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No Bake Orange Icebox Cake is layered with creamy vanilla mousse and tart oranges for the refreshing bite! Perfect for summer!
I love bright fresh citrus flavors in summer. They go amazingly well with berries (hello strawberry lemonade!) and citrus is super refreshing. Now I’m taking that flavor love, orange in this case, and pairing with my other summer favorite – no bake desserts! This No Bake Orange Icebox Cake only takes about 15 minutes to prep, you pop it in the fridge, and forget about it! The next day you’ll have an awesome dessert with minimal effort!
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I love that you have to make icebox cakes ahead of time. No spending extra time in the kitchen with the hot oven on. Instead, pop everything in the dish, throw it in the fridge, and walk away. Walk far, far away and forget about dessert until it’s time to dig in!
But you do have to be patient. If you’ve never made an icebox cake before what happens is that the moisture from the whipped cream seeps into the cookies and makes them soft and they take on a cake-like texture. It’s really cool. (No pun intended. Okay, maybe a little pun.)
Orange Icebox Cake Ingredients
- Heavy Cream
- Powdered Sugar
- Vanilla
- Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
- Milk
- Mandarin Oranges
- Graham Crackers
How to Make Orange Icebox Cake
Vanilla Mousse
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In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until medium peaks form, about 3 to 5 minutes. (I like to use a stand mixer to speed things up, but a hand-held electric mixer works just fine too.)
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the pudding mix and milk for 2 minutes. Add 2/3 of the whipped cream to the pudding a fold until incorporated.
*Place the remaining whipped cream in the fridge.
Icebox Cake
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Set aside 8 orange slices for garnish. Chop the rest of the orange slices into small pieces. drain off juices and place in a bowl.
*This will let any other juices drain to the bottom of the bowl and prevent them from thinning the mousse. -
Add a layer of graham crackers in the bottom of an 8-inch x 11-inch baking dish. Spoon vanilla mousse over the graham crackers. (If you pour it in the graham crackers will move around.) Sprinkle 1/2 of the oranges over the mousse. Repeat layers one more time.
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Add one more layer of graham crackers over the oranges. Spread the reserved whipped cream over the graham crackers. Arrange reserved orange slices on top of the cake. (You can even sprinkle a little orange zest too if you want.)
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Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours. (You can also freeze this icebox cake if you want really clean slices. The refrigerated option will leave the mousse a bit loose.)
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To serve: Uncover the dish and cut the icebox cake into 8 slices. Plate a slice of icebox cake and dig in!
The pairing of slightly sweet whipped cream, oranges, and graham crackers is so good. I dare even say this orange creamsicle icebox cake is better than the original creamsicle popsicle?!
If you don’t have graham crackers on hand you could substitute vanilla wafer cookies instead. Just layer them close together in your baking dish. If you’re a major Cool Whip fan, you could swap in Cool Whip for the whipped cream too. I like to control the sweetness of my whipped cream so I make it from scratch, but you do you. This dessert is all about easy, delicious summertime eats!
Most requested no bake desserts!
- No Bake Carrot Cake Bites
- Strawberry Fluff Pie
- Unicorn Ice Cream
- No Bake Chocolate Lasagna
- No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake
- No Bake Strawberry Lemonade Pie
- More dessert recipes…
No Bake Orange Icebox Cake
Ingredients
Vanilla Mousse
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3.4 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix (1 package)
- 2 cups milk
Icebox Cake
- 22 ounces mandarin orange slices drained, divided
- 17 graham crackers (2 envelopes)
Instructions
Vanilla Mousse
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until medium peaks form, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the pudding mix and milk for 2 minutes. Add 2/3 of the whipped cream to the pudding a fold until incorporated. *Place the remaining whipped cream in the fridge.
Icebox Cake
- Set aside 8 orange slices for garnish. Chop the rest of the orange slices into small pieces. drain off juices and place in a bowl. *This will let any other juices drain to the bottom of the bowl and prevent them from thinning the mousse.
- Add a layer of graham crackers in the bottom of an 8-inch x 11-inch baking dish. Spoon vanilla mousse over the graham crackers. (If you pour it in the graham crackers will move around.) Sprinkle 1/2 of the oranges over the mousse. Repeat layers one more time.
- Add one more layer of graham crackers over the oranges. Spread the reserved whipped cream over the graham crackers. Arrange reserved orange slices on top of the cake.
- Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours. (You can also freeze this icebox cake if you want really clean slices. The refrigerated option will leave the mousse a bit loose.)
- To serve: Uncover the dish and cut the icebox cake into 8 slices. Plate ice box cake and dig in!
Notes
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
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