No Bake Orange Cheesecake

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 6 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 20 gingersnap cookies
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 6 -7 orange slices, halved 1/4-inch thick
• 1/4 ounce gelatin, unflavored (1 env.)
• 6 ounces orange juice, frozen from concentrate thawed to room temperature
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, 1/3 less fat at room temperature
• 14 ounces condensed milk, sweetened fat free
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 8 ounces whipped topping (frozen lite)
• optional additional topping and orange slice

Recipe

• 1 spray cooking spray to coat an 8" spring form pan. (i would line with parchment as well).
• 2 process cookies and sugar in a food processor until crumbs have formed.
• 3 then add butter and 1 tablespoon water and process to moisten the crumbs.
• 4 empty mixture into the spring form and press into the bottom of the pan.
• 5 arrange the orange slice halves round the wall of the pan.
• 6 filling.
• 7 in a small bowl (microwave safe) sprinkle the gelatin over the orange juice consentrate.
• 8 let it stand 5 minutes to soften.
• 9 microwave in 10 second intervals stirring after each until the mixture is smooth.
• 10 in a large bowl beat on medium high the cream cheese and condensed milk until fluffy.
• 11 gradually beat in the gelatin mixture.
• 12 fold in the topping and zest and mix well.
• 13 spread the mixture of the crust.
• 14 cover with plastic wrap and chill for 6 hours.
• 15 when set run a knife around the edge of pan and remove side of pan.
• 16 if you like garnish the cheesecake with additional topping and orange slices.