Description
These Orange Creamsicle Dream Bars are a delightful combination of creamy, citrusy flavors on a crunchy Nilla Wafer crust. Perfect for a refreshing dessert!
Ingredients
Scale
Nilla Wafer Crust:
- 1 ⅓ cups Nilla Wafer Cookie Crumbs
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
Orange Gelatin:
- 3 ounces orange gelatin
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 3/4 cup cold water
Orange Cream Layer:
- 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons orange extract
- 8 drops orange Wilton Gel Food Color (optional)
- 2 cups Cool Whip
Cheesecake Layer:
- 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup Cool Whip
Instructions
- Nilla Wafer Crust – Line a 8 X 8-inch baking pan with parchment. Melt butter, mix with Nilla Wafer crumbs, press into pan, and freeze.
- Orange Gelatin – Dissolve gelatin in boiling water, add cold water, cool in the fridge.
- Orange Cream Layer – Beat cream cheese, sugar, extract, and food color. Mix in gelatin, chill.
- Cheesecake Layer – Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Fold in Cool Whip. Spread over crust.
- Mix remaining Cool Whip with chilled Orange Cream, pour over cheesecake layer. Chill overnight.
Notes
- For a smoother texture, pour the gelatin mix slowly into the cream cheese mixture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing, Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: Orange Creamsicle Dream Bars, Dessert, Creamy, Citrus, Nilla Wafers, Cool Whip