Sweet Cannoli Pie

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 25 oreo cookies (22 finely crushed and 3 halved)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin (i like to use knox)
• 3/4 cup milk, divided
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 9 oreo cookies, divided

Recipe

• 1 for pie crust, mix together finely crushed oreo cookies and melted butter in medium bowl.
• 2 press firmly on bottom and sides of 9-inch pie plate.
• 3 sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup cold milk in a small saucepan; let stand for 1 minute.
• 4 cook over low heat for 3 minutes, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved.
• 5 blend ricotta, remaining 1/2 cup milk, sugar, vanilla and orange peel in electric blender until smooth.
• 6 gradually add gelatin mixture while blending.
• 7 pour into large bowl and refrigerate, stirring occasionally 30-45 minutes or until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from spoon.
• 8 coarsely chop 6 cookies; fold into cream mixture.
• 9 spread into pie crust.
• 10 refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm.
• 11 halve remaining 3 cookies. garnish pie with whipped cream, cookie halves and orange slices.