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June 20, 2014

Memories of Summer…and creamsicle pie!

 

No Bake Orange Creamsicle Pie

I can remember the sound so distinctively.  I would be playing in the backyard with Vanessa.  Maybe having a tea party, or playing house or bossing her around…or reenacting the latest Little House on the Prairie episode and off in the distance the melodious notes would resound.  Starting softly, getting a little louder and then fading off again as it turned down the next street.

We would RUN…as fast as we could. Scrounging up loose change. Begging mom for just one more $1.00.  Can you imagine how much we spent on ice cream at a $1 a day times two…all summer long!? 

As we turned our ears to the window listening for the approaching melody we would RACE outside to the curb.  It might be a rendition of “Pop Goes the Weasel” or the classic “Mister Softee Song” but the sound was so distinctive, there was no mistaking it. (Did you know they even have a whole website devoted to Ice Cream Truck Songs?…yeah neither did I.)

I would wait my turn in line, shuffling from foot to foot, while eyeing the side of the truck like a fine dining establishment menu. Did I want a firecracker pop or a Mickey Mouse? A Drumstick or a Snow Cone?  But like so many often do, I felt the pull once again to hand over my sweaty change pressed into my palm and order my favorite.

An Orange Creamsicle.

No Bake Orange Creamsicle Pie

I miss those days.  Sitting on the curb after the truck pulled away. The 90 degree afternoon sun, tinged with a heavy layer of humidity, beating down on our backs as we licked and licked as quick as we could so more would end up in our tummies than on our hands.   I no longer have an ice cream truck that pulls down our street, but I’m exited though, to have found a way to recreate this favorite flavor of mine.

A No-Bake Orange Creamsicle Pie! 

No Bake Orange Creamsicle Pie

It’s a perfect summer treat for your family, an elegant take on a favorite summertime flavor! You might even hear the strains of “Pop Goes the Weasel” playing softly in the recesses of your mind.

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No Bake Creamsicle Pie

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No Bake Creamsicle Pie

Ingredients

  • 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1 8 ounce carton of Sour Cream
  • 1/2 cup and 2 Tablespoons Powdered Orange Drink (Tang was used for testing purposes)
  • 1/8 or less Teaspoon of Salt
  • 1 9 ounce carton of Cool Whip divided
  • 1 homemade or store bought Graham Cracker Crust

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine well sweetened condensed milk and sour cream by hand or using a mixer on medium speed. Add in powdered orange drink and salt, mix well. Fold in one cup Cool Whip. Pour into crust and cover with remaining Cool Whip.
  • Chill 2 hours or overnight before serving
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What was your favorite summer ice cream truck treat? Do tell! 

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  1. Ann says

    June 20, 2014 at 4:51 AM

    Oh Heather I almost had forgotten about the ice cream truck! When I was growing up it always came around in the evenings. My Mom had a baby food jar of change and we had to keep it filled in order to buy some ice cream. If the jar was empty we were out of luck! Your pie looks amazing…enjoy the rest of this fun summer!

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  2. Shirley@Housepitality Designs says

    June 20, 2014 at 5:38 AM

    There is nothing like Creamsicles for a great summer treat, or any season for that matter . . but to have it in a pie is even better…Just read Ann’s comment….I so remember the ice cream truck back in the day too..a real treat in the summer…it was great to hear the bells of the Good Humor Ice Cream truck coming down the street…oh those were the days!….

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  3. Thistle says

    June 20, 2014 at 5:52 AM

    Heather!

    Sigh! This looks so wonderful this morning! I’ve almost forgotten what sugar tastes like!

