Orange Dreamsicle Mousse

HDMac's Note:

What a wonderful, lite, low sugar, low fat dessert! This is a winner, believe me! Experiment with different flavors!

• Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (1⁄3; ounce) box sugar-free orange gelatin
• 1 (1 ounce) box sugar-free instant white chocolate pudding mix
• 1 (8 ounce) can mandarin oranges , drained
• 1 (8 ounce) container fat-free cool whip

Directions:

1. Dissolve the gelatin in 1 C boiling water.
2. Add 1 C cold water and let set up for 5 minutes.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat dry pudding mix into the jello until well blended. May have to set up for 5 minutes in refrigerator.
4. Fold in mandarin oranges and cool whip.
5. Chill either in a bowl or in individual mousse dishes.

Reviews

[MaMere]

This recipe is amazing!! Light, creamy & bright with the guiltfree flavor of orange!! To anyone making this recipe..DOUBLE it!! You won't be sorry you did..Thank You for sharing this recipe HD !! update July 2,2009..I made this with sf Lime jello & sf white chocolate pudding mix with sf cool whip and added no sugar added crushed pineapple for a twist on flavors..WONDERFUL!!

[Emily Jo]

This recipe did not turn out for me... I followed the recipe exactly but I could not even taste the orange at all; it just tasted like cool whip. It also never set up; I refrigerated it over night and it was still liquidy in the morning. I think the jello needed to set up longer before adding the cool whip because it was not at all what I had expected or what the picture looks like.

[bmcnichol]

This got mixed reviews at my house. I did change it up some because of what I had on hand. I used raspberry sugar free jello, vanilla sugar free pudding, sugar free cool whip and omitted the oranges. I enjoyed it but my son wasn't crazy about it. More for me!