Orange Parfaits

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (1 ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 cup nonfat milk
• 1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges
• 1 (20 ounce) can unsweetened crushed canned pineapple, undrained
• 1 (8 ounce) carton frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed
• 1/2 cup chocolate graham cracker crumbs, divided (about 3 whole crackers)

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine gelatin and orange juice; let stand for 5 minutes. heat milk until boiling; add to gelatin.
• 2 cool slightly. transfer to a blender; cover and process for 30 seconds or until blended.
• 3 add the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and orange peel; process until blended.
• 4 drain oranges, reserving juice; set oranges aside. add pineapple and reserved juice to gelatin mixture; process until smooth. fold in whipped topping.
• 5 place half of the oranges in eight parfait glasses.
• 6 layer with half of the gelatin mixture and 3 tablespoons of cracker crumbs. repeat layers of gelatin and crumbs; top with remaining oranges.
• 7 chill for 4 hours. sprinkle with remaining crumbs.