly up the sides of the pan; place in freezer for 30 minutes.
  • In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until smooth.
  • In a separate medium bowl, combine gelatin and boiling water; whisk until dissolved; set aside.
  • Zest the orange and set aside.
  • In another medium bowl, whip heavy cream, confictioners's sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
  • Add ½ of the whipped cream mixture to the cooled gelatin and add orange zest; whisk to blend; set aside.
  • Fold remainder of whipped cream mixture into cream cheese mixture.
  • Spread ½ of the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
  • Pour 2 cups of orange whipped cream mixture over cream cheese mixture.
  • Gently spread remaining cream cheese mixture over orange mixture.
  • Pour remaining orange whipped cream mixture over plain cream cheese mixture.
  • If desired, take a butter knife and gently glide through cream cheese layers to swirl.
  • Refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
  • Remove from the refrigerator, top with whipped cream and orange slices, if desired.
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