Mandarin Cream Delight

Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 piece)

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 9  tablespoons  butter or stick margarine, softened
• 1/2  cup  sugar
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 1 1/2  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt
• Cooking spray
• 
  Filling:
• 2  (11-ounce) cans mandarin oranges in light syrup, undrained
• 1/4  cup  sugar
• 1  (16-ounce) carton fat-free sour cream
• 1  (8-ounce) carton low-fat sour cream
• 2  (3.4-ounce) packages vanilla instant pudding mix or 2 (1.4-ounce) packages sugar-free vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1  (8-ounce) container frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, thawed
• Mint sprigs (optional)

Preparation

To prepare crust, combine the butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed of a mixer until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Add flour and salt to butter mixture, beating at low speed until well-blended.

Preheat oven to 400°.

Pat dough into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray, and pierce bottom of dough with a fork. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool crust on a wire rack.

To prepare filling, drain mandarin oranges over a large bowl, reserving 1/2 cup juice. Combine juice, 1/4 cup sugar, sour creams, and pudding mix in a large bowl. Stir in the orange segments. Spoon orange mixture over crust, spreading evenly. Top with whipped topping. Chill 1 hour. Garnish with mint, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

276 (30% from fat)

Fat:

9.3g (sat 6.4g,mono 2g,poly 0.4g)

Protein:

4.2g

Carbohydrate:

43g

Fiber:

0.3g

Cholesterol:

18mg

Iron:

0.7mg

Sodium:

212mg

Calcium:

44mg