Easy Orange Pie Recipes

FROSTED ORANGE PIE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar flour and salt. Stir in water until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in the juices and orange and lemon zest. Cool to room temperature without stirring., Pour into pastry shell. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Chill at least 3 hours. , In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, egg whites, water, cream of tartar and salt over low heat. With a hand mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating on low over low heat until frosting reaches 160°, about 8-10 minutes. Pour into the bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer. Beat on high until frosting forms stiff peaks, about 7 minutes., Spread over chilled pie. Just before serving, sprinkle with coconut. Store in the refrigerator.

ORANGE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 9-inch pie plate with pie crust as directed on package for one-crust pie. Bake 12 to 14 min. or just until edge begins to brown; cool. Meanwhile, zest and juice 1 orange.
• Beat egg yolks and sugar in small bowl with mixer 5 min. or until thickened and lemon colored. Add cornstarch, milk, orange zest and juice; beat until blended. Pour into saucepan; cook on medium-low heat 10 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Pour into crust.
• Bake 30 min.; cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Cut remaining orange into very thin slices. Top pie with COOL WHIP and orange slices.

ORANGE MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line pastry with aluminum foil and a layer of pie weights or dried beans. Bake in the preheated oven until edge of crust is golden, about 10 minutes. Carefully remove the foil and weights; bake about 5 minutes more.
• In a small saucepan, stir together the 3/4 cup sugar, 1/3 cup cornstarch, and salt. Mix in the orange juice, lemon juice, and water. Whisk in the egg yolks. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until thick and bubbly, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in butter and orange zest. If desired; stir in diced orange segments. Pour into prepared pie crust, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside to cool.
• When pie filling has cooled to room temperature, preheat oven and prepare meringue. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large glass or metal bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and cream of tartar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites should form a sharp peak that holds its shape. Spread over pie, making sure the meringue completely covers the filling and meets the edges of the pie crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until meringue topping is golden brown, about 15 minutes.

REFRIGERATOR ORANGE PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually add milk, orange juice from concentrate and orange zest. Pour into crust. Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours. Just before serving, garnish with oranges if desired.

FRESH ORANGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Prepare dough for a 1-crust pie, adding grated orange zest. Line pie plate with pastry. Prick pastry with fork to prevent puffing during baking. Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 12 minutes; cool.
• Meanwhile, peel oranges and section into segments. Squeeze membrane and reserve juice; you should have about 1 cup. Pour sugar over segments and let stand 1 hour. Drain liquid from segments, add to reserved juice to make 1-1/2 cups (add extra juice if necessary).
• Place juice in a double boiler with salt and cornstarch. Cook until thickened. Add vanilla. Cool to room temperature.
• Spread apricot jam on baked pie shell. Add orange segments, spreading over jam. Pour cooled sauce over orange segments. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.
• To serve: garnish with toasted coconut.

EASY ORANGE PIE

Steps:

• In a mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• Gradually beat in sweetened milk and thawed orange juice until smooth.
• Fold in whipped topping and oranges.
• Pile into crust.
• Chill 2 hours or until set.
• Refrigerate leftovers.