If you like key lime pie, you’re going to LOVE orange pie! It’s the same concept with the wonderful flavor of oranges instead of limes. (DUH!) Just stop whatever important work you’re doing, today, and go make some. It’s that good.
When you taste that sweet, creamy, tangy orange pie deliciousness, you’re going to want to thank me. So I’ll just say, “You’re welcome!”
Now, go make some!
Easy Step-By-Step Instructions for Orange Pie
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F, and measure out 6 ounces of animal crackers.
Crush the crackers to make
1 ½ cups crumbs.
Add
3 tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
Mix well, and set aside.
In a pie plate, melt
½ cup butter
Swirl melted butter all around edges of plate.
Pour in crumbs, mix thoroughly, and …
… press into bottom and up sides of plate. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the filling as follows:
n a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
4 egg yolks
6 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 teaspoon orange zest
Let it rest until the crust is baked.
Remove crust from oven, and …
… pour in filling.
Return to oven, and bake 15-17 minutes.
It will be set, but slightly jiggly in the center.
Cool completely, then cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. This is really important because it gets better with age. Make it a couple of days before you’re going to eat it–if you can wait that long.
When ready to serve, prepare the cream topping by whipping
1 ½ cups heavy cream
Fold in
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Dollop cream on top of pie slices, and …
… serve immediately.
It’s sweet and tart and tangy, and …
… you’re gonna LOVE it!
Free Printable Recipe for Homemade Orange Pie
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 ½ cups animal cracker crumbs (6 ounces animal cracker cookies)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 6 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
- 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Crush animal crackers and combine crumbs with sugar and salt.
- Melt butter in pie plate, then swirl around edges to grease. Pour in crumbs, mix thoroughly, and press into bottom and up sides of plate.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, orange juice concentrate, lemon juice, and lemon and orange zest.
- Pour into baked crust, and bake at 325 degrees for 15-17 minutes, until set, but slightly jiggly in the center.
- Cool completely, then refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- Beat whipping cream until peaks form, then fold in sugar, orange zest, and vanilla. Serve on pie.