No Bake Orange Pie

4.87 from 30 votes

Smooth and creamy layers of bright orange or sweet vanilla come together in this no bake orange pie. It tastes like a creamsicle in pie form!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings Servings

Calories 498kcal

In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Mix in sugar. Fold in oranges.
In a medium bowl, combine jello with boiling water and whisk until dissolved.
Add ½ of the Cool Whip into the cooled jello and the rest into the cream cheese mixture. Stir until combined.
Evenly spread ½ of the cream cheese mixture onto the crust.
Spread about half of the orange mixture on top.
Repeat with remaining cream cheese and orange jello.
Refrigerate for a few hours up to overnight.

In a large bowl whip together the remaining 1 cup heavy cream, ½ cup powdered sugar, and ½ teaspoon vanilla until stiff peaks form.
Dollop or pipe using a star tip on top of the pie. Garnish with orange zest if desired.

Ingredient Notes and Shopping Tips

- Cream Cheese: Always use full-fat cream cheese. Soften at room temperature for 30-60 minutes or submerge foil pack in warm water for 10 minutes.
- Cool Whip: Thaw overnight in the fridge. Do not microwave.
- Mandarin Oranges: Ensure they are well drained so they don't add extra liquid to the pie. I like to use a pasta strainer with a paper towel on top.

Tips

Easy Whipped Cream: I use vintage egg beaters. However, an ice-cold bowl and a whisk also work well if you don't have a mixer. You could even use ReddiWhip or the leftover Cool Whip.

Jello Hack: Do not add cold water to the jello! We're using jello in our topping but not making actual gelatin. T

Zest Like a Pro: Zest the orange using the smallest holes on your box grater. Be sure to zest just the orange peel; the white part underneath is bitter.