    Happy summer to you!
    karianne

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  4. kelly@mysoulfulhome says

    June 20, 2014 at 7:19 AM

    Heather!! I always got the creamsicle pop too!! So funny as my family was just talking about the ice cream trucks. We don’t have one here either and I wonder why? I told my girls it would be a great summer business for them when they are in college! Our town is prime for an ice cream truck. I too, have the memories of being hot in the late afternoon …and then you would hear the song coming closer & closer….running for $ from mom or loose change in the couch!
    I am for sure going to make your pie…at least for the next several years until my budding entrepreneurs get their truck on the road!
    Thanks so much for taking part in our Summer at Home Tour ~ you & Vanessa are terrific!
    xx,
    Kelly

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  5. Jeanette says

    June 20, 2014 at 8:26 AM

    Wow, you have I trying to remember ice cream truck when I was young. I can remember the ice cream truck in my teens when we lived on base housing. I have a younger brother and younger twin sisters that came running in from all directions when they heard the song twanging through the neighborhood looking for change. I usually would moan because I would have to stop listening to records and help them order. Of course, I would get something too! Like a drumstick, crunch bar or plain chocolate covered ice cream bar. Yum!
    I guess when I was young we lived in too small of a town or I stayed on the farm. No ice cream truck on the farm. But a trip into town and a stop along the way at s small market always meant ice cream or a red peanut patty.
    Thank for taking us down memory lane! Happy summer. ~Jeanette

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  6. Carol Reddin says

    June 20, 2014 at 8:36 AM

    So well remember two darling little girls waiting for the ice cream truck! Thanks for the sweet memories! Mom

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  7. Veronica Roth says

    June 20, 2014 at 8:42 AM

    Hi Heather, I was just thinking about that darn truck and how much sooner it makes an appearance here in temperate Vancouver. It seems I remember first hearing it in late April this year. Is that possible…lol? Those trucks were never a part of my summer because I’m never in Vancouver, but have always been a sort of weird herald of summer to come. I’m not surprised there’s a web site dedicated to the tunes. Here they tend to play the Disney, “it’s a small world” in a warped organ grinder like mechanical sound.

    Your no-bake pie sounds yummy. Thanks for sharing the recipe; I’ll give it a try on a hot summer’s day.

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  8. Anita from Cedar Hill Farmhouse says

    June 20, 2014 at 9:07 AM

    Heather, loved your memories. I loved the ice cream truck too. I always chose the chocolate option though your pie might make me change my mind. It looks well… dreamy.

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  9. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    June 20, 2014 at 10:57 AM

    That is one of my favorite memories, too, Heather, AND a favorite flavor to this day! I have a recipe {from Lynn, Happier Than A Pig In Mud, I think} for a Creamsicle Shake. Mmmmmm, it is so good and tastes just like it. Just two ingredients and a taste of heaven. : )

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  10. Julie {Lilacs & Longhorns} says

    June 20, 2014 at 12:25 PM

    Heather, you had me at “creamsicle!” I used to love those…haven’t had one in years! Our ice cream “truck” was actually a bicycle (really a large tricycle) with a little freezer on the back. I don’t remember if there was music or a bell or what, but I adored it when he came down our street. Now, we do have an ice cream truck and I swear my daughter can hear it coming from 2 miles away! He always chooses to come at dinner time for some strange reason so I’ll make them put their treats in the freezer to eat after dinner. It really is such a wonderful part of childhood — great memories for sure!
    I’m so happy you were on this tour with us. It’s such fun reading what’s one everyone’s heart!
    Julie

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  11. Christy @ Our Southern Home says

    June 20, 2014 at 2:56 PM

    Heather,
    What sweet memories with your sister! And now you can share those memories through the pie with your children! It looks so yummy and refreshing! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

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  13. Yvonne @ StoneGable says

    June 21, 2014 at 6:26 AM

    What a fun memory! I can remember doing that too! I loved creamsicles! For some reason I remember them as “dreamsicles”. And I remember sitting on the curb to eat them. I hated to get sticky so I would try to eat it fast enough so it would not drip down my arm.
    Your wonderful pie looks so so easy to make!!!! YUMMY! I bet I could eat the whole cake and not get sticky at all.

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  14. debbiedoos says

    June 21, 2014 at 7:16 AM

    Oh my, can never forget the ice cream truck. This pie looks amazing!!!!!!!!

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  15. martina says

    June 21, 2014 at 7:42 PM

    Oh my gosh who doesn’t love a creamsicle…this looks so YUMMY!!!

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