Sparkling Orange Cream Pie

• 1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained, with juice reserved
• 1/4 cup water, or as needed
• 1 (3 ounce) package orange-flavored gelatin (such as Jell-O(R))
• 1 cup orange soda, chilled
• 1/2 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust

1. Pour reserved mandarin orange juice into a measuring cup. Add enough water to make 3/4 cup. Bring juice mixture to a boil in a saucepan.
2. Pour orange-flavored gelatin into a small bowl. Stir in boiling juice mixture until dissolved. Chill until slightly cooled, about 10 minutes.
3. Stir orange soda gently into gelatin mixture. Measure out 1/2 cup gelatin mixture into a bowl. Whisk in whipped topping until smooth. Pour into crust.
4. Refrigerate crust until topping is cool, about 15 minutes. Arrange mandarin orange segments on top of the crust. Chill again, about 10 minutes.
5. Spoon remaining gelatin mixture over the orange segments and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.

mandarin oranges, water, gelatin, orange soda, frozen whipped topping, graham cracker crust

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/254755/sparkling-orange-cream-pie/ (may not work)