Best Orange Dreamsicle Cheesecake Recipes

CREAMSICLE® CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat cream cheese and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; add eggs and beat well. Beat sour cream and vanilla extract into cream cheese mixture until batter is smooth.
• Transfer one cup of the cream cheese mixture to a small bowl and stir in orange extract, yellow food coloring, and red food coloring until batter is smooth and orange.
• Pour uncolored batter into prepared graham cracker crust. Drop spoonfuls of orange batter over the top of the uncolored batter and run a knife through the orange batter to create a marbled effect.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are firm and center is slightly loose, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool at room temperature for 1 hour. Cover cheesecake with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.

ORANGE DREAMSICLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 325.
• In a mixing bowl combine the butter, sugar, and graham cracker crumbs. stir until combined. Pat into a 9" springform pan. Set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl whip the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time then beat in sour cream. Pour filling into crust. Bake for 40 minutes. Turn off the over and crack the over door for 30 minutes. Remove from over and allow to cool completely.
• Once cool mix the creamsicle layer by stirring the gelatin with the boiling water until it dissolves. Then gently whisk in the whipped topping until its completely combined. Pour over cheesecake.
• set on a plate or dish in case of dripping and place in the freezer for an hour. Remove from freezer amd chill in the refrigirator until ready to serve.

ORANGE CREAMSICLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and grease a 9 inch springform pan. You will need a large roasting pan that's bigger and longer than the springform pan. (I use the aluminum foil disposable ones). If you are not sure about your springform holding up in water, you can wrap the outside of the springform pan in heavy duty aluminum foil from bottom up to the sides. I recommend wrapping the outside of the springform in foil before adding the crust and cheesecake batter.)
• Crust:
• Mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter and vanilla. Stir very well, until all incorporated. Press graham cracker mixture into the pan, evenly, all over the bottom and about half way up the side.
• Cheesecake:
• Start beating cream cheese and sugar on medium high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Add vanilla extract, and sour cream. Mix until combined.
• Add eggs, one at the time, beating after each addition. Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl and beat until all incorporated.
• Mix in orange juice and orange zest.
• Stir in corn starch and with mixer on low speed, add in heavy cream. Mix until all combined, scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix again.
• Pour the cheesecake batter into the springform with crust.
• Place roasting pan into the oven and place cheesecake springform pan inside the roasting pan. Carefully add water to the roasting pan, about half way up the side of the springform.
• Bake for 70-75 minutes. Turn off the oven and open the oven door half way. Let cheesecake rest for about 10 minutes and take it out of the oven (out of the roasting pan and carefully take off the foil).
• Let it rest for 10 minutes on the counter and then gently run a greased butter knife between sides of the cheesecakes and the springform to carefully separate it. (You don't actually have to take the cheesecake out of the pan until ready to frost.)
• Cool cheesecake for an hour and then place it in the refrigerator. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before adding the whipped cream.
• Candied Orange Peels:
• Using a vegetable peeler, peel the skin off the oranges, trying not to get the white part. Slice the peels into thinner strips.
• Add the peels into the small pot and cover it with water. Bring it to boil and boil for about 30 second. Drain the peels and rinse with cold water. Repeat two more times.
• Combine 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar in a small pot. Heat up on medium heat and stir until the sugar is melted. Add the peels and bring the water to boil. Lower the heat to low and cook for about an hour.
• ** You can, strain off the orange simple syrup into a container and save it.**
• Toss the peels in extra fine sugar and lay them out to dry.
• Orange Whipped Cream:
• Add the cold heavy whipping cream into the cold mixing bowl. Starting at low speed, start whisking, gradually raise to speed to high. Slowly pour in the sugar and then add orange zest. Beat until stiff peaks appear (don't walk away far). Keep in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Once the cheesecake is cool enough to be frosted, frost it evenly with orange whipped cream.
• Orange Glaze:
• Add powdered sugar into a shallow bowl, whisk in warm heavy whipping cream and warm orange juice. Whisk in orange zest. Whisk until glaze is smooth and drizzle glaze over the frosted cheesecake.
• Decorate with orange peels and you're ready to serve!

ORANGE DREAMSICLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Line the bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan with a single piece of extra wide aluminum foil as smoothly as possible. Pour Orange Soda into the pan until 1/4 inch deep. (Drink the rest.) Place in freezer, making sure the pan is level. Freeze until hard.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the milk. Refrigerate 30 minutes in mixing bowl to chill. Fold 1-1/2 of the tubs of the Cool Whip into the cheese mixture until smooth and fluffy. Spoon filling into the springform pan on top of the frozen orange soda layer. Freeze at least 4 hours.
• Mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter until they form a crumbly texture. Gently sprinkle the crumbs over the frozen cheesecake, smoothing across to form a crust. Return to the freezer overnight.
• When ready to serve, remove the sides of the springform pan. Loosen the the aluminum foil from the sides of the cheesecake. Invert the cheesecake onto a serving plate and carefully peel off the aluminum foil. Decorate the top with the remaining Cool Whip and serve immediately. Cut with a knife that has been dipped in hot water. Store any leftovers in the freezer.
• NOTE: If you are one of those "chocolate nuts", add 2 Tbsp cocoa to the graham cracker crumbs when making the crust.

BEST ORANGE DREAMSICLE CAKE

Steps:

• Set out Cool Whip to thaw.
• Prepare cake mix according to directions for a 9x13 pan,.
• After the cake is done and you bring out of oven, poke holes throughout the cake with a fork.
• Prepare Orange jello with 1 cup of boiling water and pour over the cake.
• Allow to cool in pan for 30 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix together with hand mixer (or other) instant vanilla pudding with 1 cup milk.
• Stir in orange and vanilla extracts, mix well.
• Fold in Cool whip Spread over the cake and chill for 2 to 3 hours before serving.