Mandarin Orange Dessert

A delicious, easy orange flavored dessert with a sweet and salty edge to it due to the crushed  Ritz Cracker bottom layer, great for any holiday gathering.
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The first time I had this dessert was at a family gathering, Paul's daughter Ciara made it. It was delicious!  The bottom layer is made of Ritz Crackers mixed with butter and sugar, the top is a combination of Cool Whip, sweetened condensed milk, mandarin oranges and thawed frozen orange juice. It was that sweet and salty combination that hooked me.  Light and fluffy and cool with a nice orange flavor...and that slightly salty buttery cracker crunch.  Perfect for any holiday!  Enjoy!

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Mandarin Orange Dessert

Ingredients:

60 Ritz Crackers, crushed  (2 sleeves)
1 stick butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
1 Six Ounce can unsweetened frozen orange juice ,thawed
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 Eight Ounce container Cool Whip ( thawed)
2 small cans of mandarin oranges, drained

Directions:
1. Crush the 60 Ritz Crackers and add the 1/4 cup of sugar and melted butter.  Reserve a 1/4 cup of the cracker crumbs for a topping. Press the remaining cracker crumbs onto the bottom of an ungreased 13x9 inch pan.

2.  Blend the thawed orange juice and sweetened condensed milk together.  Fold the thawed Cool Whip and drained mandarin oranges into the milk mixture. Pour onto the cracker crust and top with reserved crumbs.  Refrigerate until ready to serve.