Creamy Mandarin Cooler Food

CREAMY MANDARIN COOLER

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the milk, orange juice, oranges, yogurt, pudding mix and ice cubes; cover and process for 20 seconds or until smooth. Stir if necessary. Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE MANDARIN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine milk and orange or tangerine zest in a medium heavy pot. Heat to just below a simmer and turn off heat. Let infuse for 30 minutes. Bring back to just below the simmer, then mix in cocoa powder and chocolate, combining well.
• In a medium bowl, beat together yolks and sugar until well combined. Pour one cup of the hot milk mixture over egg mixture, whisking constantly. Pour egg mixture into saucepan. Heat mixture very slowly, stirring constantly with wooden spoon in figure eight pattern. Cook gently over very low heat for about 10 minutes, until custard has become quite thick. Add cold cream to stop the cooking and stir in vanilla extract. Pour through fine strainer into clean bowl and refrigerate until completely cold. Freeze mixture in ice cream freezer then scrape into container, cover, and freeze completely.

CREAMY MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Drain mandarin oranges, and set aside.
• Heat, but do not boil orange juice.
• In a large bowl, add jello and softened cream cheese.
• Beat with a mixer until well blended, and creamy.
• Continue to beat on a slower speed, and very slowly add the heated orange juice, a little at a time over the cream cheese mixture. Blend well, and mix together until smooth.
• Chill until slightly thickened, and fold in the cool whip and oranges.
• Pour into a 8 by 8 inch pan, or small jello mold. Chill until set.

CREAMY ORANGE SMOOTHIES

Steps:

• Place half of each ingredient in a blender; cover and process until blended. Transfer to a large pitcher. Repeat, adding second batch to the same pitcher; stir to combine. Serve immediately or chill until serving.

CREAMY MANDARIN ORANGE JELL-O SALAD

Steps:

• Drain oranges, reserving 3/4 cup juice.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in reserved orange juice and lemon juice; pour 1-1/4 cups into 8x4-inch loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 1 hour or until gelatin is set but not firm.
• Add remaining gelatin mixture gradually to cream cheese in medium bowl, whisking after each addition until blended. Stir in oranges. Spoon over gelatin layer in pan.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold before serving to serve.

ORANGE BLOSSOM TRIFLE

Steps:

• Stir together orange juice, eggs, and sugar in a small saucepan. Place over low heat, and stir constantly until the sugar has dissolved, and the mixture is very thick. Once thick, strain mixture into a large bowl, and stir in butter cubes until melted. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Fold whipped cream into cold egg mixture until smooth. Recover and refrigerate for 3 hours.
• To assemble, place half of the cubed angel food cake into the bottom of a trifle bowl. Spoon on half of the whipped cream mixture, and sprinkle with half of the Mandarin oranges. Create a second layer with the remaining angel food cake, whipped cream mixture, and Mandarin oranges. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

MANDARIN ORANGE CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake cake as directed on package using 2 round metal cake pans (33-36 minutes).
• Transfer cakes to cooling racks until you feel no heat when you put your palm over them.
• Spread mandarin oranges on a plate covered with paper towel and allow juices to run off.
• Use a round, decorative platter or cake stand, if desired.
• I recommend laying strips of wax paper along the outer rim of the platter before laying down the first layer of cake. This makes for a sharp presentation! Do not lay an entire sheet under the cake. It will become trapped and might fall apart, leaving bits of wax paper behind.
• Set the first layer of cake in the center of the platter. Open the can of frosting and stir until fluffy and easy to spread.
• Using a rubber frosting spatula or butter knife, spread frosting over the top of the first layer.
• If using one can of oranges, separate one third of the oranges (if using two cans, use ONE can for this step and leave oranges WHOLE). Quickly chop each orange into two or three pieces. Spread chopped oranges over the top of the frosted cake. It does not have to look perfect, but try to ensure each slice will have oranges in the middle.
• Carefully lay the second cake layer over the mandarin oranges and center over the first layer.
• Spread the rest of the cream cheese frosting over the top and down the sides until all traces of cake are hidden.
• Smooth down the frosting on the top so the oranges will lay flat.
• When you are happy with the frosting's appearance, carefully lay out the remainder of the whole mandarin oranges in a circular pattern. Do not chop these oranges!
• Starting with the outer edge of the cake, place oranges at even spaces. Turn the plate as you go to rotate the cake.
• If the spacing seems off, carefully pick up the misplaced orange and rearrange.
• If you have enough left, make an additional inner ring of oranges.
• Design Tip: do not center the inner ring between the outer ring and the cake's center. This would make a bullseye effect. Instead, lay them closer to the outside ring or nearer the cake's center.
• Leave behind 3-5 oranges to make a "flower" in the center of the cake. Simply place them so one end of each orange is centered and touching the others. It will look like a flower when done.
• Carefully remove wax paper and discard.
• Refrigerate cake until you are ready to serve. It tastes best cool or cold.

THIS TREAT IS A PURPLE PASSION COOLER

Steps:

• 1. Put the prepared blackberries, pineapple chunks, mandarin oranges and mandarin juice, frozen yogurt, honey, coconut milk and ice cubes in the blender and process until smooth and creamy.
• 2. Pour into a chilled glass, garnish with pineapple and serve immediately.