Ingredients:

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream, chilled
  • 1 package (3.4 oz) instant orange pudding mix
  • 1/2 cup cold milk
  • 14 oz honey graham crackers
  • 11 oz mandarin orange segments, thoroughly drained

Instructions:

  1. Beat the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth and pure white.
  2. In a separate chilled bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form, then gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture using a spatula.
  3. Whisk the instant pudding mix with cold milk until thickened, then fold this mixture into the stabilized cream base.
  4. Carefully stir in the drained mandarin orange segments.
  5. Line the bottom of a 9x9 inch baking dish with a layer of graham crackers, breaking them to fit the corners.
  6. Spread 1/3 of the orange cream mixture over the crackers. Repeat the layers of crackers and cream until all ingredients are used, finishing with a cream layer on top.
  7. Cover the dish tightly with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours or overnight.